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Wastewater including sewage can be treated in an integrated manner, by utilising a mix of artificial and natural processes. An example of such an initiative is the town of Arcata, situated along the northern coast of California. Collaborating with biologists from the Humboldt State University, the townspeople created an integrated wastewater treatment process within a natural system. The cleaning occurs in two stages – (a) the conventional sedimentation, filtering and chlorine treatments are given. After this stage, lots of dangerous pollutants like dissolved heavy metals remain. To combat this, an innovative approach was taken and (b) the biologists developed a series of six connected marshes over 60 hectares of marshland. Appropriate plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria were seeded into this area, which neutralise, absorb and assimilate the pollutants. Hence, as the water flows through the marshes, it gets purified naturally. The marshes also constitute a sanctuary, with a high level of biodiversity in the form of fishes, animals and birds that now reside there.

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Mark the correct statement about Arcata Marsh.

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a

It ranks fourth in the World with regard to air pollution.

b

The Earth Summit is held here in the year 1992.

c

Jhum cultivation is a common practice in this region.

d

Presently, the sanctuary in this region is with high biodiversity.

answer is B.

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  • The Arcata marshes constitute a sanctuary, with a high level of biodiversity in the form of fishes, animals and birds that now reside there.
  • In the 1990s, Delhi ranked fourth among the 41 most polluted cities of the world.
  • The Earth Summit is a historic convention on biological diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in the year 1992.
  • Jhum cultivation (slash and burn agriculture) in the north-eastern states of India, has contributed to deforestation.
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