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Study the picture given below and answer the following questions:(i) Identify the type of pollution. (ii) Name one pollutant that causes the above pollution. (iii) Mention the impact of this pollution on human health. (iv) State one measure to control this pollution. (v) What is a ‘Pollutant’? Explain the term. |
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Answer» (i) Water pollution (ii) Detergents, Chemicals (iii) Cholera, Jaundice, Typhoid, Dysentery, Diarrhoea (iv) We should treat the poisonous substances and discharge materials and toxic substances coming out of the homes and factories before discharging them into the rivers and ponds. We should not mix petroleum substances in the water. Dead bodies should not be thrown in the river. We should set more and more sewage treatment plants that play a crucial role in the reclaimed polluted water. Effective steps should be taken to outlaw dumping of wastes into a river or other water sources. (v) Agents causing pollution are called pollutants. Example, Gaseous pollutants are so2 , co2 and co. Chemical pollutants like fertilizers, pesticide and insecticide. |
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