What is thermal pollution and what harm does it do?
Pollution
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
The burning of fossil fuels in vehicles and power stations gives oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, which cause acid rain. Industrial processes release particulate matter, which causes lung disease. Refrigerants containing chlorofluorocarbons destroy the ozone layer.
No citable source has been recorded for this record. Treat it as practice material, not as fact.
Carbon dioxide from combustion is the chief cause of the enhanced greenhouse effect.
From the same topic and chapter, at a similar level.
What is thermal pollution and what harm does it do?
Pollution
Suggest four ways in which a city can reduce its air pollution.
Pollution
What is biomagnification? Give one example.
Pollution
What is eutrophication and how is it caused?
Pollution
State three harmful effects of noise pollution.
Pollution
What is a non-biodegradable pollutant? Give two examples and state why they are a problem.
Pollution