Question:

Cancer caused by plastic?

When I learned at school that you can get cancer of inhaling burning plastic.. I am still wondering if this is true does anyone know?

Answer:

I dont think so.But there are differents kinds of cancers like lucemia,bone cancer and lung cancer.
Yes the fumes from burning plastic releases harmful chemicals that can cause cancer. The main cancer causing type of plastic, when it is burned is, Poly-Vinyl Chloride, or PVC, it is a commonly used plastic for vinyl flooring, drain pipes, guttering, shampoo bottles, packaging, children's toys and many other things. Burning garbage, the fumes contain 350-times more cancer-causing substances than cigarette smoke.

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