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

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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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पाठ 9: Environmental Management - Exercise [पृष्ठ १०७]

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

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

How can the wastes such as paper, plastic and metal objects be disposed of?


What is sewage? How is sewage disposed of?


Write note.

Plastic waste


Identify biodegradable waste from the following:

peels of vegetables and fruits, metallic cans, broken plastic toys, broken glass cover, grass, paper, ball point pen refill


Give reason for the following : 

Broken glass utensils are a kind of non-degradable waste.


Mention Whether the Following Statement is True (T) Or False (F).

Flyash is the gaseous waste of cement industry.


The question has four options. Choose the correct answer:
Sewage is broken down in


Give two examples of commercial waste.

What hazards does mining pose to the environment?


Choose the correct option:

The rotting of garbage is said to be completed when the garbage:


What type of garbage is thrown in green bins?


List the biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste products in your school What are the best ways to get rid of this garbage?


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 happens when cooking medium is made to flow down a drain?


What happens when insecticides, motor oil, paints are poured down the drain?


"The change in packaging has resulted in waste becoming non-biodegradable." Giving two examples from daily life, justify this statement.


Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the others belong:


Which of the following is non-biodegradable?


Define the following term:

Pollution


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