What are the effects of dumping garbage in the open? - Vidyadip

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What are the effects of dumping garbage in the open?

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Solid waste carried to outskirts and dumped. Their effects are:
(i) Waste comes in contact with water sources and pollute it.
(ii) It becomes habitat to microorganism and diseases.
(iii) Many wetlands get choked.
(iv) Death of aquatic ecosystem due to eutrophication.

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