{"id":5783,"date":"2016-09-13T18:41:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T22:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/practiceareas\/soil-contamination\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T16:54:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:54:23","slug":"contaminacion-de-suelo","status":"publish","type":"practiceareas","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/es\/areas-de-practica-2\/contaminacion-de-suelo\/","title":{"rendered":"Contaminacion de suelo"},"content":{"rendered":"

La contaminaci\u00f3n ambiental es un peligro grave al que lamentablemente muchas personas se enfrentan. El petr\u00f3leo, los productos qu\u00edmicos, los metales pesados, los materiales radiactivos, etc. son todos tipos de contaminantes del suelo que podr\u00edan haberse vertido hace mucho tiempo y, con el tiempo, estos contaminantes se filtran a trav\u00e9s del suelo hacia las casas, los patios y las propiedades de v\u00edctimas desprevenidas. Estos contaminantes pueden causar lesiones graves y enfermedades a las desafortunadas v\u00edctimas que est\u00e9n expuestas a ellos. Afortunadamente, hay circunstancias en las que las v\u00edctimas pueden ser elegibles para una compensaci\u00f3n por cualquier da\u00f1o que hayan sufrido debido a la contaminaci\u00f3n del suelo.<\/p>\n

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\u00bfC\u00f3mo ocurre la contaminaci\u00f3n del suelo?<\/h3>\n

Soil contamination occurs in two main ways. The first way is through contaminants being dumped directly on the ground. This could be the case if an unscrupulous company long ago dumped waste contaminants on the earth. Perhaps the company dumped chemicals in a ditch or buried barrels of contaminates underground. Years later, the company may have sold the property to a real estate developer, and now residents have to deal with the aftermath many years after the contaminants were dumped onto the site or leaked from buried barrels.<\/p>\n

The second way that contaminants end up in the soil is by being transported by water. When water becomes contaminated, the contaminants deposit in the soil that is exposed to the water. Contaminated streams, rivers, and other bodies of water could flood during a storm, causing the contaminated water to escape its natural boundaries and and overflow into other people\u2019s properties.<\/p>\n

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\u00bfC\u00f3mo da\u00f1an los contaminantes a las personas?<\/h3>\n

Soil contaminants are often absorbed through the skin when the soil is touched. Gardeners, children playing in the dirt, and people who happen to be walking on contaminated soil with bare feet could all potentially be exposed. Disturbing the contaminated soil could also release contaminants into the air, which could be breathed in as well. Foods that are grown in contaminated soil can also absorb contaminants, and if these contaminated foods are ingested, a person could be injured.<\/p>\n

Exposure to soil contaminants can cause serious injury and illness to people. For instance:<\/p>\n