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1
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BOD full form

A

biochemical oxygen demand

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2
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BOD for clean water

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<5 ppm

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3
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BOD of highly polluted water

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> 17ppm

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4
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heavy metals as inorganic pollutants

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Cd, Hg, Ni

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5
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what does heavy metal do

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damage CNS, liver, kidneys

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6
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which metal interferes with the maturity of RBC

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Pb

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7
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what is eutrophication

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loss of biodiversity

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8
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tolerable limit of nitrates

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50 ppm

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9
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nitrates causes

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blue baby syndrome

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10
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tolerable limit of flourides

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1 to 2 ppm

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11
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effect of flourides

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bones and teeth degradation

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12
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tolerable limit of sulphates

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500 ppm

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13
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effect of sulphates

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laxative effect

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14
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tolerable limit of lead

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50 ppb

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15
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effect of Pb

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kidney, brain, liver, RBS DEGRADATION

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16
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pH of drinking water

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5.5-9.5

17
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when was DDT banned

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1985

18
Q

eg of organochlorines

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DDT, BHC, aldrein, endrin, dieldrin

19
Q

which pesticides are less persistent

A

carbamates, organophosphates

20
Q

hebricides eg

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sodium chlorate, sodium arsenite

21
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biodegradable waste are produced by

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cotton mills, food processing units, paper mills, textile factories

22
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non biodegradable waste are produced by

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fertilizer industries, mud and tailing from metal industries, slag from steel industries, fly ash from thermal power plants

23
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how can we do prevention of industrial waste

A

incineration

24
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what was earlier used a s a solvent for dry cleaning

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tetrachloroethene

25
Q

new solvent for dry cleaning

A

H2O2

26
Q

new compound for bleaching paper

A

H2O2

27
Q

replacement of halogenated solvent is

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liquid CO2

28
Q

herbicide is produced by what in green chemistry

A

catalytic hehydrogenation of diethanolamine

29
Q

which drug is successfully prepared by green chemistry

A

ibuprofen

30
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preparation of ethanal requires which catalyst

A

Pd/Cu in water

31
Q

who won nobel prize for metathesis

A

yves chauvin, robert h grubbs, richard r schrokk

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