Give reason: Sulphur dioxide or sewage is a biodegradable pollutant.

Give reason: Sulphur dioxide or sewage is a biodegradable pollutant.
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Sulphur dioxide gets diluted with rainwater and becomes harmless.

Sewage is made harmless by biological activity.

Hence it is a biodegradable pollutant.
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