BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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trash
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the waste stream
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municipal solid waste
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Agricultural waste is waste produced as a result of various agricultural operations. It includes manure and other wastes from farms, poultry houses and slaughterhouses; harvest waste; fertilizer run-off from fields; pesticides that enter into water, air or soils; and salt and silt drained from fields.
Detailed explanation-2: -For the purposes of this review these sources are defined as giving rise to four major categories of waste: municipal solid waste, industrial waste, agricultural waste and hazardous waste. Each of these waste types is examined separately below.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mining waste comes from extracting and processing mineral resources. It includes materials such as topsoil overburden (which are removed to gain access to mineral resources), and waste rock and tailings (after the extraction of the valuable mineral).