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techniques, treatment and disposal of biomedical waste.
Ans.: Common biomedical waste treatment facility (CBWTF) is a facility to provide an environmentally and socially safe treatment and disposal of destiny/ end to the biomedical waste,
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The land disposal of hazardous waste is part of the age-old practice. Dumping of hazardous waste on land have shown its impacts in the long run.
Approximately 10-25 % biomedical waste is hazardous and can have deleterious effects on human and animal health and the remaining 75-90% of the biomedical waste is nonhazardous
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Bioremediation: This involves the use of micro-organisms to decompose the hazardous waste to a less harmful state. It is considered to be an eco-friendly approach
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA): It is a process of assessing the likely environmental impacts of proposed project or developmental activity, considering the interdependent socioeconomic, cultural and health effects, both positive and negative.
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Some terms related to Glaciers Global Climate Change (MEV-011) (MSCENV IGNOU) A glacier is a frozen mass of ice moving slowly over land. Glaciers are formed due to continuous accumulation of snow and its compaction under its own weight. Health of a glacier is assessed through its mass balance. The mass balance of a glacier
Cloudburst and Flash Floods Global Climate Change (MEVE-011) (MSCENV IGNOU) Cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation in a short period of time occurring in a small geographical area. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), rainfall over 100 mm per hour occurring in a small geographical area is referred as cloudburst. High temperature leads