Answer to Question #60232 in Chemistry for SJ

Question

How does the chemical industry have a good and bad effect on the environment?
In detail

Answer 1

An indirect influence of a certain industry or plant on the environment is called external effects.
In particular, enterprises working in chemical industry are the reason of exhaust gases emission, discharge of wastewater and industrial waste production.
However, chemical industry enterprises also produce sorbents and reactants for water and air treatment. Chemical processes are also involved for waste recycling (such as plastics or secondary chemical substances).