Thursday 9 January 2014

“Chemicals” – Boon or a Curse

Humans are the most advanced and intelligent species in the universe and their greatest exertion is Science, mainly the advancement in Chemical Industry.  The term Chemicals is conversationally tainted. As an individual, we are aware of the impact of the chemical industries on medical science, technology, cosmetics and many more. It exists in each and every sphere of our life and has become the most important part in once life.

The contribution done by the chemical industries has solved many queries of the human race. From medical to agricultural and cosmetics to baby products, chemicals are being used in each and every product. Medical science completely depends on chemical industries and its advancement. There was a time when diseases such as TB, typhoid, malaria & pneumonia were considered to be incurable, but in today’s generation medical science have made lot progress and now not only these diseases but even few forms of Cancers are also curable.

Through Chemical industry and engineering, science has imparted us with growth and development. In a broad term, chemical engineers are responsible for the conception and design of processes, for the purpose of production, transportation and transformation of materials. They have even assisted to build up atomic sciences, polymers, papers, dyes, drugs, plastics, fertilizers, foods, petrochemicals and many more.

There are many boons of chemical industry but it is equally responsible for the calamity in the globe. One of the biggest calamities in the world was the Chernobyl disaster, which was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, it was under direct jurisdiction of the central authorities of the Soviet Union. The tragedy had begun during a system test on 26th April, 1986 at reactor number four of the Chernobyl plant. It had suffered a catastrophic power increase, leading to explosions in its core.

Another catastrophe that had occurred in India was the Bhopal Gas Tragedy which took place in 1984. In the industrial world, it was noted as one of the worst disaster. This tragedy had occurred on 2nd and 3rd December, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. More than 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.

Chemicals used in cosmetics can also be harmful. With much of chemicals and preservatives used in today's cosmetics, more women are turning towards natural makeup that does not contain these harmful ingredients. Hair loss is also one of the major problems, due to exposure to certain chemicals used is shampoos and hair dyes. In our daily lives, one is exposed to toxic chemicals and radiation from a wide range of sources. Some of these exposures can also increase the risk of breast Cancer.

However, getting exposed to too much of chemical can be harmful even those chemicals like water or fluoride. It is very important to be more explicit as all matters are made of chemicals.

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