Question

Pick the correctly matched pair/s from the following:

• A. Brick kilns and refineries - Air pollution
• B. Electroplating industries - Water pollution
• C. Generators and electric drills - Thermal pollution
• D. Nuclear power plants - Radioactive waste

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Nuclear power plants - Radioactive waste

Brick kilns, refineries, smelting plants, chemical and paper factories, are major contributors to air pollution. Industries processing paper, pulp, chemical, textile and dyeing, petroleum refineries, tanneries, and electroplating industries let out untreated pollutants into the water bodies and cause water pollution. Many industries release hot water from factories and thermal power plants directly into the rivers and ponds, resulting in thermal pollution. Factory equipment, generators and electric drills are also major contributors to noise pollution. Radioactive wastes from nuclear power plants, and nuclear weapon production facilities cause cancers, birth defects and miscarriages.