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Some of these wastes are also classified as hazardous wastes. are those that are potentially dangerous and can cause diseases, fire, etc. The hazardous wastes include toxic wastes. Toxic wastes are those that are poisonous in nature. Hazardous wastes are tho..

Natural Resource Types of misuse/ecological problems I Ecological Resources Excessive mining Loss of forest area (if mines are in forest) Displacement of population and their profession Loss of agricultural lands (if resource is in cultivated land) ..

Presence of dangerous unnatural ingredients causing imbalance in the ecosystem and health hazards to human beings and animals can be called as pollution. That is, pollution is a phenomena where natural ingredients are replaced or damaged by presence of dangerous unnatural ingred..

Personal health Populations, resources, and environments Natural hazards Risks and benefits Science and technology in societ..

Personal health Populations, resources, and environments Natural hazards Risks and benefits Science and technology in societ..

This is the domain of living organisms in contact with atmosphere, hydrosphere as well as lithosphere. Man has begun to effect significant changes in his natural environment mainly after the advent of the Industrial revolution. The change in industrial and agricultural practices in the l..

The term wild life generally gives the impression of large and ferocious animals living in the jungle or waters such as lions and tigers, crocodiles and rhinoceros. Wild life refers to any living organism in its natural habitat. It includes all plants, animals and microorganisms other th..

Basic Concepts of Quantifying Effects of Pollution - Pollution is caused by almost all activities of human beings, either directly or indirectly. Use of mosquito repellent, use of cooking gas, use of diesel / petrol, use of detergent, passing of urine, throwing away wastes, use of pesticides, estab..

Playwright - Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) was a great English novelist and a very popular writer even in his time. Dickens was a keen observer of human nature. He sympathised with the poor and helpless and mocked the greedy and the cruel. As a young boy Dickens had to work in a London fa..

. The garbage should be segregated at the source - home, office, shops, etc. This should be followed by door to door collection. The recyclable material can automatically be sent to recycling plants. Many non-biodegradable materials are recyclable. For example, plastic, polythene, glass, metallic o..