Excessive use of chemicals in agriculture can cause environmental pollution.

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Many chemicals such as fertilisers, insecticides, pesticides, etc are used in agriculture to increase the quality and quantity of harvest. Excessive use of these chemicals creates problems since they can be poisonous to many plant and animal species and cause environmental pollution.

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(i) Excessive use of chemicals in agriculture is toxic to many plant and animal species.
(ii) Excessive use of chemical fertilisers can cause environmental pollution.
(iii) Chemical fertilisers are used in agriculture to increase the quantity of harvest.

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