4. Why it is advisable to use organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers and to
neutralize indiastrial wastes before releasing into water bodies?
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Why it is advisable to use organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers and to neutralize industrial wastes before releasing into water bodies?
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Since manures are better than chemical fertilizers, it is said that we should use organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers. Despite fertilizers are nutrients specific ,they also pose environmental hazards. Organic manure provides humus to the soil and restore the soil texture and help in water retention whereas chemical fertilizers may damage the soil texture and make it more porous.Also the excessive use of organic manure doesn't cause pollution as it is from organic matter, on the other hand excessive use of fertilizers give rise to the pollution of water by eutrophication. That's the reason it is advisable to use organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers.
It is advised to neutralize industrial wastes before releasing them into water bodies because industrial wastes are mostly acidic in nature, they can harm the aquatic life if they released into the water. So, substances that are basic in nature like calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide are added to industrial wastes to neutralize the acids they contain before releasing them into water bodies.
[ Note : Eutrophication is the condition in which excess fertilizers are carried away by rainwater to water bodies and accumulation of fertilizers in water kill aquatic organisms. ]
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What is manure?
Manure is an organic substance obtained from the decomposition of plant and animal wastes by the action of microbes.
What is fertilizer?
Fertilizers are chemically prepared compound containing various nutrients for plant growth.
What is neutralization?
Neutralization is the reaction between an acid and a base to form salt and water with the evolution of heat.
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That's the reason it is advisable to use organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers. It is advised to neutralize industrial wastes before releasing them into water bodies because industrial wastes are mostly acidic in nature, they can harm the aquatic life if they released into the water.
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