Question

What steps can be taken up to control air pollution and water pollution ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Prevention of air pollution:

i. Using smokeless sources of energy like smokeless stoves, which use biogas, solar energy, etc.

ii. Using devices for filtering smoke in chimneys of factories and powerhouses.

iii. Planting more trees.

iv. Locating industries away from residential areas.

v. Strictly checking pollution levels in automobiles’ exhaust emission.

Prevention of water pollution:

Water Pollution is caused by dumping of domestic sewage, industrial wastes and detergents into water bodies and flow of harmful chemicals like insecticides, herbicides in water.

i. Adequate sewage and industrial waste treatment in sewage treatment plants before dumping them into river bodies.

ii. Recycling-various products should be recycled instead of dumping them into rivers, e.g., biogas can be made from city waste.

Answer 2

Answer:

steps are as follows

less cutting of trees

purification of air

less burning of fossil fuels

etc