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Mention whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
(i) Liquid kitchen waste alone constitutes the sewage.
(ii) Household detergents are safe and non-contributors to water pollution.
(iii) Industrial wastes mainly consist of chemical pollutants.
(iv) Thermal power plants give out a lot of hot waste water.
(v) Hot water discharged into water bodies hardly affects the fish and other aquatic life.
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Answer
(i) False
Corrected statement — Liquid waste from kitchen, toilet and household constitutes sewage.
(ii) False
Corrected statement — Household detergents are not safe and are contributors to water pollution.
(iii) True
(iv) True
(v) False
Corrected statement — Hot water discharged into water bodies affects the fish and other aquatic life.
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