1. Why Soils are Important
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2. Soil is essential for life – even fish depend on nutrients released from soil into streams and oceans.
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3. Soils store water for plants and improve water quality as it passes through them in the hydrologic cycle.
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4. Soils recycle nutrients and carbon.
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5. Soils help recycle people’s waste.
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6. Soils influence how we build our homes, cities, and transportation systems.
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7. Soils Are a Very Important Earth Resource.
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