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A budding environmentalist.
Researcher in the scheme of 'Endangered and Extinct Species'
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Hi to all ECOFRIENDSI want to know about SOLAR CAR.
What is prise of solar that car? So if possible ican buy it able to reduce th air polution
to some extent.
Exhibit of wild animals in Advertisements
In India many advertisers use wild animals on national TV to enthuse the audience. Is it not a crime? The use of animal gives a wrong signal to the viewers who consider animals to be for the entertainment of the masses. Already we are seeing a uncontrollable perilous environmental degradation from all quarters. Is it not high time that the govt curb the usage of animals in advt.my son's interest in environment
It is very heartening to see enthusiastic parents like you who want to imbibe love for nature in their child.As a child I think Salman can learn about the flora and fauna ( avian ) in and around his environment and in out country.
Once he starts learning, he will start appreciating the beauty of nature. As he grows old he will understand the environmental degradation caused by the greed of humans. Hopefully he will guide other youngsters to appreciate the beauty of nature.
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Most plastics today come from petrochemicals, alkylphenols in PVC, polystyrene and phthalates. Laboratory studies show that some of these chemicals are linked to cancer and kidney damage and may interfere with the reproductive system and development.
What plastic can do?
1. Choked Soil: Millions of polybags settle in the soil. They are non-porous and non-biodegradable. They obstruct free flow of water and air.
Thus they choke the soil and suffocate plant roots. Toxic chemical additives leach into the soil. Soil quality degrades.
2. Animal Deaths: Cows foraging dustbins eat polybags and die. Ingested polybags block their intestines.
Toxins released from polybags also harm animals that eat those. Polybag also harms marine animals through ingestion.
3. Food Hazards: Chemicals used to manufacture polybags can leach out into food products stored in them and thereby reach our systems. The two commonly used dyes in plastics are lead - a known neurotoxin and cadmium - a nephrotoxin. Other additives used are toxic as well.
4. Mosquito Breeding: Stray polybags act as receptacles of water, ufficient enough for mosquito breeding.
5. Polluting Industry: Manufacture of polybags, mainly done in small moulding shops, with no environmental standard involve hazardous aterials and emit obnoxious gases posing serious problems first for the workers and then for the neighbourhood.
6. Disposal Hazards: If disposed through landfills, polybags continue to pollute soil for many years. If burnt they emit hazardous gases that pollute the air.
Avoiding the use of the plastic is difficult. But we can use jute, cottons and some bio-degradable to avoid use of plastic. Bans on polythene bags, recycling of the plastic, seminars on plastic menace in public and school can be useful.
In India recycling of plastic is more than 60%, i.e. plastic can be recycle three times. But after recycling the quality of plastic is very low and it is dangerous again to use.
Let’s stop the use plastic and save the environment.