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Health Risk Associated with Hazardous Waste | Ecology

This article throws light upon the two categories of health risk hazards associated with hazardous waste. The categories are: 1. Occupational health hazards 2. Health Hazards due to Environmental Contami­nations. Health Risk: Category # 1. Occupational Hazards Associated with Waste Handling: 1. Infections: 1. Skin and blood infections resulting from di­rect contact with waste, and from infected wounds. 2. Eye [...]

By |2016-12-13T19:11:40+00:00December 13, 2016|Wastes|Comments Off on Health Risk Associated with Hazardous Waste | Ecology
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Wastes: Sources, Classification and Impact

Human society produces some unwanted and discarded materials which are called wastes. Wastes are produced from different activities such as household activities, agricultural activities industrial activities, hospitals, educational institutions, mining operations, and so on. These sources general different types of wastes, many of which are hazardous in nature. They cause spread of many diseases. In general, the wastes maybe categorized [...]

By |2015-08-27T07:28:39+00:00January 31, 2015|Wastes|Comments Off on Wastes: Sources, Classification and Impact
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