10th Class Science Our Environment

  • question_answer 7)
    What are the problems caused by the nonbiodegradable wastes that we generate?

    Answer:

    Various nonbiodegradable wastes pose various problems such as: (i) Excessive use of weedicides act as metabolic inhibitors, so it reduces the plant yield. (ii) Excess of chemical fertilizers reduces natural bacterial population of soil. (iii) Nonbiodegradable solid wastes may block the water drains that cause flooding of area and provide breeding sites for the mosquitoes. (iv) Chlorofluorocarbons released from the refrigerators and air conditioners cause depletion of ozone shield, which increase the amount of cancer-causing high energy UV-radiations in the earth's atmosphere.


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