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UNIT 8 Flashcards

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Hazardous Waste

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Any material that can be harmful to human health or the environment if it is not properly disposed of

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Hazardous Waste contains…

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Carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic compounds

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95%…

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of the country’s hazardous waste is not regulated by law

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Resources Conservation and Recovery Act 1976 (RCRA)

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Prohibited open burning in dumps, EPA must identify hazardous wastes and set standards for their management by states, firms that produce more than 220 lbs/mo. Must have permit stating how wastes will be managed, cradle to grave tracking from production to disposal of hazardous waste

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Superfund 1980

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Law passes to clean up abandoned toxic waste dumps

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CERCLA

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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

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Brownfields

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Industrial and commercial sites that have been abandoned and in most cases abandoned (Empty factories, junkyards, old landfills)

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Ways to apprach hazardous waste

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Produce less of it, reuse or reycle it, convert it to less-hazardous materials, safely store what is left

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Forms of hazardous waste stored

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Burial on land or long-term storage, deep-well disposal, surface impoundments, secure hazardous waste landfills

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Deep well injection

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drilling a hole in the ground that’s below the water table to hold waste

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Deep well injection advantages

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safe is sites are chosen carefully, wastes can often be retrieved, low cost

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Deep well injection disadvantages

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leaks from corrosion of well casing, emits CO2 and other air pollutants, output approach that encourages waste production

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Surface impoundment

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a pond that has a sealed bottom which stores waste, creation of shallow pools that evaporate hazardous liquids

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Surface impoundment advantages

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low cost, wastes can often be retrieved, can store wastes indefinitely with secure double liners

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Surface impoundment disadvantages

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water pollution from leaking liners and overflows, air pollution from VOCs, output approach that encourages waste production

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Bioremiditaion

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the use of either naturally occurring or deliberately introduced microorganisms or other forms of life to consume and break down environmental pollutants, in order to clean up a polluted site.

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Phytoremediation

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A method employed to clean up a hazardous waste site that uses plants to absorb and accumulate toxic materials

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Cyclodextrins

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a type of sugar made from corn starch to remove toxic materials such as solvents, pesticides, and hydrocarbons from contaminated soil and groundwater

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Solutions to hazardous waste

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not produce waste in the first place

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Basel Convention

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an international treaty on the control of transboundary hazardous wastes and their disposa

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Hazard

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something can cause injury, disease, economic loss or environmental damage

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Risk =

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harm x exposure

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Risk Management

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using strategies to reduce the amount of risk (the degree of likelihood that a person will become ill upon exposure to a toxin or pathogen).

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Types of Hazards

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cultural, chemical, physical, biological

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Cultural Hazard

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drugs, drinking, unsafe sex, smoking, working conditions, and poverty

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Chemical Hazard

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harmful chemicals in our environment

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Physical/Natural Disaster Hazard

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radiation, fire, earthquakes

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Biological Hazard

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pathogens, pollen, animals, etc

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Toxicology

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study of poisonous substances and their effects upon body parts

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Toxicity

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a measure of how harmful a substance is

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Dose

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amount exposed to

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Response

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the resulting type and amount of damage to health

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Acute effect

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immediate reaction (dizziness, rash, etc)

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Chronic effect

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permanent damage (liver or kidney damage)

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Bioaccumulation

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increase in the concentration of a chemical in specific organs or tissues at a higher level than is normally expected

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Biomagnification

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accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain; toxins are magnified as they pass through the food chain (DDT, PCB’s); are stored in body fat and affect during gestation or egg laying and during nursing stages

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Chemical Interaction

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involves the production of chemical growth inhibitors or toxins released by an individual

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Antagonistic interaction

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reduce the harmful reponse

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Antagonistic interaction

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reduce the harmful reponse

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Synergistic interaction

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multiplies harmful effects

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Poison

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a substance that causes illness, injury or death if taken into the body or produced within the body; a chemical with an LD50 of 50 mg or less/kg of body weight

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42
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Super toxic poisons

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nerve gases, dioxin, mushrooms, botulism

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Extremely toxic poisons

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potassium cyanide, heroin, nicotine, atropine

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44
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Very toxic poisons

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mercury salts, morphine, codeine

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Toxic poisons

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lead salts, DDT, sodium hydroxide, fluoride, caffeine, sulfuric acid

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Moderately toxic poisons

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methyl alcohol, ether, kerosine, aspirin

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Slightly toxic poisons

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ethyl alcohol, lysol, soaps

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Essentially non toxic poisons

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water, glycerin, table salt

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dose-response curve

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Plot of data showing effects of various doses of a toxic agent on a group of test organisms.

