Hazardous WasteHazardous Waste

By: Jordan Evett

Types Of Hazardous WasteTypes Of Hazardous Waste

Toxic WasteExplosive WasteFlammable WasteCorrosive WasteRadioactive Waste

Toxic WasteToxic Waste

Toxic wastes, or poisonous wastes, are wastes that can damage the health of humans and other organisms.

Explosive WastesExplosive Wastes

Explosive wastes are wastes that react very quickly when exposed to air or water, or that explode when they are dropped. Explosive wastes are also called reactive wastes.

Flammable WastesFlammable Wastes

Flammable wastes catch fire easily and can begin burning at fairly low temperatures.

Corrosive WasteCorrosive Waste

Corrosive wastes are wastes that dissolve or eat through many materials.

Radioactive WasteRadioactive Waste

Radioactive wastes are wastes that contain unstable atoms. These unstable atoms give off radiation that can cause cancer and other diseases. There are two types of radioactive wastes: high-level waste and low-level waste.

Health EffectsHealth Effects

Short-term exposure to hazardous wastes may cause irritation or more sever health problems.

Long-term exposure to hazardous waste may cause diseases, such as cancer, and may damage body organs, including the brain, liver, kidneys, and lungs.

Disposal Of Hazardous Disposal Of Hazardous WastesWastes

Methods of hazardous waste disposal include burial in landfills, incineration, and breakdown buy living organisms. Another method involves storing liquid wastes in deep rock layers.

Locating Disposal SitesLocating Disposal Sites

The safest thing to do is transport wastes to small local facilities instead of big facilities because that would increase the chance of an accident in which hazardous wastes are released into the earth materials.

How To Reduce Hazardous How To Reduce Hazardous WasteWaste

Produce less At home, you can find substitutes for

some hazardous household chemicals.

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