Environmental Life Style — Chapter Summary
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · Water Security
Summary of Environmental Life Style for Maharashtra Board Class 10 Water Security. Part of the Maharashtra Board Class 10 Water Security syllabus.
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Overview
Notice how daily habits can change water quality. Tooth brushing, shaving, bathing, washing clothes, washing utensils, cosmetics, rituals, and waste disposal all add chemicals or dirt to water. Water quality also depends on how sewage is collected, treated, and reused. Earth Overshoot Day shows the
Key Concepts
This is the day when human
This is the day when human consumption of natural resources for the year becomes more than what nature can regenerate in that same year. For 2019, the
Toothpaste
Toothpaste, shaving foam, soap, detergents, cosmetics, and ritual waste add chemicals to water. Bathing, washing clothes, washing utensils, and toilet
Toothpaste contains 2 to 5 grams
Toothpaste contains 2 to 5 grams of chemicals. Shaving uses 2 to 5 grams of chemicals. Soap making uses 6 to 10 grams of chemicals. Washing clothes us
The population is around 50 lakhs
The population is around 50 lakhs, and each person mixes about 50 grams of chemicals in water every day. So 50 lakh × 50 grams = 2,50,000 kilo of chem
Rainwater is green water
Rainwater is green water, river/lake/well water is blue water, bathing wastewater is grey water, and toilet wastewater is black water.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how daily activities pollute water.
- Recognize the meaning of Earth Overshoot Day.
- Identify green water, blue water, grey water, and black water.
- Explain how wastewater can be treated and reused.
- Distinguish between domestic sewage, factory sewage, and agricultural sewage.
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