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WHAT IS HAZARD?
A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment.
'Environmental hazard' is the state of events which has the potential to threaten the surrounding natural environment and adversely affect people's health.
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Hazards can be categorized in five types:
Chemical Physical Mechanical Biological Psychosocial
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS:
Soil pollution:
Soil pollution is another form of land pollution, where the upper layer of the soil is damaged. This is caused by the overuse of chemical fertilizers
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SOLUTIONS FOR LAND POLLUTION:
Make people aware about the concept of Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.
Reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers in agricultural activities.
Avoid buying packages items as they will lead to garbage and end up in landfill site.
Create dumping ground away from residential areas.
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF LAND RELATED HAZARDS:
Land instability: Land sliding Subsidence
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IMPACTS OF LAND INSTABILITY:
danger to life in the case of sudden landslides damage or destruction of buildings and
impacts on lifeline infrastructure loss of land, particularly in coastal cliff
environments destabilisation of neighboring slopes and
properties environmental impacts of sedimentation in
waterways
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ATMOSPHERIC HAZARDS:
Atmospheric hazards include things such as oxygen deficiencies, dusts, chemical vapors, welding fume.
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THE MOST COMMON ATMOSPHERIC HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH CONFINED SPACES ARE:
Oxygen Deficiency Oxygen Displacement Flammable Atmospheres Toxic Gases
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WATER-RELATED HAZARDS & CLIMATE CHANGE: Water-related hazards like floods,
droughts, pollution and related issues, are increasing in frequency and intensity almost everywhere around the globe due to population growth and effects of climate change.
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WATER POLLUTION:
Virtually all water pollutants are hazardous to humans Water pollution is an even greater problem in the Third World, where millions of people obtain water for drinking and sanitation from unprotected streams and ponds that are contaminated with human waste. This type of contamination has been estimated to cause more than 3 million deaths annually from diarrhea in Third World countries, most of them children.
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HOW TO SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS?
Abandoned vehicles: Air pollution: Dog nuisance: Flooding: Mobile phone masts: Noise:
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Waste disposal: HIV: Communicable Diseases: Hearing Loss: Traffic management and
parking:
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