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non- biodegradeable pollutants - which do not degrade by microbes or degrade very slowly. [eg. plastics, glass, heavy metal compounds, pesticides, etc]

biodegradeable polutants - which can be decomposed by micro-organisms [their accumulation which may not degrade completey, causes pollution eg. sewage]

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