Technology and Social Issues
by finn crysdale
1. destroys the land
2. kills birds
3. bad for the environment 0
4. Acid Rain
5. Air Pollution
6. Primary Batteries
7. Secondary Batteries
8. as the logging industry gets better more Animals lose their habitats
9. loss of land
10. Fossil fuel plants for electricity cause pollution
11. Batteries are difficult to dispose of and bad for the environment
12. Computer based landfills are harmful for the environment
13. Light pollution from tall buildings disrupt wildlife and often kill birds
14. Technological advances in the logging industry has made it easier for animals to lose their habitats
15. Bronchitis
16. Pneumonia
17. Permanent lung damage
18. Health problems in humans
19. Harmful to forests
20. Dissolves nutrients such as magnesium or calcium that trees need
21. Releases aluminum into the soil
22. Harmful to rivers and lakes
23. Causes lakes/rivers to have lower pH levels than normal
24. Can kill aquatic life such as frogs, some species of bass, and some species of trout
25. Smog
26. Contains ozone, which can cause breathing problems, especially in people with existing conditions (asthma)
27. Can cause permanent respiratory damage in children
28. WHO says "air pollution is the world's largest environmental health risk
29. Can cause birth defects in pregnant women
30. Zinc-Carbon
31. Alkaline
32. Can not be discarded with normal waste, and is rarely recycled
33. In the EU, stores that sell these batteries must accept them back to be recycled
34. Can be disposed with normal waste
35. EU countries must recycle at least 50% of all alkaline batteries in 2016
36. Lead-Acid Battery
37. Used most commonly in cars/ boats
38. In the US, 99% of lead-acid batteries were recycled this year
39. Safe for landfills and incinerators
40. kills animals
41. kills birds
42. cancer
43. Destroys earth
44. Loss of habitats
45. Land pollution
46. Global warming
47. Acid Rain
48. Air pollution
49. Loss of clean water
50. Loss of habitats
51. Water pollution
52. socially effects what type of transportation you would choose (biking, public transit).
53. A solution is to decommission and recycle before throwing them out
54. socially effects which of these technologies you would buy.
55. Taking these resources depletes our natural supplies. Most of which are irreplaceable.
56. Mining effects the surrounding ecosystems causing erosion, sinkholes and contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water by chemicals.
57. Cell phones emit radiofrequency energy that emit health problems
58. destroys habitats
59. socially affects which vehicles you buy and why
60. A solution to this problem is using electric cars which emit less carbon emissions
61. Certain technologies emit carbon emissions when used.(cars)
62. Certain technology has harmful ingredients that when thrown away can leak into the ground and watersheds
63. Mining Rare earth minerals are bad for the enviroment
64. Radiation from phones can be harmful to humans
65. Lithium-Ion Battery
66. Categorized as non-hazardous waste
67. Can be recycled, but low yield and high cost makes recycling li-ion batteries not popular
68. Used in portable electronics, and are often recalled (Note 7)
69. Manufacturing technology also requires a lot of fossil fuels and water
