International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2014 1 ISSN 2250-3153 www.ijsrp.org Soil Erosion Prevention by Sustainable Phytoremediation Process using Solar Irrigation and Fertilization System Shuza Binzaid*, Imran Chowdhury** *, ** Cationics Research Group, San Antonio, Texas, USA ** Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Texas, USA * American Military University, USA * MeMDRL, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, USA Abstract-Soil and land degradation is considered for slope land such as riverbank or streambank and lands of high forced water runoff and rainfall causes severe soil erosion is the concern of this work. The major cause of runaway unprotected soil particles due to the natural reasons, thus making uneven soil plain surface scan be remedied by tree plantation or vegetation. A precision mirror-amplifier is designed for primarily sensing soil moisture and pH level to provide eventual environmental conditions needed for irrigation and fertilization for plants to grow healthy, which in turn reduces the soil erosion. Another special sensor designed and employed here that can monitor the degradation due to erosion and the system can determine the soil’s critical limits. To design the system in an IC form, VLSI design MAGIC CAD tool is used to complete. Results from PSPICE has confirmed the proper performance of the IC and proved to be very applicable in the environment controlling systems. In this paper, design methods and results are presented for a sustainable cultivation technology to prevent soil erosion at slope land. Index Terms- Land Degradation; Soil Erosion; Soil Moisture; Irrigation; pH Level; Slope Land; Mirror-Amplifier; VLSI. I. INTRODUCTION and degradation is typically a more significant problem in areas with fragile ecosystems (deserts, semi-arid, volcanic islands, rainforests, etc.) and in places with heavy population loads where people are forced to over-use the same land with no alternatives. Degraded lands are also associated with areas where the land is the main resource for everything: human food, animal food, building materials, fuel, income generation, etc. These pressures create constant withdrawals that, if not reversed, lead to exhaustion of the land resource. Land degradation can be defined as reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity of soil [1-3]. Among the several environmental damages caused by land degradation like (i) deforestation, (ii) erosion, (iii) loss of topsoil, (iv) siltation of streams and rivers, (v) reduced water infiltration, (vi) gradual drop in water table; this work is more concerned about erosion caused by wind and/or water. Figure 1 represents an impact caused by soil erosion. 1) Soil Erosion, Causes and Impacts Erosion is the removal of soil particles from a site due to the forces of water, wind, and ice. Over time, these forces will slowly wear away or disintegrate the soil. Basically, erosion can be classified into two major types: (i) geological erosion, and (ii) man- made erosion. Geological erosion, which includes soil-forming as well as soil-removing, has contributed to the formation of soils and their distribution on the surface of the earth. Figure 1. Showing the devastating impact of soil erosion reaching a life-threatening cataclysm. L