69. Diagnosis of damage due to agricultural chemicals
Although agriculture in Japan promotes production based on the idea of "massive fertilizer, large production and bountiful harvests,"nitrogen-based fertilizers in particular destroy the soil and contaminate groundwater, which then, in turn, damages human health. There are reports clearly indicating this.
70. Salt-damaged agricultural land in Pakistan
In India, Pakistan and other countries, salt is filtering into agricultural land due to the excessive pumping of groundwater as well as leakage. Much of this farm land, extending out like broad fields of salt, has been abandoned.
