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The Vital Role of Soils in Sustaining Life and Environment

Discover why soils are crucial for life, from providing nutrients for fish to recycling waste and shaping our cities. Explore how soils store water, recycle nutrients, and influence our ecosystems. Uncover the significance of soils as a vital Earth resource.

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The Vital Role of Soils in Sustaining Life and Environment

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  1. Why Soils are Important Image: NRCS Soils-5-1

  2. Soil is essential for life – even fish depend on nutrients released from soil into streams and oceans. Images: Martin Miller Soils-5-2

  3. Soils store water for plants and improve water quality as it passes through them in the hydrologic cycle. Soils-5-3

  4. Soils recycle nutrients and carbon. Image: T. Hiett Soils-5-4

  5. Soils help recycle people’s waste. Image: T. Hiett Soils-5-5

  6. Soils influence how we build our homes, cities, and transportation systems. Image: Digital Stock Soils-5-6

  7. Soils Are a Very Important Earth Resource. Image: T. Loynachan Soils-5-7

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