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Waste Management - Impact of Waste Accumulation

ICSE · Class 10 · Geography

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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.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Waste accumulation and its impact on landscape, pollution, health, living organisms, and the need for effective waste management

Introduction to wasteSpoilage of landscapePollutionAir pollutionWater pollutionSoil pollutionBiomagnificationHealth hazards caused by wastes

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