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How is the cement industry responsible for land degradation?
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Mineral processing like grinding of limestone or cement industry and calcite and soapstone for ceramic industries generates a heavy amount of dust and releases it in the atmosphere. It, later on, it settles down in the surrounding areas, affecting the infiltration of water and crop cultivation.
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