Categorii: Tot - environment - resources - emissions - contamination

realizată de Amanda Krause 7 ani în urmă

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Disposable Nappies on the Environment

The widespread use of disposable nappies has significant environmental repercussions. One major concern is water quality, as contaminants from used nappies can seep into water sources, potentially spreading viruses and other pathogens.

Disposable Nappies on the Environment

Disposable nappies and the environmental implications

Landfill

Space
over 2 billion used nappies go into landfill sites in Australia each year (Lee, 2017)
Decomposition time
Minimum estimate of 200 years (Pendry, Mewse, & Burgoyne, 2012)

Carbon Emissions

Decomposing nappies release methane gases

Effects on soil

how likely will viruses from feces, contaminate soil?

Main topic

Effects on water quality?

complications of contaminated water?

Resources

A child uses approximately 5500 from birth to toilet training (Nappy choice and the environment)
How long until the resources have been depleted?

Are Disposable nappies actually worse than cloth nappies?