Sewage and toxic chemicals are water pollutants.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
A pollutant is a harmful substance introduced into the environment that can have adverse effects on it. Substances like sewage, toxic chemicals which pollute the water are examples of water pollutants. These pollutants cause water pollution.

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	Column I (Pollutants)		Column II (Source)
(a)	Toxic heavy metals	(i)	Domestic sewage
(b)	Microorganisms	(ii)	Industries and chemical factories
(c)	Organic wastes	(iii)	Chemical fertilizers
(d)	Plant nutrients	(iv)	Discharge from food processing factories

Destruction of toxic chemicals and harmful pollutants with the help of plants is called phytoremediation

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