activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, based on a defined goal. Brazil is committed to removing all fluorescent lamps from the market by 2025. Shall we inform ourselves about this matter? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Goal is in international agreement
Brazil is committed to removing all fluorescent lamps from the market by 2025. This goal was set last year at the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Minamata Convention. The idea is that they will be replaced by LED lamps, which consume less energy and do not contain heavy metals.
Fluorescent lamps emerged to replace the old incandescent ones, with the promise of being more economical and durable, and do not emit heat, but contain mercury in the composition, a highly toxic.
“In humans, mercury can cause ataxia, neuromotor and neurological problems. It is teratogenic [organism that, being present during pregnancy, produces an alteration in development], in the formation of fetuses. It is quite toxic when linked to the neurological issue and can lead to death”, explains biologist Alexandra Penedo de Pinho, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
Recycling is a powerful tool, but still insufficient. According to the Brazilian Association for the Management of Reverse Logistics for Lighting Products (Reciclus), they have been recycled in recent six years in the country 33 million fluorescent lamps, about 5 million per year, a number well below the total that arrives annually. In 2022, 12 million light bulbs were imported.
“The challenge is very big because people need to be aware that there are several residues that are harmful to the environment. And the environment is already suffering the consequences through natural disasters. That waste that we throw in a place that is not the right one has consequences for the world”, points out Camilla Horizonte, operations manager at Reciclus.
In recycling, the components are separated: glass, metals and phosphoric powder can be reused. Mercury, on the other hand, is extracted through these pipes connected to a charcoal filter, which is then sent to a special sanitary landfill.
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Dimas Soldi. Available in:. Accessed on: June 24, 2023. (With cut and adaptation).
Question 1 – In the passage “This target was set last year at the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Minamata Convention.”, what target does the text refer to?
Question 2 – According to the text, Brazil wants to do away with fluorescent lamps because they:
( ) “do not emit heat”.
( ) “are more economical and durable”.
( ) “contain mercury in the composition, a highly toxic metal”.
Question 3 – Identify the fragment, in which the text exposes the advantages of LED lamps:
Question 4 – In “In humans, mercury can cause ataxia, neuromotor problems It is neurological.”, the highlighted term expresses facts that:
( ) add up.
( ) alternate.
( ) contrast.
Question 5 – The segment “In 2022, 12 million light bulbs were imported.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 6 – The alert “[…] people need to be aware that there are several residues that are harmful to the environment.” was made by:
Question 7 – Underline the word below that indicates a time circumstance:
“And the environment is already suffering the consequences through natural disasters.”
Question 8 – Which component, according to the text, cannot be recycled, being “destined for a special sanitary landfill”?
( ) The glass.
( ) mercury.
( ) phosphoric powder.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
