Tag: environmental economics

Waste can be categorized in many ways, including electronic waste, wastewater, and hazardous waste. Therefore, all the listed options are valid examples of waste.

Municipal waste, commonly known as trash or garbage in the U.S. and as refuse or rubbish in the UK, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public. Garbage can also refer specifically to food waste, as in a garbage disposal; the two are sometimes collected separately. Therefore, (b) is the correct answer.

Discarded electronic items such as computers, phones, and appliances are specifically categorized as electronic waste, commonly referred to as e-waste.

While mining and agriculture produce large volumes of waste, municipal solid waste (generated by households and businesses in municipalities) is often cited as a massive and rapidly growing source of solid waste globally.

Stone crushing and construction work are examples of air and noise pollution respectively.

The Mathura refinery was in the news for allegedly causing the white marble of the Taj Mahal to yellow. The Indian government hired a panel to examine the effects of the refinery. The panel found that the air has high levels of suspended articulate matter, caused by factory emissions, dust, construction and exhaust from automobiles. These are causing the Taj Mahal to change colour.

Acid rain is precipitation that has been made acidic by atmospheric pollution, specifically the presence of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, which harms ecosystems.

Acid deposition is the broad term for the process by which acidic components from the atmosphere fall to the Earth's surface in wet or dry forms.

Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil releases sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which react with water vapor to form acid rain, damaging forests and aquatic life.