Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Burning coal
The correct answer is Burning coal. - Coal is a highly variable fuel that contains different levels of moisture, non-combustible inorganic material (ash), sulfur, and sometimes significant levels of other impurities, e.g. arsenic, fluorine, lead and mercury.
- Burning coal inside the home for the purposes of heating or cooking produces particulate and gas emissions that may contain a number of harmful chemicals, such as benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
- The combustion may lead to carbon monoxide which becomes fatal to human beings as it blocks oxygen to reach parts of the body.
- Lung cancer is also associated with exposure to indoor coal combustion emissions.
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