The hazardous waste thus includes: (i) Radioactive wastes, (ii) Biomedical wastes
Short notes on the classification and effects of hazardous wastes
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What do you mean by incineration?
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The process of burning municipal solid fasted in a properly designed furnace under suitable temperature (850° to 1100°C) and operating conditions is known as incineration. The modern municipal incinerator is of continuously burning type.
5 phases in which the whole process of waste treatment takes place
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The waste decomposes aerobically, until the oxygen that was present in the freshly-placed fill is used up by the aerobic microorganisms.
9 innovative ways to control land pollution
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The present day management follows: (1) collection (2) storage (3) transportation (4) recycling (5) disposal.
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The quantity of solid wastes generation in big cities of India is almost 400-600 gm per person and is increasing day by day at an enhanced rate.
2 groups of Rocks classified according to their mode of origin and chemical composition
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Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin and chemical composition. The three such groups are: (1) Igneous rock (2) Sedimentary rock
What is lithosphere? – Explained!
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The solid component of the earth is called lithosphere. It consists of three parts: crust, mantle and core.
6 definite ways for controlling water pollution
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Water pollution cannot be abated fully but can be controlled through awareness in different sections.
What do you understand by the term ‘toxicity’?
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The relative potential of a substance or combination of different substances in causing injury or harm to living organisms is called toxicity. If chemical substances are responsible for toxicity then it is called chemical toxicity and the chemical substances are known as chemical toxicants, or toxins.
What do you mean by hardness of water? (Classifications and removal)
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Water which cannot form lather easily with soap is known as hard water and this characteristic is called hardness. On the other hand, water which forms lather with soap is called soft water.
What are the main purposes of waste water treatment?
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The main purpose of the tertiary treatment is to remove dissolved nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus which have survived the primary and secondary treatment.
How to purify waste water?
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Waste water contains a lot of chemical pollutants as well as dissolved solids and suspended solids. The major contributor of pollutants is industrial waste water.
5 steps that should be followed to make surface water potable
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Parallel steel bars followed by wire mesh screen with small openings, are generally used to remove relatively large floating and suspended materials.
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Water everywhere not a drop to drink. We are very familiar with this term. So far, we have discussed how the anthropogenic activities degrade our environment.
Formation of underground water is mainly due to the following processes
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The number of intermolecular spaces between the soil particles is quite high and water percolates down through a region called unsaturated zone (the region is not fully saturated with water but contains lot of air with water).