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Why is e-waste harmful? Express your opinion about this.

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  • E-waste refers to electronic wastes, that include old and discarded electric appliances, such as computers, TVs, refrigerators, cell phones, electronic toys, batteries, etc. Most of the electronic waste is generated in cities, however, due to a faster rate of development and improved lifestyle, small towns and villages are also contributing to e-waste generation.
  • E-wastes is very dangerous and polluting as it contains many harmful substances, such as plastics, lead, cadmium, and mercury. These substances are not just non-biodegradable, but they also result in several life-threatening diseases, including cancer. Many of these harmful metals can enter the food chain and result in bioaccumulation.
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अध्याय 9: Environmental Management - Exercise [पृष्ठ १०७]

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बालभारती Science and Technology [English] Standard 9 Maharashtra State
अध्याय 9 Environmental Management
Exercise | Q 3. d. | पृष्ठ १०७

संबंधित प्रश्न

Write note.

Plastic waste


Multiple Choice Type:

The most rapidly increasing and much harmful waste today is


Give a reason for the following : 

Landfills are coming up fast near large cities.


The question has four options. Choose the correct answer:
Sewage sludge is used as


Give two examples of commercial waste.

What are the basic sources of wastes?

The question has four options. Choose the correct answer:

Which one is the most toxic?


Can you make something useful of these waste material?Powder containers, cold-drink cans, plastic bottles, shoe-box.


Which of the following is non- biodegradable?


What are the advantages of cloth bags over plastic bags during shopping?


Provide a suitable term that expresses the meaning of the following statement.

Greeting cards made from newspaper.


To what use can you put the following kind of garbage and how?

Rotting smelly garbage


To what use can you put the following kind of garbage and how?

Dry leaves collected in a garbage


Read the poem written below and then answer the questions from the information gathered from the book or elsewhere.


Name the two kinds of waste that need to be separated from each other in two different waste bins.


Read the poem written below and then answer the questions from the information gathered from the book or elsewhere.


Name two items of waste each that need to be sent to a

  1. landfill,
  2. for composting.

Write 3 sentences on what comes to your mind when you chance to see the following.

A cow eating a polythene bag.


What is meant by garbage?


List two classes into which garbage is classified.


Write one difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes. List two impacts of each type of the accumulated waste on environment if not disposed off properly.


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