Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Higher Order Thinking Skill.
Explain how dioxins are formed? Which plastic type they are linked to and why they are harmful to humans?
Advertisements
Solution
Burning PVC plastic releases dioxins which are one of the most dangerous chemicals known to humans.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Categorize the materials of the following products into ‘can be recycled’ and ‘cannot be recycled’.
Telephone instruments, plastic toys, cooker handles, carry bags, ball point pens, plastic bowls, plastic covering on electrical wires, plastic chairs, electrical switches.
‘Avoid plastics as far as possible’. Comment on this advice.
It is not advisable to burn plastic and synthetic fabrics. Why?
How do plastics impact animals and the environment?
A bucket made of plastic does not rust like a bucket made of iron. Why?
The burning of PVC releases ______.
Which among the following plastics release antimony when we reuse.
List the three unsafe plastics.
Why? do we remove plastics safely? How can it be done?
Mention two reasons for the harmful nature of plastics.
