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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..

>Edaphic resources include alluvial, black soil, red soil, laterite soil, desert soil and problematic soil Forest resources are useful to man in many ways Crop resources include all types of crops - whose cultivation has provided, food, fodder, clothing, industrial products to human beings Aquatic ..

. Sunderlal Bahuguna and Pandey in the Uttrakhand Himalayas started the 'Chipko' movement for protecting trees in a typical conflict between commercial wood contractors who were cutting fully grown trees and villagers who would harvest them by only lopping some branches so that they would grow back..

The sewer removed from the sewerage during cleaning is often left on the roadside. This poses several health hazards to the public. Some of these wastes are also classified as hazardous wastes. Hazardous wastes are those that are potentially dangerous and can cause ..

Definition - 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 unn..

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

Accumulation of wastes due to its improper disposal is a major problem in our country. The recent Surat plague epidemic is an indication. Population in India has been growing at the rate of 1.7%. With this increase, there has also been an increase in the amount of wastes being produced es..

Simply stated, Green chemistry is the use of chemistry for preventing environment pollution in order to protect human health. It may give the impression that it is branch of chemistry involving plants, which is not true. Green chemistry may be defined as the design of new chemical products and proc..

>Biodegradable - The biodegradable wastes are those that can be decomposed. For example, kitchen garbage, animal dung, etc. Non-biodegradable - The non-biodegradable wastes are those that cannot be decomposed and remain as such in the environment. For example, plastics, nuclear wastes, glass, etc. ..