The Emergence Machine

Soil Pollution

abstract · Ecology · Level 4 · E8

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Emergence definition

Soil pollution is the contamination of soil with harmful substances, which can disrupt the natural structure and function of the soil ecosystem.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “soil pollution” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “soil pollution”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
soil pollution
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0Soil PollutionSoilSystemFormLandStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSoil PollutionL4SoilL3SystemL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Soil L3 (requires)
    An ecological concept relating to soil pollution, involving relationships between organisms and their environment.
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    soil pollution requires understanding system as a foundational concept