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Question
Discuss the role of an individual to reduce environmental pollution.
Solution
- Decrease waste generation
- Use efficient transportation
- Reduce energy consumption
- Planting trees
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How can you help in reducing the problem of waste disposal? Give any two methods.
Students in a school listened to the news read in the morning assembly that the mountain of garbage in Delhi suddenly exploded and various vehicles got buried under it. Several people were also injured and there was traffic jam all around. In the brain storming session the teacher also discussed this issue and asked the students to find out a solution to the problem of garbage. Finally they arrived at two main points -one is self management of the garbage we produce and the second is to generate less garbage at individual level.
1) Suggest two measures to manage the garbage we produce.
2) As an individual, what can we do to generate the least garbage? Give two points.
3) List two values the teacher instilled in his student in this episode.
Every household produces a lot of material A daily. In one of the methods of disposal B, material A is burned at a very high temperature of about 1000°C in a structure called C. During this process, the organic matter present is removed as D and E whereas F is left behind (which can be dumped in a landfill site).
(a) What is material A?
(b) Name the method of disposal B.
(c) What is structure C known as?
(d) What are (i) D (ii) E, and (iii) F?
(e) This method is especially suitable for the disposal of materials produced by certain institutions. Name such institutions.
Explain the difference.
Degradable and non-degradable waste
State the scientific and eco-friendly methods of waste management.
How many types of waste?
What is meant by domestic waste?
How is solid waste disposed of in ah incinerator?
Study the image below and write down three items you have at home in each category of waste.
Biodegradable ______
The use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as ____________.
In the E-waste generated by the Mobile Phones, which among the following metal is most abundant?
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation causes ______.
Plastic bags and food packaging is a ______ item.
It is best to separate waste into 3 different bins.
What is waste collection?
What is compost?
Analogy:
Biodegradable waste: Leaves, Garden wastes:: Non-biodegradable waste: ______.
Give the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules.
