plastic
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How dangerous is the use of plastic products, its affect on environment and human healthTRANSCRIPT
PLASTIC ? ? ?
"It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.“
J.R.R. Tolkien
The chasing arrowsThe chasing arrows
THE NUMBER TELLS THE CHEMICAL MAKE UP OF THE PLASTIC.....1) Polyethylene terephalate (PET)2) High density polyethylene (HDPE)3) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 4) Low density polyethylene LDPE5) Polypropylene (PP)6) Polystyrene (PS) or Expandable polystyrene (EPS)7) Other, including nylon and acrylic
All plastics migrate toxins into whatever they contact at all time. It does not matter if it is water or oil based, hot or cold, solid or liquid
PETPET
Used in
Soft drinks, Mineral Water, Edible Oil , Jars
What Migrates
Acetaldehyde
Effects
Developmental Toxin
Human carcinogen
POLYSTYRENPOLYSTYRENEE
Used In :
Disposable foamy plastic cups, plastic plates
What migrates out :
Styrene
Effects :
Hormone disrupting toxin
LDPE&HDPELDPE&HDPE
Used in
Buckets, Bowls, Cup, plates, 5 litre cooking oil
What migrates out & Effects
Lead – neurotoxin – intelligence of children
Cadmium – nephrotoxin – kiidneys severe harm
POLYCARBONAPOLYCARBONATETE
Used in :
Baby feeding bottles, small and large bottles
What migates :
Biosphenol A – A Endocrine Disruptor
Effects :
Inhibits endocrine system producing inappropriate quantity of hormones, can effect physical
development, sex & brain development, behavior, temperature regulation and even retard growth
PVCPVC
Uses :
water bottles, cooking oil bottles, mouth wash bottles, teethers for babies, nipples and toys such
as dolls, etc
What Migrates :
Lead, Cadmium, Barium, Zinc, Mercury, Phthalates and also Vinyl Chloride monomers
Effects :
liver and kidney dysfunction, reproductive abnormalities, chronic bronchitis, ulcers, skin
diseases, vision failure, cancer and even genetic changes.
Alternatives???Alternatives???
RECYCING – No Answer
BIODEGRADEABLE PLASTIC – Not Viable
BURNING – Dangerous.
The incineration of one kilogram of PVC produces up to 50 micrograms of dioxin, enough to initiate cancer in 50,000 laboratory animals. They have
been known to lead to cancer, endocrine disruption, and reproductive disorders. Increasingly
incinerators are being linked to birth of defective babies.
Effects on wildlife -Effects on wildlife -catastrophiccatastrophic
Death by ingestion
Death by strangulation
No drop of rainwater ever believes that it is responsible for the floods
OUR ATTITUDE
2,66,000 less poly bags used in a single day
97,090,000 poly bags in a year
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."— Mahatma Gandhi
TIME FOR A NEW ETHIC
Save yourself and you save the environment
— Cree Indian ProphecyOnly when the last tree has been cut down,Only when the last river has been poisoned,
Only when the last fish has been caught,
“Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten”