Types of Waste and Pollutants

Types of Waste and Pollutants

Types of waste: 

 -     Plastic bag

 -     Polystyrene

 -     Soft drink Bottle

 -     Food waste

Types of pollutants:

1 -     Water pollution

-  Involves any contaminated water, whether from chemical, particulate, or bacterial matter that degrades the water’s  quality and purity. Water pollution can occur in oceans, rivers, lakes, and underground reservoirs, and as different water sources flow together the pollution can spread.

-  The effects of water pollution include decreasing the quantity of drinkable water available, lowering water supplies for crop irrigation, and impacting fish and wildlife populations that require water of a certain purity for survival.