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Allergens |
Allergens: over-activates the immune system, but not universal toxicant, e.g. pollen, dust, mold |
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Bioaccumulation |
Bioaccumulation: toxicants build up in animal tissues |
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Biomagnification |
Biomagnification: toxicants concentrate in top predators |
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Carcinogens |
Carcinogens: cause cancer |
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Composting |
composting simply requires making a heap of wetted organic matter known as green waste (leaves, food waste) and waiting for the materials to break down into humus after a period of weeks or months. |
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Endocrine disrupters |
Endocrine disruptors: interfere with the endocrine (hormone) system, some mimic real hormone molecules, e.g. pesticides atrazine mimic sex hormones and result in feminized and infertile male frogs and pesticide DDT causes reproductive abnormalities in alligators |
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Environmental hazards |
a substance, state or event which has the potential to threaten the surrounding natural environment and / or adversely affect people's health. This term incorporates topics like pollution and natural disasters such as storms and earthquakes. |
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Hazardous chemical |
a substance classified by the American Occupational Safety and Health Administration as material that is both toxic and reactive and whose potential for human injury is high if released. |
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Hazardous waste |
a waste with properties that make it potentially dangerous or harmful to. human health or the environment. |
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Incineration |
Burning waste |
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Indoor hazards |
Smoke cigarette or cigar smoke, smoke from indoor wood stoves.Lead in paint and lead in pipes which end up in drinking water. Lead exposure especially to young children leads to brain and organ damage, and even death.Radon is a toxic radioactive gas that comes from naturally occurring uranium or radium in the ground.Asbestos used for insulation in buildings exposure leads to lung cancer.Plastic containing toxins are used to make furniture, appliances, utensils or toys. |
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Industrial solid waste |
waste that is generated by businesses from anindustrial or manufacturing process or waste generated from non-manufacturing activities that are managed as a separate waste stream. |
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Landfills |
For waste material that cannot be recycled or composted, waste can be disposed of in landfills |
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Municipal solid |
commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and as refuse or rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public. |
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Mutagens |
Mutagens: cause DNA mutations that can lead to severe problems, including cancer |
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Neurotoxins |
Neurotoxins: assault the nervous system, e.g. heavy metals, pesticides, chemical weapons like mustard gas |
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Outdoor hazards |
Automobile exhaust, Industrial pollution, Pesticide and herbicide drift, Residue on food, Water borne chemicals, |
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Recycling |
convert (waste) into reusable material. |
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Teratogens |
cause birth defects, e.g. alcohol, sedative drug thalidomide Birth defect caused by thalidomide |
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Toxin |
an antigenic poison or venom of plant or animal origin, especially one produced by or derived from microorganisms and causing disease when present at low concentration in the body. |
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Waste water |
ny water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence |