What is the bad effects of polymer or plastics?

Answer 1

Since polypropylene contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms, it does not poison environment after its disposal. However high melting point suggests that deterioration time in the land field will be long. ammendment: really? how exactly will it break down? and what time frame. to say it does not poison the environment after disposal is untrue.

Answer 2

There are two types of polymers, which are natural and synthetic. Although natural polymers do not affect the environment, synthetic polymers do.

Synthetic polymers are anything that is manufactured or influenced by humans. Due to this, these types of polymers release reactants which are hazardous; both to humans and the environment.

Synthetic polymers, which include plastics, rubber, adhesives, and Styrofoam cannot be degraded into the environment, causing a buildup of these chemicals all at once, causing a release of any "excess" chemicals into the environment.

From there on, polymers create garbage loads, and chemical reactants that effect the environment, and spread around. Therefore effecting anything grown or eaten around it. This could call chemical poisoning to the greenery, animals, and living organisms around it.

Answer 3

Not all polymers are bad. In fact humans are made up of polymers. But polymers from sources such as crude oil synthesized into plastics release toxins as they break down. When you burn plastics synthesized from crude oil feedstock, carbon dioxide and dioxins can be released into the air if smoke is not properly filtered as they are in high quality waste-to-energy incinerators. Also plastics are non biodegradable and so landfills are used to bury the plastic this takes up space and also costs money because there is not enough room for all the waste. Therefore plastics are banned in some areas.

Answer 4

Polymers are very unreactive so this makes them hard to dispose of which cause litter and landfill sutes to be filled. Most polymers are non-biodegradable so last for many years in rubbish dumps. It is possible to include cornstarch to the polymer to make it break down quicker, so polymers can be recycled. To do this the polymers must be seperated from eachother which can be difficult and expensive. However it would reduce the disposal problems and the amount of crude oil used. Many people still throw carrier bags away, knowing the environmental impacts. This is why, especially in the UK, there is a charge for carrier bags, so people are encouraged to reuse their plastic bags and not to throw them away!

Answer 5

The plastic or polymers are non bio degradable compounds.They cannot be decomposed in nature as they are unnatural.In addition to this,if these substance are imbibed by domesticated animals this can prove to be injurious for them and can also lead them to death.

Answer 6

Some forms of plastic can threaten wildlife, example: 6-pack ring sets. Most plastics are not biodegradable, and many become pollutants almost Immediately.

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

1. they help protect the ozone layer.

2. plastic polymers provide thermoplastic and synthetics.example: nylon.

3. without polymers we could not have existed!