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    Impact of Waste Accumulation

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    Accumulation of waste from various sources such as domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural activities causes pollution and damages the environment and natural landscapes. Open waste dumps provide habitats for disease-carrying animals and can spread germs. Industrial waste introduces toxic chemicals into the environment that accumulate in the food chain. Large amounts of decomposing waste also produce methane gas which is explosive if not properly managed. Excess nutrients from waste accumulation cause eutrophication where algal growth reduces oxygen in water bodies, killing aquatic life. Proper waste management is needed to reduce these environmental impacts.

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    Accumulation of waste from various sources such as domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural activities causes pollution and damages the environment and natural landscapes. Open waste dumps provide habitats for disease-carrying animals and can spread germs. Industrial waste introduces toxic chemicals into the environment that accumulate in the food chain. Large amounts of decomposing waste also produce methane gas which is explosive if not properly managed. Excess nutrients from waste accumulation cause eutrophication where algal growth reduces oxygen in water bodies, killing aquatic life. Proper waste management is needed to reduce these environmental impacts.

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    Accumulation of waste from various sources such as domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural activities causes pollution and damages the environment and natural landscapes. Open waste dumps provide habitats for disease-carrying animals and can spread germs. Industrial waste introduces toxic chemicals into the environment that accumulate in the food chain. Large amounts of decomposing waste also produce methane gas which is explosive if not properly managed. Excess nutrients from waste accumulation cause eutrophication where algal growth reduces oxygen in water bodies, killing aquatic life. Proper waste management is needed to reduce these environmental impacts.

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    Impact of Waste Accumulation

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    Accumulation of waste from various sources such as domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural activities causes pollution and damages the environment and natural landscapes. Open waste dumps provide habitats for disease-carrying animals and can spread germs. Industrial waste introduces toxic chemicals into the environment that accumulate in the food chain. Large amounts of decomposing waste also produce methane gas which is explosive if not properly managed. Excess nutrients from waste accumulation cause eutrophication where algal growth reduces oxygen in water bodies, killing aquatic life. Proper waste management is needed to reduce these environmental impacts.

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    Impact of Waste Accumulation:

    Spoilage of Landscape Pollution


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    Spoilage of Landscape
    Open dumps do not only ruin the natural beauty of the land but also provide a home to rats and other disease carrying organisms.

    Burning of coal, fuel, etc. produce Sulphur and nitrogen which react with oxygen and form respective oxides. These react with water vapour to form acids, which in turn precipitate with rain and form acid rain. A chemical reaction occurs between the acid in the rain and the buildings, leading to corrosion of the monument. Gypsum and calcium sulphate are washed away, causing damaging marks on statues and monuments.

    PARTHENON OF ATHENS

    COLOSSEUM OF ROME

    TAJ MAHAL OF AGRA

    Pollution
    It is an unfavourable modification of the natural world caused entirely or partly due to direct or indirect actions of human beings.

    Accumulation of waste is probably the most visible form of pollution.

    Every year, humans dispose off billions of metric tonnes of solid waste.

    The main sources of waste: Domestic Commercial Industrial Municipal Agricultural

    Agriculture and the food processing industry are considered the largest contributors.

    Scavengers and stray animals invade the open garbage dumps and spread the waste over large area, thereby, spreading germs and diseases as well as destroying the beauty of the place.

    Industrial waste contains harmful chemicals, particulates and toxic heavy metals (eg. Lead, Mercury) These get deposited in animal tissues and harm living things along the food chain. As accumulated waste decomposes, it produces a large quantity of methane gas. This is highly explosive, if not managed properly.

    Eutrophication
    It is the process of depletion of oxygen from water bodies occurring naturally or by human activities. It takes place due to introduction of nutrients and chemicals of domestic sewage, fertilizers, etc.

    When nutrients become abundant due to waste accumulation, the growth of phytoplankton and algae increases. Consequently, the penetration of oxygen, light and heat into the waterbody is reduced. This causes the death of most of the aquatic organisms, draining the water of all its oxygen.

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