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Waste Management - II — Geography STD 10 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10GeographyWaste Management - II2 Marks
Question
Open dumping causes water pollution. Explain.
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Answer

(i) Groundwater pollution occurs when rainwater mixes with garbage and find its way down into groundwater.
(ii) Many harmful chemicals dissolve in rain water and many harmful microorganism to find their way to groundwater and pollute it.

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