List any three hazards of nuclear waste. How does the disposal of nuclear waste pose a problem for the plant and animal life?
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Hazards of nuclear waste:
Nuclear waste causes spoilage of air as many harmful gases are evolved during nuclear reaction s
It spoil the land. As we know the nuclear explosion in Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused no plant to grow on their land
Nuclear waste is harmful for human, aquatic life and plants etc
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➡️1. Large amounts of energy that is produced in the reaction can lead to huge explosions causing harm to human life and property.✔️
➡️2. Radioactive particles are known to cause genetic abnormalities which can be passed on to next generations.✔️
➡️3. Radioactivity is also known to cause cancer.✔️
➡️The planet's water cycle is the main way radiation gets spread about the environment.✔️
➡️When radioactive waste mixes with water, it is ferried through this water cycle. ✔️
➡️Radionuclides in water are absorbed by surrounding vegetation and ingested by local marine and animal life. ✔️
➡️Radiation can also be in the air and can get deposited on people, plants, animals, and soil. ✔️
➡️People can inhale or ingest radionuclides in air, drinking water, or food. Depending on the half life of the radiation, it could stay in a person for much longer than a lifetime. ✔️
➡️The half life is the amount of time it takes for a radioactive material to decay to one half of its original amount. Some materials have half-lives of more than 1,000 years!✔️
➡️2. Radioactive particles are known to cause genetic abnormalities which can be passed on to next generations.✔️
➡️3. Radioactivity is also known to cause cancer.✔️
➡️The planet's water cycle is the main way radiation gets spread about the environment.✔️
➡️When radioactive waste mixes with water, it is ferried through this water cycle. ✔️
➡️Radionuclides in water are absorbed by surrounding vegetation and ingested by local marine and animal life. ✔️
➡️Radiation can also be in the air and can get deposited on people, plants, animals, and soil. ✔️
➡️People can inhale or ingest radionuclides in air, drinking water, or food. Depending on the half life of the radiation, it could stay in a person for much longer than a lifetime. ✔️
➡️The half life is the amount of time it takes for a radioactive material to decay to one half of its original amount. Some materials have half-lives of more than 1,000 years!✔️
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