Why is ship breaking a hazardous industry? Please answer in about 10-20 lines /point
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Ship breaking is considered as a hazardous activity due to the complicated and varied structural component of ships and the risk involved in dismentaling it.
- Ships contain hazardous compounds like PCBs, lead and mercury etc. which are disposed off directly to the environment without any treatment.
- The hazardous compounds cause damage to marine life, flora and fauna, humans and agriculture etc.
- Workers are exposed to hazardous compounds like asbestos which cause severe diseases
- Since, it is mostly done in informal sector, workers don't wear any personal protective equipment
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