Industrial Waste — Prelims Questions

Which of the following industrial wastes is primarily associated with thermal power plants?

Which of the following diseases is primarily associated with industrial discharge containing cadmium?

Which of the following processes is primarily used to remove dissolved organic pollutants from industrial wastewater by microbial degradation in the presence of oxygen?

A textile industry discharges $1000\,\text{m}^3$ of wastewater daily. If the BOD$_5$ of the untreated effluent is $300\,\text{mg/L}$ and the treated effluent has a BOD$_5$ of $30\,\text{mg/L}$, what is the total BOD$_5$ removed per day in kg?

Which of the following is NOT a primary strategy for industrial waste minimization at the source?

Which of the following heavy metals, commonly found in industrial waste, is known to cause neurological disorders and is associated with Minamata disease?