What harm does plastic do to the human body

Many things in our lives today are made of plastic. Plastic is very common in our lives, and plastic products are very convenient to use. Everyone likes to use plastic products. However, plastic products should not be thrown away randomly after use, but should be placed in special recycling areas for secondary use. So, what harm does plastic have on the human body?

1. Affect agricultural development. Waste plastic products continue to accumulate in the soil, which will affect the absorption of nutrients and water by crops, leading to reduced crop yields.

2. It poses a threat to animal survival. Waste plastic products abandoned on land or in water are swallowed by animals as food, causing their death. Last year, nearly a thousand sheep of 20 herdsmen living near Qinghai Lake died as a result, resulting in economic losses of more than 300,000 yuan. Sheep like to eat the oily residues wrapped in plastic bags, but they often eat the plastic bags together. Because the plastic stays in the stomach for a long time and is difficult to digest, the stomachs of these sheep become crowded and they can no longer eat, and eventually they starve to death. Such things are common in zoos, pastoral areas, rural areas and oceans.

3. Waste plastics not only occupy a large amount of land when buried with garbage, but the occupied land cannot be restored for a long time, affecting the sustainable use of the land. If waste plastic products that enter the domestic garbage are landfilled, they will not degrade for 200 years. It is extremely harmful to the land, changing its acidity and alkalinity, affecting the absorption of nutrients and water by crops, and leading to reduced agricultural production. As for plastic products abandoned in the water or on land, they not only affect the environment, but also cause death if passively swallowed. This destroys the ecological balance.

4. High temperature will decompose toxic substances. Plastic products do not contain toxic substances, but because the recycling equipment is not perfect, the process is simple, and many manufacturers do not have a legal business license, when the temperature of the reproduced plastic products reaches 65°C, toxic substances will precipitate and penetrate into the food, causing harm to important parts of the human body such as the liver, kidneys, reproductive system and central nervous system.

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