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What are the harmful effects of biodegradable substance ?

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a. This waste destroys the natural beauty and surroundings become dirty.
b. Decomposition of these wastes result in the production of foul smell, which spreads to surroundings areas.
c. These wastes may also block the drains creating pools of waste which becomes the breedings sites of mosquitoes this can cause spreading of disease like malaria and dengue.
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