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Plastic
The document discusses the harms of plastic pollution on human health and the environment. It notes that Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in India, with high levels of particulate matter. It then discusses how chemicals used in plastics like BPA, phthalates, and styrene are toxic and can disrupt human hormones. These chemicals accumulate in the food chain and enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, and absorption. The document advocates reducing plastic use to help address this growing environmental and health crisis.
Plastic
- 1. LET’S GO GREEN TOGETHER BY–NAMRATA KWATRA
- 2. SWACHH BHARAT WE HAVETO THINK- • WHAT WE ARE USING? • WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING TO THE WASTE THAT WE DISPOSE OFF? SWACHH BHARAT CAN NOT ONLY BE ACHIEVED BY KEEPING OUR HOUSES AND ROADS CLEAN.
- 3. WHY WE SHOULD CARE Delhi,the sixth-most populated metropolis in the world, is one of the most heavily polluted cities in India, having for instance one of the country's highest volumes of particulate matter pollution. In May 2014 the World Health Organization announced New Delhi as the most polluted city in the world
- 4. CHEMICAL INTRUDERS After WorldWar II thousands of synthetic chemicals were introduced in commercial use for the boom in industrial production. Many of these chemicals proved beneficial in pest and disease control, crop production, and industry. These same chemicals, however, have had unforeseen effects on human health and the environment. Intentionally produced chemicals currently or once used in agriculture, disease control, manufacturing, or industrial processes. Unintentionally produced chemicals, such as dioxins, that result from some industrial processes and from combustion (for example, municipal and medical waste incineration and backyard burning of trash, manufacturing and processing of plastic)
- 5. CHEMICAL INTRUDERS •Persistent inenvironment •Long-range transport leads to global pollution •Tendency to remain in fat-rich tissues •Accumulate in food chain •High levels in fish and marine mammals •Acute toxicity well characterized
- 6. CHEMICAL INTRUDERS INSECTICIDES PESTICIDES TERMITE CONTROL MOSQUITO REPLLENTS FUNGICIDE PCB’S USED TO MAKE PLASTIC, PAINT ETC. DIOXINS AND FURANS-PRODUCED WHILE BURNING OF PLASTIC AND MUNCIPAL WASTE MERCURY THERMOMETRE CFL’S LIGHTS DENTAL FILLINGS CADMIUM NICKEL CARDMIUM BATTERY LEAD BATTRIES, PAINT, COSMETICS (LIPSTICS ETC) Semi- Persistent Toxic Substances Persistent Toxic Substances Persistent Organic Pollutants PAH’S PERFUMES , BODY SPRAYS PHTHALATES PVC, RECYCLED PLASTIC PBDE MANUFACTURING PLASTICS BPA- BISPHENOL A PLASTIC BOTTLES ALKYL PHENOLS DETERGENTS,
- 7. ROUTES OF ENTRYOF TOXIC SUBSTANCES There are three primary routes of entry into the body: Ingestion- This means taking a material into the body by mouth (swallowing). Absorption- Substances that contact the eye and the skin may be either absorbed into the body or cause local effects Inhalation- This means taking a material into the body by breathing it in.
- 8. COMMONLY USED POISIONS Plastic food containers Plastic drink bottles Mosquito Repellents Pesticides House cleansers Air fresheners Cosmetics Preservatives Food Additives Antiperspirants Fabric softeners Perfumes Non-stick Cookware Paints Bug sprays Mattresses Dry-cleaned clothes
- 9. PLASTIC IS APARASITE EATING OUR PLANET
- 10. •NON BIODEGRADABLE-PERMANENT DUMPON EARTH •HIGHLY TOXIC TO BODY AND ENVIRONMENT •PETROLEUM PRODUCT •SERIOUSLY IMPAIRING AN ALREADY FRAGILE ECOSYSTEM •HOT FOOD IN CONTACT WITH PLASTIC IS CARCINOGENIC •MICROWAVING FOOD IN PLASTIC IS CARCINOGENIC •ACTS AS XENOESTROGEN
- 11. PLASTIC A BIGHAZARD
- 12. PLASTIC A BIGHAZARD
- 13. 55 LAKH TONNESOF PLASTIC WASTE GENERATED EVERY YEAR IN INDIA ONLY 33 LAKH TONNES IS RECYCLED 22 LAKH TONNES IS PERMANENT DUMP EVERY YEAR IN INDIA PLASTIC A BIG HAZARD
- 14. DELHI MOST POLLUTEDCITY OF THE WORLD DAILY 9000 TONNES OF SOLID WASTE IS GENERATED IN DELHI WHICH INCLUDES 700 TONNES OF PLASTIC WASTE PLASTIC A BIG HAZARD
- 16. WHILE MAKING ANDBURNING PLASTIC WHICH IS ONE OF THE PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTENT PHALATES A CHEMICAL USED TO MAKE PLASTIC IS A ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER ALSO LINKED TO CANCER, DIABETES , HEART PROBLEM, OBESITY. AS IT ENTERS FOOD CHAIN BY LEACHING IN FOOD OR BY INGESTED BY SEA AND LAND ANIMALS. PLASTIC A BIG HAZARD
- 18. PLASTIC A BIGHAZARD Antimony has been linked to: •Soil pollution •Digestive issues •Lung, heart, liver, and kidney damage PET contains two main components: •Antimony •Acetaldehyde Plastic #1 - Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE or PET) Plastic Bottles (water, soft drinks, etc) Polyester Clothing Furniture Carpeting Acetaldehyde which has been linked to: •DNA damage •Abnormal muscle development •Alzheimer's •Cancer. Plastic #2 - High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Milk Pouches Bread Packets Water pipes Plastic lumber Secondary health and environmental risks from production of HDPE, as well as the limited amount that gets recycle, are still a big consideration. Because of its widespread use and primary safety, it is a hard one to avoid.
