Chernobyl disaster is the result of pollution by – (1) Oil spill (2) Acid rain (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Radioactive waste

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(4) Radioactive waste Explanation: The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Pripyat, then located in the Ukrainian USSR. An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere, which spread over much of the western USSR and Europe.

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Last Answer : Nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide

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