Chem Assignment

Application Assignment for Chemical Reactions (Question 1) By

Some chemical reactions used in the manufacture of paper are sodium hydroxide, chlorine dioxide, chlorine,

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The leaching of the chemicals from tailing ponds affects the water quality in a local community because it contaminates the water . It contaminates the water making it not suitable or safe to drink.

The paper production and the reactant or products of the pulp can affect the health of people living near the plants because it releases a large amount of pollution such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxides, nitrous oxides and sulfur dioxides. This causes disease such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and other diseases. It also pollutes the water areas we live near

Paper Making and Production Growth and others

Toxic chemical fires affect local communities because it creates health problems such as asthma, hair loss, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, congestion, hearing loss and rashes. These fires also affect other living things near by like birds, squirrels and other animals and their habitats.

By: Kasthuri Rajadurai