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1. Waste, Waste Accumulation, and Landscape Spoilage
- Waste is useless or unwanted material that has no further use and is thrown away.
- Natural waste in the biosphere is recycled automatically by absorption into soil, consumption, or return to the atmosphere as gas.
- Human-generated waste increases with extraction of raw materials, processing, consumption, and other activities.
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2. Pollution and Major Pollutants
- Pollutants are substances causing pollution.
- Air, water, and soil are all affected by waste accumulation.
- Ten major pollutants include Carbon dioxide, DDT, Lead, Carbon monoxide, Sulphur dioxide, Oil, Oxides of Nitrogen, Radiation, Mercury, and Phosphate.
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3. Water Pollution, Eutrophication, Oil Spills, and Minamata Disease
- Water pollution happens when waste enters ponds, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and other water bodies.
- Sewage, eutrophication, and oil spills are examples of water pollution.
- Eutrophication is the depletion of oxygen from water bodies occurring naturally or due to human activities.
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4. Soil Pollution and Biomagnification
- Soil pollution results from disposal of solid and semi-solid wastes in agriculture, industry, and sanitary habits.
- Soil pollutants include fertilizers and pesticides, which remain in soil for a long time and contaminate topsoil and groundwater.
- The problem of land pollution differs from water and air pollution because pollutants remain in place for a longer time.
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Waste generation increases with human activityHeaps of rubbishSubstances causing pollution are called pollutantsAir pollution happens when harmful chemicalsWaste entering water bodies changes
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Key topics in Waste Management - Impact of Waste Accumulation include Waste, Waste Accumulation, and Landscape Spoilage, Pollution and Major Pollutants, Water Pollution, Eutrophication, Oil Spills, and Minamata Disease, Soil Pollution and Biomagnification. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 10 board exam.
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