According to Ajayi (1998), soil erosion lead to loss
of lives and properties as experienced in Ibadan metropolis recent years. It
can also lead to land and water pollution, through deposition of sediment and
refuses indiscriminately.
of lives and properties as experienced in Ibadan metropolis recent years. It
can also lead to land and water pollution, through deposition of sediment and
refuses indiscriminately.
Igbozurike (1990), also pointed out some effects of
land erosion as follows.
land erosion as follows.
i.
Damage to buildings, water and oil
pipelines, electricity line wild life habitats, recreation of farm land.
ii.
Destruction of feeder road
iii.
Reduction of nutrients in soil
iv.
Unwanted spending of money through
the relocation of people who lives nears erosion places
v.
Obstruction of water transportation
vi.
It can cause death to man,
livestock, due to drowning in erosion channel.
vii.
Eutrophication of water bodies like
lakes and reservoirs by which they are suddenly made nutrient rich by the
materials washed in for them through flood water. This gives rise to algae
growth, decay of dead organic matters at the bottom depletion of oxygen and
death of fish and other aquatic organisms.
Emielu (2004)
also identifies the following as the effects of soil erosion.
also identifies the following as the effects of soil erosion.
i.
Removal of the fertile top soil
thereby reducing the soil fertility for agricultural practice.
ii.
Destruction of farm lands.
iii.
Washing away of roads, bridges and
settlement or making transportation impossible and creating refugee problem for
those thus affected.
iv.
Unwanted spending of money through
the relocation of people to different places
v.
It can cause death to man, life
stock, due to drowning of erosion channel.
vi.
It can pollute drinking water from
rivers and lakes due to deposition of debris.
vii.
It can also create environmental
imbalance
viii.
It leads to the development of bad
lands
It leads to the development of bad
lands
