soil erosion

SOIL EROSION Soil erosion is a gradual process that occurs when the actions of water, wind, and other factors eat away and wear down the land, causing the soil to deteriorate or disappear completely. Soil deterioration and low quality of water due to erosion and run off has often become a severe problem around the world. Many times the problems become so severe that the land can no longer be cultivated and is abandoned. The …

…d storage of sediment in rivers of the United States and Canada, p255-280). OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Environment, water/hydrology, soil andagricultural agencies, FAO, IGA, ISRIC, ISSS, UNEP. RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOLOGICAL ISSUES: Land degradation. Deposition of eroded soil particles with sorbed contaminants can endanger entire ecosystems along continental margins, in estuaries, wetlands and bottomlands, and on other areas of low slope angle. Soil erosion both affects and is affected by vegetation and crop