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Pollution — Science STD 8 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8SciencePollution3 Marks
Question
What are the different laws to prevent pollution?
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Answer

The different laws to prevent pollution are as follows:
  1. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
  2. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
  3. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
  4. There are different laws and rules which have been made for the disposal of hazardous waste, biomedical waste, solid waste and prevention of noise pollution.

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