describe two ways in which non biodegradable substances affect our environment?
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Non-biodegradable substances affect the environment in the following ways: → They contaminate soil and water resources as they cannot be decomposed by micro-organisms. → These substances, when accidentally eaten by stray animals, can harm them and can even cause their death.
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The impact of so many humans on the environment takes two major forms: consumption of resources such as land, food, water, air, fossil fuels and minerals. waste products as a result of consumption such as air and water pollutants, toxic materials and greenhouse gases.
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['Physical contaminants primarily impact the physical appearance or other physical properties of water. ... ', 'Chemical contaminants are elements or compounds. ... ', 'Biological contaminants are organisms in water.']
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One: Plastic bags do not biodegrade and are stuffing the oceans, marine life, and our food supply with plastic bits. Two: Considering all the other environmental impacts besides litter, a cotton tote or a paper bag may be worse for the environment than a plastic one.
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Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.
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['Limiting the use of plastic bags that are non-biodegradable.', 'Maintaining a healthy ecosystem and throwing the trash in the trash cans.', 'Try to recycle the waste products whenever possible.', 'Throwing the waste that is not littered by you in the dustbin.', 'Not pollute the environment.']
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2. Land pollution: When plastic is dumped in landfills, it interacts with water and form hazardous chemicals. When these chemicals seep underground, they degrade the water quality. Wind carries and deposits plastic from one place to another, increasing the land litter.
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['Increase in Deforestation. ... ', 'Soil Degradation. ... ', 'Ecological Impacts including Loss of Biodiversity and loss of Natural Habitats. ... ', 'Increased Health Risks to Humans. ... ', 'Socio-Economic and Livelihood Loss. ... ', 'Increased Carbon Emissions, Speeding up Global Warming.']
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The Environmental Impact of Reusable Water Bottles While these bottles may be easy to grab, they're also not very biodegradable, making them a hazard to our water, land, and air.
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['Air, Water and Land Pollution.', 'Climate Change – Climate Crisis.', 'Global Warming.', 'Deforestation & Logging.', 'Overpopulation.', 'Industrial and Household Waste.', 'Acid Rain.', 'Ozone Layer Depletion.']
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['Non-renewable energies lead to high levels of pollution. ... ', 'Fossil fuels may not be available forever. ... ', 'Non-renewable products can become the foundation of political conflict. ... ', 'Fossil fuel combustion is dangerous to our health.']
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Environmental Effects of BPA BPA can have an impact on wildlife, particularly on aquatic life in both freshwater and saltwater areas, which become reservoirs for contaminants. BPA has been known to mimic hormones and disrupt endocrine systems, including the kidney, liver, and gallbladder.
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Harmful substance: The water stored in plastic bottles start producing harmful substances along with harmful chemicals such as arsenic, fluoride and many others. Dioxin production: In hot environment, plastic starts melting that starts releasing toxins called dioxin which can accelerate breast cancer.
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While environmental chemistry focuses on the effects of polluting chemicals on nature, green chemistry focuses on the environmental impact of chemistry, including reducing consumption of nonrenewable resources and technological approaches for preventing pollution.
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A recent study on the environmental impacts of soaps and their associated packaging found that bar soaps have a lower environmental impact than liquid soaps in many important categories including carbon footprint, ecotoxicity, ozone depletion potential, and eutrophication potential.
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Almost two thirds of landfill waste is biodegradable. This waste rots and decomposes, and produces harmful gases (CO2 and Methane) which are both greenhouse gases and contribute to global warming. Landfills also pollute the local environment, including the water and the soil.
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['Sewage and water waste.', 'Dumping of solid waste.', 'Industrial waste.', 'Oil pollution.', 'Acid rain.', 'Global warming.']