(i) State the main objective of the treatment of gaseous waste. -Geography

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(i) Objectives of the treatment of gaseous waste is to drain the harmful particles and allow clean air to escape through chimneys.  (ii) Two deseases of gaseous pollution are lung cancer and asthma.

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