What is wrong with incinerators?
1. Air Pollution All types of incinerators cause air pollution. One incinerator can put as many as 190 different chemicals into the air. Many of these chemicals are very dangerous to our health. Some chemicals can cause cancer. There are many ways to make incinerators send out less pollution, but there is no way to stop all pollution. 2. Incineration can make people sick Incinerator workers and people who live near to incinerators have more health problems. These people get sick easily and they have a high risk of getting cancer. They also may find it difficult to get pregnant and have children. Many of the substances which come out of incinerators are very poisonous. These chemicals can enter our bodies when we breathe in polluted air, or when we eat food that has been contaminated (touched by dirt or poison). For example, these chemicals can settle on grass, and then cows eat the grass. When we drink the cows milk or eat beef, these chemicals enter our bodies. 3. Dangerous ash comes
