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प्रश्न
Define the following term:
Pesticides
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उत्तर
Pesticides such as DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) are used in agriculture to destroy pests, alter the basic structure of the soil, kill microorganisms in it, and may even reach the human body through food grown in such soils.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain Biomedical waste
Distinguish Degradable pollutants - Non-degradable pollutants
List two major harmful effects of the following:
Pesticides such as DDT used in agriculture.
Explain the Term: Bio-fertilizer
Explain the Term: Nitrification
Name one non-degradable pollutant.
A free living bacteria which helps in nitrogen fixation.
Give Technical Terms:
The pollution chiefly due to use of pesticides in agriculture
Fill in the Blanks:
Chemicals intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops called ______.
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