Section 2(a) EPA 1986 defines 'ENVIRONMENT' as including:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Section 2(a) EPA 1986 defines 'environment' as: 'water, air and land and the inter-relationship which exists among and between water, air and land, and human beings, other living creatures, plants, micro-organisms and property.'
2. This is a COMPREHENSIVE ECOLOGICAL definition — covering natural elements, biotic relationships, and built property.
3. Section 2(b) defines 'environmental pollutant' — any solid, liquid or gaseous substance present in such concentration as may be injurious to environment.
4. Section 2(c) defines 'environmental pollution' — the presence in the environment of any environmental pollutant.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution of India / Stockholm/Rio/Paris / Indian SC environmental jurisprudence — Environment (Protection) Act 1986, Section 2(a)_
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