Question

Q Disposal of boken clinical thermometers and laboratory
thermometer pose a thread to chironment. Why
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Answer 1

Answer:

Disposed broken Clinical and Laboratory thermometers pose a serious threat to the environment as they involve the leakage of mercury into the environment.

Explanation:

It is a serious threat as Mercury is a very poisonous substance and risks the lives of many living organisms present in the environment.It is also the cause of very dangerous disease, known as MINAMATA,which is caused due to interference of mercury into the biological processes of the human body. It has also caused many mass deaths and genetic mutations of many Marine animals.