INTRODUCTION TO THE CHAPTER
Suminder kaur, Academic Content Writer at Edumarz
The environment is made up of both living and nonliving organisms that coexist in a natural way. It is the result of a complex interaction between climate variables, biological organisms, and natural resources.
All of these factors have an immediate influence on human survival and economic activity. Life on Earth is dependent on the ecosystem as a whole.
COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT
Nonliving factors that have an impact on the environment are referred to as abiotic factors. The following are some of them:
A) Climatic elements such as wind, water, light, and temperature.
B) Physiographic variables such as height and slope.
C) Edaphic variables such as minerals, soil, texture, soil organism, soil pH, and so on.
Biotic: These are living organisms that have an impact on the environment. The following are some of them:
1) Animals that graze
2) Insects
3) Lichens
4) Humans
5) Parasites
WASTE
We come across various waste items in our daily lives, such as rubbish, kitchen waste, and so on. They are simply described as materials that have been abandoned or are no longer useful.
In nature, they might be gaseous, liquid, or solid. Their disposal is a major issue, and they are classed in the following ways based on degradation:
Garbage that is biodegradable is waste that is broken down by biological processes, such as saprophytes. Kitchen trash, sewage, cotton, textiles, and other materials are examples.
Non-biodegradable waste: These are wastes that cannot be degraded by biological processes. Plastics, polythene bags, and other similar materials are examples. This non-biodegradable garbage pollutes the environment.
