Question

Industrial pollution effects _ _ _ _ _ _.
(A)- air pollution
(B)- water pollution
(C)- land pollution
(D)- all of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The contamination and degradation of the environment caused by the pollutants released into the surrounding by the main source being the industries comprises the industrial pollution.

Complete step by step answer:
-With industrialisation, the amount of toxic substances produced by the industries has seen a significant increase and being released into its surrounding, it directly impacts the air, water, and soil in its vicinity.
-There is degradation in the air quality due to the presence of the gases like the carbon-dioxide which is a major greenhouse gas further leading to global warming, the sulphur oxides which cause the acid rain, the nitrogen oxides causing headaches, breathlessness and eye irritation.
-The industrial waste being discharged into the water bodies as well as the excessive use of water in the industrial treatments. The water gets contaminated with the lead and the heavy metals which harms the marine life. Also, the nitrogenous and phosphate containing waste result in the depletion of the oxygen in the water bodies through the excessive growth of algae. The soil in the vicinity of the industries, where the radioactive material and wastes are often dumped into the landfills without effective processing of the waste, which affects the fertility and hence the crop production. Thus, disrupting the ecological balance.

Therefore, the industrial pollution effects (D) all of the above, that is air, water, and land.

Note: The chemical manufacturing, ore processing, smelting and dye industries etc, involve the burning of fuels, release of undesirable gases like sulphur-dioxide, carbon-monoxide, or the waste and radioactive materials being dumped without proper treatment.