Why do we need to treat factory wastes before they are allowed to flow into water bodies? How are they treated? What type of reaction is used? [3 MARKS]

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We need to treat factory wastes before they are allowed to flow into water bodies because they contain acids. If they are allowed to flow into the water bodies, the acids will kill the fishes and other organisms.

We use bases to neutralize the factory wastes.
It is a type of neutralization reaction because an acid is treated with a base.

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