Question

The most rapidly increasing and much harmful waste today is a)plastics b)pesticide c)municipal d)e waste

Answer 1

The most rapidly increasing and much harmful waste today is pesticides.

Option: (b)

Explanation:  

• Pesticides take a long time to get broken down. This is because it is not be degraded by the Nature. Whenever we spray pesticides it passes on from the soil to the water.  

• Such aquatic organisms consume the pesticides. It widely effects does aquatic organisms and also other organisms which feed on the primary aquatic organisms.  

• This leads to the thinning of the eggs of such organisms and results in their sterility. In addition to this DDT pesticides stays in its active form in the environment as long as 15 years.

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Answer 2

The most rapidly increasing and harmful waste today is plastic.

Explanation:

• Plastics are the major problem for today as it can't be degrade by micro organisms or detrivores because the materials can't be recycled and it remains in the environment causing plastic pollution.

• Scientists thus produces new type of plastic that are easily bio degradable and cause no harm in the environment. The plastics are cellulose polymers or polylactic acid, PHAs etc.

• They are easily renewable and recycled by microorganisms.