Impact of use of plastic bags on environment aims and objectives
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The aim was to raise awareness about the negative impacts of plastic bags on the environment and human health and accordingly find practical ways to reduce and avoid the use of plastic bags.
Plastic bags usually end up polluting the environment and endangering people's health.
To assess the existing air quality.
To assess the extent of pollution of water bodies due to developmental
activities.
To assess the quality of soil and extent of soil pollution and soil degradation.
To assess the extent of noise pollution.
To assess the quantities and types of solid wastes generated, assess the
efficacy of present disposal method and to propose suitable methods of
disposal.
To assess the amounts of sewerage generated and its quality.
The main source of air pollution are industrial plants, power stations,
automobiles, locomotives, airplanes, jets, missiles, domestic furnaces, dead bodies
burning, burning of oils, sewers, refuse burning, etc. The emissions from these
sources mainly consist of aerosols, odour, and gases. These air pollutants affect man,
animals, vegetation and also having economical, sociological and psychological
impact. It causes irritation of the mucous linings of the eyes, nose and throat,
headaches, nausea, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, asthmatic bronchitis,
pulmonary emphysema, cancer, death etc.
Nowadays, acid rain has become the talks of the day. Today every body has
a craze for having own vehicles and in most of the cities automobiles are rapidly
becoming the main source of air pollution. Although the number of vehicles, plying
in Indian cities including metropolitan is still insignificant
Environment is polluted by many objects. One example which we all know about it is - 'Plastic Bag'.
Plastic we get from various places like - Grocery shops, shopping markets vegetables market. For this plastic bag environment gets air pollution. It also does water pollution. Many countries already banned this plastic bags for safety.