The increasing use of dried animal waste as a substitute fuel has also hurt the soil because this valuable soil conditioner and source of plant nutrients is no longer being returned to the land.

人们开始越来越多地使用脱水后的动物粪便作为替代燃料，这同样会损害土壤，因为这些珍贵的土壤改良剂和植物养分的来源将无法再回归到土壤之中。