Question

3)
Harmful gases entracted after burning of
plastics​

Answer 1

Answer:

Given statement is true.

Explanation:

When plastic is burned, it releases dangerous chemicals such as hydrochloric acid, sulfur dioxide, dioxins, furans and heavy metals, as well as particulates. These emissions are known to cause respiratory ailments and stress human immune systems, and they're potentially carcinogenic

Answer 2

Explanation:

Burning plastic smells awful. It also gives you that choking feeling… which is no surprise when you know that plastic is basically made of oil and gives off toxic fumes when it burns.

Incineration of plastic waste in open fields is a major source of air pollution. About 12 per cent of most municipal solid waste is made up of plastic of one kind or another, and 40 per cent of the world’s garbage is burned, according to a the study “Toxic Pollutants from Plastic Waste – A Review.”

The plastic bag bans recently announced by Tanzania and Zambia, which follow effective bans in Kenya and Rwanda, are good news in terms of air pollution, given that much of Africa’s waste ends up in flames.

“This is such positive news and I hope more countries in Africa and the world follow suit in phasing out single-use plastics,” says James Wakibia, a prominent campaigner for Kenya’s plastic bag ban implemented last year. “It’s sad that Uganda's ban is not working,” he adds.

The burning of plastics releases toxic gases like dioxins, furans, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (better known as BCPs) into the atmosphere, and poses a threat to vegetation, and human and animal health.