ABSTRACT
The main pollution problem with agriculture is soil quality, a constraint that countless farmers have faced since the dawn of time. Like any corporate behaviour, pollution occurs within a social, political but also scientific context. A useful way of apprehending this is by taking each major pollution category separately and identifying the historical and other factors, in relation to business activities. Pollution control has always been viewed by some as a business opportunity. Land and water pollution are separate concerns that can be studied as such. Pollutants affect terrestrial environments in different ways. Green business understanding in this area often starts by comparing point, line and surface sources of pollution. Alongside these social, political and scientific frameworks, pollution can also be studied at a more micro level reflecting individual businesses’ behaviour in this area. Usually, the main focus will involve examining the damage caused when pollutants interact with their surroundings, i.e. the level of toxicity.
