How are the pollutants classified?
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Pollutants can be classified as degradable, slowly degradable and non-degradable. Quantitative Pollutants- The substances which are already present in the environment, but are termed as pollutants when their concentration (quantity) increases in the environment.
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Pollutants are classified into
a. primary pollutants
b. secondary pollutants
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Primary Pollutant :-
These are the dry wastes or dry pollutants like plastic, fiber, metals, steel e-wastes ( electronic wastes ) and other materials which can't be decomposed. There are some materials like mental which can't be decomposed.
Secondary Pollutant :-
These are the wet pollutants like kitchen wastes, vegetable peels, left over food dishes, rotten fruits and vegetables and all the things which can be decomposed into organic matter.
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