Key Issuses And Potential Solutions For Toxic Waste Disposals

Study of toxic materials and how they affect the environment, human and animal health and future technology

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Hazardous waste and its proper disposal have become a major sociological problem today due to its capability of contaminating the area in which we live and its potential to be lethal to all living things. In order for the United States and the rest of the world to save itself from a potentially life threatening problem they must fix the causes which lead to the improper disposal of hazardous wastes and like materials. Some reasons that hazardous waste has become a problem in the United States today is due to the breakdown in enforcing laws for the proper disposal of such wastes, a lack of initiative on big companies behalf to spend money on proper disposal, and the ease of disposing of such wastes illegally.

Today, the chemical waste disposal and treatment site takes up 5.7 million cubic yards and disposes of approximately 35 million tons of garbage a year, actions which neglect general health safety. According to the cerrell report, over ninety percent of the hazardous waste has been disposed in a potentially harmful manner which negatively impacts the environment and its people (Powell, 1984). Impacts on the environment include air pollution, groundwater pollution or depletion, and loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation. Health impacts include accidents, exposure to unknown or uncertain complex risks, such as radiation, and deaths. Other impacts that are being researched include birth malformations, current issue that is affecting large part of the population. Company officials have declared that the landfill is among the most heavily regulated and monitored facilities of its kind and is overseen by several federal agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and the State Water Resources Control Board, each which concludes that the facility does not pose a risk to the community. Yet, it fails to report hazardous material spills to the general public who continues to consume and breathe these toxins (Sahagun, 2012). Within a fifteen month period, six children were born with serious birth defects, half which died from brain damage and cleft palates. Although the government has failed to see toxic waste as a

In the world that we live in today, it is unfortunate that we hear about people being exposed to hazardous waste and think nothing of it. When any person is exposed to hazardous waste it is a serious situation and it should not be ignored. Any type of contact with the waste could also expose many people to life threating health problems. In this paper I will discuss what hazardous waste is defined as, those who have been effected by it and the health problems that will come with being exposed to hazardous waste.

The Generation rate of hazardous materials is increased due to very fast development and improvement in the industrial technologies and their production. Hazardous material includes both the waste and the useful materials.

As the chief operating officer of Brantford Manufacturing Co, I have enclosed an appropriate case analysis to effectively resolve the issue with the pollutants disrupting business activity. Two distinct solutions are provided along with a final recommendation to the board of directors in hopes of satisfying both parties beyond expectations.

During the week of November 20 – November 27, our main topic was on Management of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Wastes. Our main discussions on this topic were Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Recovery & Liability Act (CERCLA) and Brownfields. We also discussed on blog posts, and their implication in our communities.

According to (United State Environmental Protection Agency, USEPA, 2000).solid waste incorporates any garbage, refuse, sludge and items that have lost its original value, thus discarded or preparing to dispose. One of the results of the worldwide urbanization is increasing volumes of solid waste era. As indicated by assessments around 1.3 billion metric tons of municipal solid waste was generated universally in 1990 (Beede and Bloom, 1995).

Waste, or rubbish, trash, junk, garbage, depending on the type of material or the regional terminology, is an

One of the effective means to at least lessen the occurrence of our present garbage disposal problem is through the use of methods that are non-toxic, less expensive, less-harmful, and yet equally effective. This project aims to provide for a natural and effective way of disposing garbage.

Disposal of residual waste is one of the greatest challenges faced by the manufacturing industries in India.The waste products which are produced from these industries are generally toxic in nature, are easily ignitable and corrosive orare reactive easily and thereforecause detrimental effects on the environment. Thus disposal of these wastes properly is one of the major concernsto be dealt with in the present generation. An innovative solution which would be

*Garbage: This comprises of waste matter from food that are decomposable and other waste matter that are not decomposable such as glass, metal, cloth, plastic, wood, paper, and so on.

Studies have shown that the amount of waste has been increasing dramatically due to the increase of the worldwide population. There are various types of wastes, such as municipal solid waste, industrial waste, hazardous waste, sewage waste and many more. As a result of these wastes, necessary precautions have been taken by the waste management to prevent an environmental impact, which might cause serious damage for the future generations.