EXERCISE
Answer in brief:
1. What is pollution?
2. Name the three sources of pollution.
3. Name any three types of pollution.
4. Name the heritage sites enclosed in the Taj Trapezium.
5. What is the area of TTZ?
6. Why has the Taj Trapezium so named?
7. Name any two ways by which the pollution in TTZ is being brought under control.
8. What is meant by meteorological control of air pollution?
9. What is zoning?
10. Name any two clean fuels.
Answers
- Pollution occurs when an amount of any substance or any form of energy is put into the environment at a rate faster than it can be dispersed or safely stored.
- The main sources of pollution are household activities, factories, agriculture and transport.
- Air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution are three major forms of environmental pollution.
- The TTZ comprises over 40 protected monuments including three World Heritage Sites the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.
- 10,400 sq km
- TTZ is so named since it is located around the Taj Mahal and is shaped like a trapezoid.
- A similar punitive action has been suggested against owners of electroplating units for polluting Yamuna river.
- Air pollution meteorology deals with meteorological processes occurring close to the earth's surface, including the effects of meteorology on air pollutants and the effects of pollutants on meteorology.
- Zoning is a scientific concept and refers to the segregation of a vast mass of land such as that of a city or a township into a number of zones.
- Examples of clean fuels include most types of ethanol, biodiesel, natural gas, biogas,electricity, propane and hydrogen.
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Explanation:
+) Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat, or light.
* Mobile sources – such as cars, buses, planes, trucks, and trains.
*Stationary sources – such as power plants, oil refineries, industrial facilities, and factories.
*Area sources – such as agricultural areas, cities, and wood burning fireplaces.
+) The three major types of pollution are -
air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution.
+) The TTZ comprises over 40 protected monuments including three World Heritage Sites ��� the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. TTZ is so named since it is located around the Taj Mahal and is shaped like a trapezoid.
+)Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) It is a defined area of 10,400 sq km around the Taj Mahal to protect the monument from pollution.
+) It is a defined area of 10,400 sq km around the Taj Mahal to protect the monument from pollution. TTZ is so named since it is located around the Taj Mahal and is shaped like a trapezoid.
+) units for causing pollution. The TTZ authority also banned the use of plastic in Agra, Mathura and Firozabad and all other adjoining areas which fall under its jurisdiction.
+) Air movements influence the fate of air pollutants. So any study of air pollution should include a study of the local weather patterns (meteorology). If the air is calm and pollutants cannot disperse, then the concentration of these pollutants will build up
+) Zoning is a scientific concept and refers to the segregation of a vast mass of land such as that of a city or a township into a number of zones
+) Examples of clean fuels include most types of ethanol, biodiesel, natural gas, biogas,electricity, propane and hydrogen.