Question

Compounds of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury etc are ______ pollutants.  What will come?

organic
biological
inorganic
none of these​

Answer 1

Compounds of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury etc are inorganic pollutants.

Pollution of the environment by inorganic chemicals is caused by the release of inorganic chemical waste that causes detrimental effects on the environment.

Explanation:

• Environmental pollution is often divided into the pollution of (i) the air, (i) the water, and (ii) the land or soil. Water supplies the atmosphere and the soil.

• Because the field of organic chemicals is broad and often refers to hundreds or thousands of several different types of pollutants, including toxic and high concentrations of normally innocuous compounds.

• While the blame for much of the pollution is caused by the inorganic chemical industry, domestic sources of pollution include waste and automobile exhaust.

• Individuals and chemical and petroleum companies contribute to the pollution of the atmosphere by releasing inorganic and organic gases and particulates into the air.

• These chemicals can react with tissues in the body and change the structure and function of the organ, cause abnormal growth and development of the individual, or bind with the genetic material of cells and cause cancer.

• One of the central tenets of the study of such effects (toxicology) is that the dose of a chemical determines its overall effects and that most chemicals can be dangerous at high exposure.