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What is the definition of environmental pollution?
What is the definition of environmental pollution?
- The influence of any substance causing nuisance, harmful effects, and uneasiness to organisms
- The introduction of foreign elements into the environment
- Any undesirable change in physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of air, water, or soil causing harmful effects on life or property (correct)
- The presence of any substance causing uneasiness to the environment
What is a pollutant?
What is a pollutant?
- Any substance causing changes in the environment
- Any foreign material introduced into the environment
- Any substance causing nuisance, harmful effects, or uneasiness to organisms (correct)
- Any substance causing uneasiness to the environment
How is pollution defined?
How is pollution defined?
- The alteration of the environment by any substance
- The presence of any substance causing uneasiness to the environment
- The influence of any substance causing nuisance, harmful effects, and uneasiness to organisms (correct)
- The introduction of foreign elements into the environment
Which type of pollutants are directly emitted from the source?
Which type of pollutants are directly emitted from the source?
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What are substances put into the air by the activities of mankind, in such concentrations, which are sufficient to cause harmful effects?
What are substances put into the air by the activities of mankind, in such concentrations, which are sufficient to cause harmful effects?
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Which of the following is an example of a secondary pollutant?
Which of the following is an example of a secondary pollutant?
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According to the WHO (1999), what is the nature of the substances defined as 'Air pollutants'?
According to the WHO (1999), what is the nature of the substances defined as 'Air pollutants'?
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What are pollutants that are formed in the atmosphere as a result of reactions between normal air constituents and primary pollutants or amongst primary pollutants only?
What are pollutants that are formed in the atmosphere as a result of reactions between normal air constituents and primary pollutants or amongst primary pollutants only?
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