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Pollution of Air and Water — Science STD 8 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8SciencePollution of Air and Water2 Marks
Question
What is fly ash?
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Answer

Fly ash is the air contaminated with minute particles of silica, alumina, oxides of iron, calcium and other toxic heavy metals. These enter the air through combustion of coal.

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