Not exact matches
In addition, scientific studies have proven disposable diapers contain potentially
dangerous chemicals, and the average child produces a half a
ton of diaper garbage per year.
The billions
of tons of coal combustion waste produced by power plants needs to be stored somewhere, often in waste sites that are inadequately engineered to avoid
dangerous spills or leaching
of hazardous
chemicals into groundwater supplies.
Consequently, countless
tons of it gets shipped to third - world nations where these everyday - devices — produced using
dangerous chemicals such as mercury and lead — are dismantled by young children aged 7 - 9.