Sewage and its Composition


 
 
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Sewage and its Composition

Sewage:

It is waste water released by homes, industries agricultural fields and other human activities. It also includes rainwater that has run down the street during a storm or heavy rain and it is a liquid waste. Most of its water has dissolved and suspended impurities called contaminants.

Composition of Sewage:

The following components make the sewage:

1. The organic impurities present in sewage are human faeces, animal wastes (like animal dung), urea (as urine), oil, fruits and vegetable wastes, pesticides, herbicides, etc.

2. The inorganic impurities present in sewage are nitrates, phosphates and metals.

3. The nutrients present in sewage are nitrogen and phosphorus.

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Question : 1

Statement (i): Sewage is a complex mixture.

Statement (ii): Sewage is a solid waste.

Right Option : A
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Question : 2
Column - IColumn - II
(A) Pesticides, herbicides, fruits and vegetable waste etc.(p) Inorganic waste in waste water
(B) Nitrates, phosphates, matals etc.(q) Organic waste in waste water
(C) Nitrogen, phosphorus(r) Nutrients in waste water
(D) Cholera causing bacteria(s) Bacteria present in waste water

 

Right Option : B
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Question : 3

Sewage is a complex mixture containing suspended solids, organic and inorganic impurities, nutrients, saprotrophic and disease causing bacteria and other microbes. Consider the following waste present in sewage and answer the questions.

  • (i) Animal waste
  • (ii) Nitrates and vegetable waste
  • (iii) Nitrates
  • (iv) Potassium
  • (v) Phosphorus
  • (vi) Nitrogen

The organic impurities are: __________________

Right Option : A
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