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प्रश्न
Define the following term:
Pesticides
उत्तर
Pesticides such as DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) are used in agriculture to destroy pests, alter the basic structure of the soil, kill microorganisms in it, and may even reach the human body through food grown in such soils.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the Term: Manure
Two chemical fertilizers.
What acts as a storage reservoir for water and other plant nutrients.
Give Technical Terms:
The pollution chiefly due to use of pesticides in agriculture
Give Technical Terms:
Bacteria breaking down dead organisms to liberate nitrogen.
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Chemicals intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops called ______.
Mention any four sources of soil pollution.
Soil pollution is largely localised.
Flyash and metallic ash are examples of urban domestic waste.
Biomedical waste may consist of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste.
