Question

which of the following heavy metals has the SC banned in the use of fire cracker, as they lead to air pollution
1 lithium
2 mercury
3 lead
4 all of the above ​

Answer 1

Heya Friend,

Recently Supreme Court has Banned heavy metals like lithium, antimony, mercury, arsenic and lead for their use in firecrackers, as they lead to air pollution.

Hence correct option is 4).All of the above ...

Hope it helps...

Answer 2

(4) is the correct option.

Recently, the Supreme Court banned metals like lithium, antimony, mercury, lead for use in firecrackers.

The following were the reasons for banning these metals:

1. Metals such as lithium, antimony, mercury, and lead cause a lot of harmful noise and air pollution.
2. Exposure to these metals after a festival like Diwali causes skin diseases like dermatitis.
3. High amounts of these metals can lead to bioaccumulation in organisms.
4. These metals have also proven to be poisonous and prolonged exposure can cause respiratory problems.
5. These metals also give out smoke which is a carcinogen i.e, a cancer-causing agent.