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Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
6. What are microplastics? What are the threats posed by it? Discuss the steps that are needed to overcome these treats. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
For the first time, microplastics have been found in freshly fallen snow in Antarctica. The pollutant, scientists argue, poses a growing threat to the region’s ecosystem and could increase the melting of ice and snow.
Key Demand of the question:
To write threats posed by microplastics and steps needed to overcome it.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining microplastics
Body:
First, write about the threats posed by microplastics – threat to aquatic life, migrate through the intestinal wall and travel to lymph nodes, carcinogenic, potential for both bioaccumulation and biomagnification etc.
Next, write about that are needed to combat threats posed by microplastics.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
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