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Define pollution.Compare the biodegradable and non-biodegradable pollutants.

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Pollution is an undersirable change in the physical , chemcial or biological , characteristics of air, water and land that may harmfully affect human , animal and plant life and may destroy our valuble resources. Pollutants are broadly classified into biodegradable and non - biodegradable , pollutants (e.g markedt garbage , livestock wastes, municipal sewage etc.) Non - biodegradable pollutants are the materials that either do not degrade or degrade only over slowly in nature (e.g., DDT, BHC waste plastic bottles , polyethylene bags, used soft drink cans etc).
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