miscellaneous Flashcards
BOD full form
biochemical oxygen demand
BOD for clean water
<5 ppm
BOD of highly polluted water
> 17ppm
heavy metals as inorganic pollutants
Cd, Hg, Ni
what does heavy metal do
damage CNS, liver, kidneys
which metal interferes with the maturity of RBC
Pb
what is eutrophication
loss of biodiversity
tolerable limit of nitrates
50 ppm
nitrates causes
blue baby syndrome
tolerable limit of flourides
1 to 2 ppm
effect of flourides
bones and teeth degradation
tolerable limit of sulphates
500 ppm
effect of sulphates
laxative effect
tolerable limit of lead
50 ppb
effect of Pb
kidney, brain, liver, RBS DEGRADATION
pH of drinking water
5.5-9.5
when was DDT banned
1985
eg of organochlorines
DDT, BHC, aldrein, endrin, dieldrin
which pesticides are less persistent
carbamates, organophosphates
hebricides eg
sodium chlorate, sodium arsenite
biodegradable waste are produced by
cotton mills, food processing units, paper mills, textile factories
non biodegradable waste are produced by
fertilizer industries, mud and tailing from metal industries, slag from steel industries, fly ash from thermal power plants
how can we do prevention of industrial waste
incineration
what was earlier used a s a solvent for dry cleaning
tetrachloroethene