Zinc: Great For Development
Text versionThis bar graph shows the world’s annual production of refined zinc from 2011 to 2020. Production was 13.1 million tonnes in 2011 and decreased to a 10-year low of 12.six million tonnes in 2012. Annual increases reached a ten-year higher of 13.8 million tonnes in 2015. Secondly, unwanted zinc by-merchandise such as sodium oxide and carbon monoxide are also harmful to the atmosphere. Sodium oxide is corrosive when exposed to water though carbon monoxide is toxic to animals and…