Chapter 15: Waste Management Flashcards
Give 2 example of biodegradable wastes.
fruits and vegetables.
Give 2 examples of non-biodegradable wastes.
polythene bags and synthetic clothes.
Mention any two source of wastes.
Domestic and Industrial waste.
Name the gases contributing potentially to Global Warming and Climate Change.
Carbon dioxide and Methane.
Mention any four sources of industrial wastes.
Chemical units, Thermal power plants, Petrochemical plants and Oil refineries.
Name the diseases leads by polluted air.
Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema and Lung cancer.
Mention any two harmful gases.
Carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide.
Mention any four sources that lead to radioactive pollution.
Nuclear power plants, Nuclear waste transportation, disposal of nuclear wastes and uranium mining.
Mention any three sources of marine pollution.
Drilling of oil, accidental and deliberate discharge of crude oil and dumping of industrial waste into ocean.
Name the gases released in the process of mining.
Methane and Carbon monoxide.
Name any two organisms that spread the virus among people.
Mosquitos and flies.
Mention any four sources of oil pollution.
Oil spills, Garbage dumping, accumulation of toxic material and Industrial waste.
Which is the most serious pollutant in the air.
Sulphur dioxide.
Mentions the forms of safe disposal of wastes.
Solid, Liquid and Gaseous.
Name a pollutant which is released by the vehicles.
Lead.
