The industrial and municipal waste waters are treated in Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) prior to disposal in water bodies. Generally the under-mentioned treatments are given in ETP: (i) Primary Treatment: This is a physical process, when the separation of large debris is done, which is followed by sedimentation in tanks or clarifiers of improved type. (ii) Secondary Treatment: This is [...]
This article throws light upon the ten adverse effects of various water pollutants. Some of the adverse effects are: 1. Effects of Inorganic Water Pollutants 2. Effects of Organic Water Pollutants 3. Effects of Sewage and Domestic Wastes 4. Effects of Sediments 5. Effects of Synthetic Detergents and Others. Adverse Effect of Water Pollutant # 1. Effects of Inorganic Water Pollutants: [...]
The following five points will highlight the five types of water present in soil. Though the soil particles often lie close to each other yet some angular space is always present there. All such spaces in the soil are collectively called pore space. The pore space comprises a fairly constant volume in the soil (40-60% of total soil volume) which [...]