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Describe the case study of environmental degradation caused by PCB & Kanemiβs Oil?
In Southern Japan, in 1968 a large number of people suffered by disfigurement of skin, discolouration, fatigue, numbness, respiratory distress, vomiting and loss of hair. β 10,000 people got affected & some died β Two groups of 121 people each were tested and results were as follows: β’ It was found that fried food using rice oil produced by Kanemi company was eaten which caused the problem β’ After 7 months of investigationβ¦. β It was found that the presence of Polychlorinated biphenyl-PCB was the cause for the effects and it was present in the rice oil. β Rice Oil was heated at low pressure to remove the odour throβ a heat exchanger and a liquid known as KANECHLOR which contained PCB was used for heat transfer β Pipes of the heat exchanger was corroded and led to leakage throβ those pinholes. β In fact, Kanemi had been replenishing 27 kgs of lost PCB per month for sometime without realizing the seriousness. β’ Indirect path β this rice was used as chicken-feed and half of one million chickens that were fed died. Other Similar Effects:…