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All plastics are petroleum based products. i.e. they come from oil.
Oil is a finite resource and many other problems are associated with oil extraction and usage.
During the production of plastic vast quantities of toxic waste are produced by treating them with flame retardants, plasticizers and various other organic compounds.
Plastics have a very high residence time within the environment most items of plastic are used for 20-30 minuets before they are discarded sometimes lasting 1000 years within the terrestrial environment. This usually ends up within marine sources. The Pacific Ocean has one of the largest dumping ground for plastics, unknown numbers of sea birds marine mammals and fish ingest plastics which causes a variety of negative health effects.
As plastics break down by wave action, photic or biological means generation of microplastics also occurs. Microplastics have the potential to harbour persitant organic pollutants and polyaromatic hydrocarbons which are highly toxic to all known living creatures.
However plastics only beome a problem when disposed of incorectly by dumping or buring. Plastics have made the 20 and 21st centry much easier for the human race to thrive and live better lives. There are no disadvantages to using plastic as for its many purposes, just disadvantages in the way humans dispose of plastics.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the mean using examples?
less down 5 example of advantages and disadvantage of using plastics
What are the disadvantages of using plastics in machines?
If you mean "as part of the machine" instead of "use the machine to work the plastic": The only real disadvantage is when the plastic chosen is the wrong one for the application, or if the part should have been made from something else instead. In some cases, plastics are exactly what you want to use.
What are the demerits of using plastic?
Typically plastic do not break down and therefore are not environmentally friendly.Plastic bottles and some containers tend to leach toxins when heated put through different temperature changes.For example, freezing a water bottle and then drinking from it as it thaws changes the plastic and then contaminates the water.Another disadvantage to using plastic is that most are not recyclable in most parts of the world.
What is a disadvantage of using png?
The disadvantage is that , gif is better
Advantages and disadvantages of plastics?
Plastics are cheap and can be molded into many things. One drawback to using plastics is they harm the environment.
What is the disadvantage of using platinum?
The Disadvantage of using platinum is that it is highly corrosive nad extrely toxic.
What 3 advantages of using corn-based plastics instead of oil-based plastics?
Using corn-based plastics reduces reliance on fossil fuels, which helps in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. Corn-based plastics are biodegradable and compostable, resulting in less environmental impact and reducing plastic pollution. Additionally, using corn-based plastics can promote sustainable agricultural practices and support local farmers.
One disadvantage of using a one pipe heating system is that what?
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Is a disadvantage using tables?
Whether or not it is a disadvantage depends on what you are trying to do with the table.
Disadvantage of using cad?
1 disadvantage is that it might not always be as accurate as you want it to be
What is a disadvantage to using community transportation?
the disadvantage of using community service is that you have to pay and you dont have the advantage to going where ever you want
How can you control the use of plastic?
we can control the use of plastics by using paper bags instead of polythene bags, by recycling some plastics and using renewable resources.
