Hello Adriana,

Soil, plants and food production are strongly related to each other, of course and therefore, the effects of a source of air pollution will manifest itself in an important way in the three elements you mention. A clear example is acid rain, which is undoubtedly conditioned by air pollution.

Fu, X. P., & Tian, ​​D. L., (2006), found significant implications of acid rain in the form of plants, their structure, biochemistry and stress, many of which are related to their qualities as food. The effects of acid rain on photosynthesis, nutrient balance and plant growth and reproduction are also undoubtedly detrimental from the perspective of food availability, which is particularly important in countries where nutrition figures present major setbacks in recent years. The effects on plant growth and reproduction have also long been supported by numerous researchers in a diversity of crops.

Regarding soil, the effects of acid rain include, as reported by Killham et al. (1983), a significant alteration in the microbial activity of surface soils, which has important implications for nutrient transport. There are several other implications and findings that I'll be happy to discuss further.

J.

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Air pollution can reduce soil plant production capacity, plants, and production through rise in temperature and resulting global warming, acid rains, weather uncertainty, plant disesses etc.