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In addition to harming human health, industrial pollutant emissions also harm plants, animals and their habitats, altering breeding cycles and biodiversity. Pollutants can also deposit on buildings and monuments and corrode vital infrastructure, requiring costly repairs.

Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants. Pollutants can be natural, such as volcanic ash. They can also be created by human activity, such as trash or runoff produced by factories. Pollutants damage the quality of air, water, and land.

There are various causes of industrial pollution. Smoke containing undesirable gases like carbon dioxide, Sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide coming out from the industries causes air pollution. The untreated water from the industries is released into water bodies, causing water pollution.

Industry causes pollution in water, air, and soil. Needless to say, water, air, and soil are essential for the sustainability of human life on Earth. Pollution poses a threat to human health and Earth's natural ecosystems. Water pollution occurs in both fresh water and oceans.

Soil and water pollution are closely related. Dumping of wastes specially glass,, harmful chemicals, industrial effluents, packaging, salts and garbage renders the soil useless. Rain water percolates to the soil carrying the pollutants to the ground and the ground water also gets contaminated.

The use of chemicals and fuel in factories resulted in increased air and water pollution and an increased use of fossil fuels. Coal burning caused increased acid rain, which is a phenomenon that occurs when pollutants are released into the atmosphere and then fall back to earth as precipitation.

Air pollution can damage crops and trees in a variety of ways. Ground-level ozone can lead to reductions in agricultural crop and commercial forest yields, reduced growth and survivability of tree seedlings, and increased plant susceptibility to disease, pests and other environmental stresses (such as harsh weather).