Chemistry, asked by Aniketojha4116, 1 year ago

why electroplating is hazardous to the environment .

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Answered by sujaymishra
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The effluent that released from the electroplating industries will contaminate the air, water and soil.
This leads to increase in the environmental pollution .
The electroplating industries mainly release nickel, cadmium, and lead which are very dangerous and toxic substances.
Nickel exposure  to humans may damage or effect kidney, liver.
Chromium exposure may lead to respiratory tract diseases.
A lot of water waste and sludge is also released from the electroplating industries will also increase environment pollution.
For all these above reasons, electroplating is hazardous to environment.
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