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What are bio-degradable and non-biodegradable pollutants?

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  • The pollutants which can be easily decomposed by the natural biological processes are called biodegradable pollutants. For example plant wastes, animal wastes.
  • The pollutants which cannot be decomposed by the natural biological processes are called nonbiodegradable pollutants. For example, metal wastes such as Hg and Pb, D.D.T. plastics, nuclear vastcs.

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