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Acute toxicity test

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show effects on test organism

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Control group

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not exposed

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Test group

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exposed

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Hazardous chemicals cause harm by

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being flammable or explosive, irritate skin or lungs, interfere with oxygen intake, induce allergic reactions

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Mutagens

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Cause mutations or changes in DNA molecules - chemical and radiation

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Teratogens

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Can cause birth defects while embryo is developing during pregnancy - especially the first three months

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examples of teratogens

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PCBs, Thalidomide, Steroids, Hormones, Heavy metals (Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, etc)

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Carcinogens

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Cancer causing agents

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Metastasis

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The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site

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Immune System

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Cells and tissues that protect the body against disease and harmful substances

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Antibodies

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attack alien invaders and mark them for attack from other immune cells

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Cellular defense

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kill invaders

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Nervous System

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brain, spinal cord, nerves

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Endocrine System

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Consists of glands that control many of the body’s activities by producing hormones; control sexual reproduction, growth, development, and behavior in humans

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Hormones are…

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produced by organs and tissues

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Hormone blockers

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prevent natural hormones such as androgens from attaching to their receptors

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thyroid disrupters

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affect growth, weight, brain development, etc.

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Thyroid disrupter examples

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dioxins, PCB’s, chemicals in plastics, pesticides, lead

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Non-transmissible Disease

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These types of disease cannot be passed from organism to organism (not caused by living organisms)

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Non-transmissible Disease examples

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Cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, bronchitis, emphysema, and malnutrition

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Transmissible Disease

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caused by living organisms - can be spread from person to person

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Pathogens

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organisms that cause disease

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Vectors

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insects and non human carriers

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Increase spread of disease

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migration, reducing biodiversity, climate change, natural disaster, etc.

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Toxic waste

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can injure or kill and must be disposed of without harming or polluting

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Solid waste

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cannot go down sewage system; must be disposed of

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The US produces…

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33% of the world’s waste

77
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98.5% of solid waste in the US comes from…

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mining, oil and natural gas production, agriculture, and industrial services

78
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industrial waste

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Waste from production of consumer goods, mining, agriculture and petroleum extraction and refining

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Municipal Solid Waste

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Waste produced by households and businesses (1.5% comes from homes and businesses)

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Reuse

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to use something again

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Recycle

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The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product.

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Primary recycling

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materials are recycled into new products of the same type

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Secondary recycling

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waste materials are converted into different products

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open loop

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waste materials are converted into different products

85
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pay as you throw

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A policy in some communities where residents are charged by the bag or by the pound to dispose of leaves and grass clippings in order to encourage recycling and composting

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Petrochemicals

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leading producers of hazardous waste

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Incineration

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the burning of solid waste

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Incineration advantages

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reduces waste volume by 90%, waste heat can be used.

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Incineration disadvantages

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high cost, air pollution, highly toxic ash, encourages waste production

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Leachate

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polluted liquid produced by water passing through buried wastes in a landfill

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sanitary landfill

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A place to deposit solid waste, where a layer of earth is bulldozed over garbage each day to reduce emissions of gases and odors from the decaying trash, to minimize fires, and to discourage vermin.

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Carcinogen

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A cancer-causing substance

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Biomagnifies

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accumulates and causes muscle weakness, vision loss, memory loss

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Disruptors in Endocrine system have

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similar shapes and bind to hormone receptors (mimics and block the hormone)

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Chloroform

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Source: chlorine-treated water in hot showers
Threat: cancer

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Para-dichlorobenzene

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Source: air fresheners, mothball crystals
Threat: cancer

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Tetrachloroethylene

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Source: dry-cleaning fluid, fumes on clothes
Threat: nerve disorders, damage to liver and kidneys, possible cancer

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Formaldehyde

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Source: furniture stuffing, paneling, particleboard, foam insulation
Threat: irritation of eyes, throat, skin, and lungs; nausea; dizziness

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Styrene

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Source: carpets, plastic products
Threat: kidney and liver damage

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Benzo-a-pyrene

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Source: tobacco smoke, woodstoves
Threat: lung cancer

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Radon-222

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Source: radioactive soil and rock surrounding foundation, water supply
Threat: lung cancer

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Tobacco Smoke

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Source: cigarettes
Threat: lung cancer, respiratory ailments, heart diseases

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methylene chloride

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Source: paint strippers and thinners
Threat: nerve disorders, diabetes

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carbon monoxide

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Source: faulty furnaces, unvented gas stoves, kerosene heaters, and wood stoves
Threats: headaches, drowsiness, irregular heartbeat, death

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Asbestos

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Source: pipe insultation, vinyl ceiling and floor tiles
Threat: lung disease and cancer

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Particulates

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Source: pollen, pet dander, dust mites, cooking smoke particles
Threat: irritated lungs, asthma attacks, itchy eyes, running nose, lung disease

107
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nitrogen oxides

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Source: unvented gas stoves and kerosene heaters, wood stoves
Threat: irritated lungs, cold, headache

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Trichloroethane

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Source: aerosol sprays
Threat: dizziness, irregular breathing

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