Pollution of air and water. — Science STD 8 — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8SciencePollution of air and water.5 Marks
Question
How can you help reduce air pollution at the individual level?
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Answer
Pollution is not a distant phenomenon anymore. It is affecting the quality of our day to day lives. We must realize our responsibility and should start using the following environment- friendly processes:
We should switch to cleaner fuels like CNG- Compressed natural gas and LPGLiquified petroleum gas for both industries and automobiles.
Automobiles should also use unleaded petrol.
We should plant more trees which will help to control deforestation.
Industrial waste should be treated for harmful chemicals before discharging into air the water bodies.
We must switch to alternative fuels instead of fossil fuels. Alternative sources of energy can be solar energy, hydropower and wind energy.
We must encourage the use a public transport, a bicycle or walking for short distances. This will help to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
Burning of plant waste also causes pollution by the emission of smoke. Plant waste must be put in a compost rather than burning.
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