Q.2. Read the passage and answre the questions that follows -
When plasric waste is bumt, a complex weave of toxic chemicals
isreleased Breaking down polyvinyl chloride (PVC). used for packaging toys and
coating electrical wires-produces dioxin, an organochlorine which belonges to
the family of Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs) Ab recent Dioxin Assessment
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Report brought out by the Inited State Enviroment Protection Agency (USEPA)
says the risk of getting cancer from dioxin is ten times higher than reported by
the agency in 1994.
Yet the Delhi Government gave the green signal to a gasification project which
converted garbage into energy without removing plastic waste. Former transport
minister, the promoter of this project, clalimed, no air pollution and said that the
ash produced could be used as menure.
Technologies like gasification are a from of incineration, " says madhumita Dutta,
central coordinator with Toxic links, New Delhi Incineration merely tranfers
hazardous waste from a solid from to air, water and ash. She points out.
Toxics produced during incineration include acidic gases, heavy metals as well
as dioxines and furans "The manure will be hazardous and a problem to
dispose", says Dutta Muncipal solid waste contains mix of plastics. Breaking
down this wmits hydrochloric acid whixh attacks the respiratory system, skin and
eyes, resulting in coughing, vomiting and naousea,
Questions
(1) Which toxic chemical is released on burning plasic waste?
(2)
How is it harmful?
(2) What is likely to happen during incineration?
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(3) How will burning plastic adversery impact the health of citizens?
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(4) Find words from the passage similar in meaning as:
(2)
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