5 Unexpected Products That Are Damaging the Environment
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5 Unexpected Products
That Are Damaging
the Environment It's not always obvious which products are harming the environment. These 5 may surprise you. 1. Oral contraceptives The synthetic estrogen in contraceptive pills has been linked to genetic and behavioral disruption in salmon and trout. Lina Nikoleris, Department of Biology, Lund University, via BBC 2. Avocados The Water Footprint Network reports that it takes 272 liters of water to grow a
single avocado. 3. Pineapples Thousands of hectares of Costa Rican rainforest have been cleared to grow pineapples. The crops also require a huge amount of pesticides. 4. Shampoo Many shampoos contain palm oil, an ingredient which has led to significant deforestation and Orangutan habitat destruction. 5. Air fresheners The chemical limonene, which gives a citrus smell, produces formaldehyde when exposed to ozone in the air.
That Are Damaging
the Environment It's not always obvious which products are harming the environment. These 5 may surprise you. 1. Oral contraceptives The synthetic estrogen in contraceptive pills has been linked to genetic and behavioral disruption in salmon and trout. Lina Nikoleris, Department of Biology, Lund University, via BBC 2. Avocados The Water Footprint Network reports that it takes 272 liters of water to grow a
single avocado. 3. Pineapples Thousands of hectares of Costa Rican rainforest have been cleared to grow pineapples. The crops also require a huge amount of pesticides. 4. Shampoo Many shampoos contain palm oil, an ingredient which has led to significant deforestation and Orangutan habitat destruction. 5. Air fresheners The chemical limonene, which gives a citrus smell, produces formaldehyde when exposed to ozone in the air.