How do industries cause soil pollution?

Water pollution is caused by emission of domestic or urban sewage,agricultural waste, pollutants and industrial effluents into water bodies. Nowadays, its main source is the wastematerial discharged by industrial units. Waste materials like acids, alkalies, toxic metals, oil, grease, dyes, pesticidesand even radioactive materials are poured into the water bodies by many industrial units. Some other importantpollutants include polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds, lubricants and hot water discharged by power plants.The pollutants unloaded into the water bodies usually dissolve or remain suspended in water. Sometimes, they alsoaccumulate on the bottom of the water bodies.

Any corporation dealing with radio active material must ensure that such waste be handled in the most secure way as possible.

Most industries use a lot of toxins such as green house gases. These gases sometimes make way into the air and then turned into acid rain. Acid rain goes into fresh water sources such as rivers, lakes, etc. It even can be transfered through ground into those water supplies. This is called acid rain run-off..