- 19. PLASTIC A BIGHAZARD Phthalates •Endocrine s disruption •Abnormal Fetal •Breast or testicular cancers •Autism Of all types of plastics #3 is one of the most detrimental to human health. It includes: Plastic #3 - Vinyl or Polyvinyl Chloride (V or PVC) Shower curtains Cling Film Children's toys Pool toys, rafts Fencing Pipes Vinyl chloride •Cancer •Liver, lung, and kidney damage •Decrease in normal reproductio n function Plastic #4 - Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Plastic bags Milk cartons containers Although there are no known human health concerns, LDPE is sourced for fossil fuels and therefore not renewable, as well as not being biodegradable and poses a large issue for the environment since most LDPE (such as plastic bags) do not get recycled. Dioxins •Reproductive issues •Development al problems •Hormone disruption •Immune impairment •Cancer
- 20. PLASTIC A BIGHAZARD Scientists have found that PP can leach two chemical compounds (quaternary ammonium biocides and oleamide) that interrupt human enzymes and brain receptors. This is one of the types of plastics formerly thought to be safe, and so much more research is needed on polypropylene. Polystyrene contains both styrene and benzene Styrene has been shown to be toxic to the nervous system, hematological, cytogenetic, carcinogenic, and disruptive to menstrual cycles Plastic #5 - Polypropylene (PP) Auto parts Dispoable diapers Disposable food containers Industrial fibers Kitchen items (cups, bottles, etc) Sanitary/Me nstrual pads Plastic #6 - Polystyrene (PS) “Styrofoam” Disposable knives, forks, spoons Egg cartons Foam cups/food packaging Packing peanuts Toys Benzene is a known carcinogen, particularly leukemia (cancer of the blood), and linked to anemia, excessive bleeding, and other blood disorders, irregular menstrual cycles, low birth weight, bone marrow damage, and more.11 Non Recyclable
- 21. POLYSTYRENE - BIGGEST HAZARD NONRECYCLEABLE CARCINOGEN BANNED IN MANY COUNTRIES MAJORLY USED AS PACKAGE FILLINGS AND UTENSILS PERMANENT DUMP ON EARTH PLASTIC A BIG HAZARD
- 22. FOOD COMING INTOCONTACT WITH PLASTIC Plastic leach chemicals into the food Hot foods when served in plastic Storage of food in plastic Packed food in hot climate speeds up the leaching Microwaving food in plastic When it is consumed by us it accumulates in our body which is toxic and may harm us in future. PLASTIC A BIG HAZARD Phthalates—Used as plasticizers -Endocrine Distrupter Impotency, sterility, Testicular cancer, Prostate in males Fibroids, Breast cancer Early menopause, Osteoporosis in females Obesity, Early puberty, Neuropsychiatric disorders, Endocrine disturbances in children. It is a reason behind higher incidence of Diabetes, Hypertension and Coronary artery disease.in relation to endocrine disrupting compounds is the potential time lag between exposure and the manifestations of the clinical disorders. In humans, this period may be years or decades and hence consequences of developmental exposure may be manifested in adulthood or during aging process.
- 23. PLASTIC A BIGHAZARD FOOD COMING INTO CONTACT WITH PLASTIC •RECYCLED PLASTIC WHICH IS WIDELY USED TO SERVE HOT TEA AND HOT FOOD •POLYSTYRENE /STYROFOAM •PE LAYERED CONTAINERS •LAMINATED PAPER PLATES AND CUPS •PLASTIC TIFFINS •PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES •PAPER PLATES MADE OF PRINTED MATERIAL(AS PRINTING DYES CONTAIN TOXIC CHEMICALS) •RECYCLED PLASTIC CONTAINERS •POYTHENE BAGS •PP CONTAINERS •STYROFOAM CONTAINERS •PVC IN CLING FILM THAT COME IN CONTACT OF FOOD. FOOD SERVED IN FOOD PACKED IN.
- 24. HOT FOOD AND PLASTIC PLASTICA BIG HAZARD
- 25. THINK BEFORE USING DISPOSABLES PLASTICA BIG HAZARD
- 26. 500 BILLION PLASTICBAGS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY WORLDWIDE AND LESS THAN 3% OF THOSE BAGS RECYCLED. THEY CAN TAKE 1000 YEARS TO BIODEGRADE IN LAND FILL THAT EMIT HARMFUL GREEN HOUSE GASES AND ADDS TO GLOBAL WARMING. PLASTIC A BIG HAZARD
- 27. PLASTIC A BIGHAZARD
- 28. PLASTIC A BIGHAZARD CONVENIENCE AT THE COST OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
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- 31. SUBSTITUTES TO PLASTIC LEAFUTENSILS
- 32. TIME TO TAKEA PLEDGE SUBSTITUTES TO PLASTIC