hazardous waste Flashcards
(35 cards)
___________defines hazardous waste as
(a) substances without any safe commercial,
industrial, agricultural, or economic usage
that are shipped, transported, or brought
from another country for dumping or
disposal; and
(b) by-products, residues, or consumer
discards that pose unreasonable risk or harm
to health, safety, and the environment.
The Toxic Substances, Hazardous, and
Nuclear Wastes Control Act (Republic Act
6969)
Globally. around ________ of
hazardous waste are generated each
year
400 million tons
Various harmful chemicals possibly
present in our _______
homes
Examples of harmful materials at home
Cleaning, paint, gardening, automotive, general
Impacts of
Hazardous Waste on
Human Health
Skin Absorption
Inhalation
Ingestion
Injection or Puncture
Wounds
Direct contact to hazardous wastes can cause
toxic symptoms.
Skin Absorption
Hazardous compounds can enter the respiratory
system by the ________ of airborne pollutants.
Inhalation
Toxic compounds that may build up in the
body over time due to contaminated ________
food
ingestion.
Unintentional contact with sharp ends of
hazardous wastes.
Injection or Puncture
Wounds
Acute Effects
Eye & Skin Irritation
Chemical Burns
Difficulty Breathing
Headaches and
Nausea
Behavioral Abnormalities
Chronic Effects
Cancer
Genetic Mutations
Physiological Malfunctions
Physical Deformations
Birth Defects
Populations Most Vulnerable
to Hazardous Waste
People living in poverty
Children
Women
Workers
Minority and Indigenous communities
world’s worst industrial accident at Union
Carbide pesticide plant, Bhopal, India.
A Black
day in Bhopal, India Dec 2, 1984
Affected ______ of Bhopal,
exposing up to _______
people, including illegal
squatters near the plant. (A black day in India)
78 km2, 600,000
_______ immediate deaths; total
fatalities by 2003 estimated at
___________. (A black day in India)
8,000, 23,000
____________ people
suffer chronic illnesses;
__________ sustained
permanent injuries (blindness,
lung damage, neurological
issues). (A black day in India)
120,000-150,000, 50,000-60,000
Hazards entering our
water systems makes
the water unsafe for
drinking and
agriculture.
WATER
POLLUTION
IMPACTS OF HAZARDOUS
WASTE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT
water pollution
fires
short-term effects
long-term effects
Some hazardous
waste is flammable. It
has the potential to
ignite or explode,
causing a fire.
FIRES
substances produce
toxic effects after just
one release — this is
what we refer to as
“__________”.
SHORT-TERM
EFFECTS, acute toxicity
Long-term effects on
the environment
include signs of
mutation in animals
and other organisms.
This is also called
“_____________”.
LONG-TERM
EFFECTS, chronic toxicity
HAZARDOUS
WASTE DISPOSAL
PRACTICES
Underground disposal
Landfill disposal
Ocean dumping
Deep-well injection
Surface impoundments
Incineration
Encapsulation
Macroencapsulation
-strong and cost-effective option
-medical treatments, laboratory experiments,
nuclear fuel production, or radioactive ore
mining.
Underground disposal
-most common and oldest method
not intended for liquid waste
Landfill disposal
