. Give 5 examples of each of domestic waste, biological waste, and agricultural waste and write in
your own words about soil pollution due to those wastes.
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Domestic waste: Cardboard, paper, wood, fruit and vegetable peels, sand
The improper management and lack of disposal technique of the domestic waste pollutes to the environment. It affects the water bodies. It also changes the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil.
Biological Waste: surgical wraps, culture tubes, syringes, needles, blood vials
The harmful chemicals from biomedical waste may pollute air, water, and land that in turn may cause health problems to the residents. Medical waste is considered as a source of contamination of land and water sources if not rendered harmless before it is buried in land or disposed in water
Agricultural Waste: manure, wastes from farms, poultry houses, run off fertilizers, pesticides
In many parts in developing countries, agricultural solid wastes are indiscriminately dumped or burnt in public places, thereby resulting in the generation of air pollution, soil contamination, a harmful gas, smoke and dust and the residue may be channeled into a water source thereby polluting the water and aquatic .