Question

Discuss briefly the following:
(a) Radioactive wastes
(b) Defunct ships and e-wastes
(c) Municipal solid wastes.

Answer 1

(a) Radioactive waste is a byproduct of nuclear weapons production, nuclear power generation plants having radioactive materials that release mutation causing ionizing radiations and thus, are considered harmful.

(b) The dead nonfunctional ships are called as defunct ships that impart solid waste like lead, mercury etc and are harmful to health. Waste materials from electronic appliances are called as e-waste and contain copper, silicon, gold etc.

(c) The solid waste generated from school, offices, homes is called as municipal solid waste and mainly serves as a breeding site for pathogenic microbes.