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Standard XII
Biology
What Is Pollution
Question

Soap and detergents are the source of organic pollutants like ______.
  1. Glycerol
  2. All of these
  3. Polyphosphates
  4. Sulphonated hydrocarbons

A
Glycerol
B
Sulphonated hydrocarbons
C
Polyphosphates
D
All of these
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Soaps and detergent are the sources of both organic and inorganic pollutants. These pollutants harm the water bodies badly. The organic pollutant present in soaps and detergent are:
Fatty acids, polyphosphates, glycerol, sulphonated hydrocarbon. Many detergents contain approximately 35-75% phosphates salts.

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