Pollution Due to Industrial Wastes

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Pollution Due to Industrial Wastes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Industrial Waste, Biodegradable Industrial Wastes, Non-biodegradable Industrial Wastes, Disposal of Non-biodegradable Industrial Solid Wastes & Controlled Incineration of Industrial Wastes etc.

Important Questions on Pollution Due to Industrial Wastes

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Match List I with List II

  List I Industry   List II Waste Generated
(A) Steel plants (I) Gypsum
(B) Thermal power plants (II) Fly ash
(C) Fertilizer Industries (III) Slag
(D) Paper mills (IV) Bio-degradable wastes

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Match the following

Column I Column II
(i). Cotton mills (a). Biodegradable waste
(ii). Paper mills (b). Gypsum
(iii). Fertilizers (c). Non-biodegradable waste
(iv). Thermal power plant (d). Fly ash

 

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Heat pollution affects mainly

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Which of the following pollutants are difficult to remove?

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Which one of the following is not a nonbiodegradable industrial waste?

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Select non-biodegradable industrial waste

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Small quantity of industrial toxic waste is removed by

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Non-biodegradable industrial waste that can be utilized by cement industry is

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Those pollutants which are readily degradable by natural process are called

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Classify the industrial waste.

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The containers having hazardous waste must be kept outside in sunlight with their lids open to destroy disease causing micro-organisms.

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The thermal power plants produce the non-biodegradable waste like 

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Which of the following methods is not used for disposing non-biodegradable industrial waste?

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How does non-biodegradable industrial waste cause pollution?

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Write down some methods for disposing non-biodegradable industrial waste.

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Which of the following is a bio-degradable pollutant?

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Write a short note on controlled incineration of the industrial waste.

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List the consequences of dropping non-biodegradable waste on land.

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Explain biodegradable industrial waste with the help of examples.

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Write a short note on controlled incineration of industrial wastes.