Mobile phones are the biggest polluters of the environment by Zivka Deleva

Very often we forget to think about the things that make our Planet not to be the cleanest place to be. On line magazine “Live science” published a little study including the seventh biggest global pollution sources. You might be surprised what all came to the minds of this magazine’s staff. Definitely the most unchallenged number one went to the mobile phones. The thing is that the cell phones are produced as other types of electronics with rare earth elements. The most of the devices use the mineral coltan, which is the most found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. So, the procedure of mining this rare mineral kills animals around, like gorillas.! These facts come from the United Nations. According to Steven Cohen, an environmental specialist at Columbia University, “when a cell phone gets thrown out, toxic chemicals in its electronics, plastics and batteries can pollute soil and ground water if not properly handled”. The second place went to the manufacturing of concrete, which contributes to the greenhouse effect. Some biofuels are as bad as fossil fuels can be, though the first exist to replace the bad second. The production of the fertilizers needed for biofuels releases the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. On the very high fourth place came the public parks. I know that you are amazed in the moment you read this, but new research shows that parks as well can be harmful for the Earth. They contribute for the climate change. Artificial turf parks made from old tires can attract heavy metals into the ground. His Majesty, the Internet is a significant producer of carbon emissions. A Harvard physicist came ! up with a calculation that two Google searches put as much car! bon diox ide into the air as if you want to boil a kettle of water for a cup of tea. Author Robert Vale came to interesting calculation about the influence of the pets in the pollution. He claims that the production of the amount of meat consumed by a dog through dog food provokes much greenhouse gas as a large car.

by Zivka Deleva for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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