When one considers that your average lump of granite is, for all practical purposes, also non-biodegradeable,what is the problem with plastics.
2006-12-11 04:38:18 · 5 answers · asked by Barrie G 3 in Environment
I've seen birds wrapped up in fishing line, it kills them...also drift nets and other garbage kills many animals, fish and sea mammals...all made from plastics
2006-12-11 05:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by Ford Prefect 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plastics, while they do not biodegrade, leach harmful chemicals into ground water. These chemicals can cause adverse affects in local fauna (animals and plants).
2006-12-11 16:45:29 · answer #2 · answered by Heather 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because over time they break down into harmful components that take a very long time to completely disintegrate. Contamination!
2006-12-11 12:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow that is a good question... maybe because humans can produce plastics very easily, and they might litter the earth too much?
2006-12-11 12:43:44 · answer #4 · answered by cassandracorrao 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause animals would eat it and choke or something n die... stupid animals
2006-12-11 12:45:46 · answer #5 · answered by tst1980 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