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Date November 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 19N.3.hl.TZ0.c
Level hl Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
Command term Suggest Question number c Adapted from N/A
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19N.3.hl.TZ0.c

The discovery of penicillins contributed to the development of antibiotics.

Suggest a concern about the disposal of solvents from drug manufacturing.

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Markscheme

Any one of:
«most are» toxic «to living organisms»
OR
incomplete combustion/incineration can produce toxic products/dioxins/phosgene
OR
carcinogenic/can cause cancer ✔
NOTE: Do not accept “harmful to the environment”.

accumulate in groundwater
OR
have limited biodegradability ✔
NOTE: Do not accept just “pollutes water”.

cost of disposal ✔
NOTE: Do not accept “hazard of disposal”.

NOTE: Accept “ozone depletion” only if there is some reference to chlorinated solvents.

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