ICSE-X-Geography
12: Waste Management Class 10 Geography
- #3Explain the effect of accumulation of solid waste on aquatic and terrestrial life.Ans :
- Ammonia seems to be an internal poison to fish as it gets into the body through the gills.
- Bio-accumulation in sea-birds and marine mammals has been linked to reduced breeding success.
- In aquatic ecosystems, cadmium can bio-accumulate in mussels, oysters, lobsters and fish.
- Air contaminated with ozone has irritant qualities and is responsible for pulmonary changes, edema and hemorrhage in dogs, cats and rabbits.
- Oil is reported to coat the gills of fish which affects their respiration.