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Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues3 Marks
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Why is solid waste management facing endless problems?
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Answer

  1. Disposal of solid wastes is huge problem and personnel looking after this are overburdened.
  2. Open burning causes obnoxious gases which lead to air pollution.
  3. Open dumps serve as breeding grounds for rats and flies causing contamination of the environment.
  4. Epidemics of infectious diseases can spread if waste is kept unattended.
  5. Method of landfills is also inadequate. Such sites in large metros are getting filled. From such landfills, dangerous chemicals also seep and pollute underwater ground resources.
  6. Plastic and other synthetic items in the solid waste cause further problems in decomposition and hence they damage the ecosystem.

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