Waste creation is something people do not often think about. Human produce them and dumped them on the environment. Sometimes, these wastes are hazardous and dangerous.
The levels of the hazardous wastes all over the world continue to grow. It is for a reason that humans continue to multiply. Even if the problem is actually seen by the naked eyes, many people and industries who are the main contributors of the wastes seemed to unnoticed its effects. Except if someone had already die or became complicated because of it.
Humans failed to prevent the creation of hazardous waste or limit its negative effects. It is often assumed that wastes end by simply removing them and dumping or sending them to landfills. These wastes that are risky to both humans and animals could always find their way into the ground and eventually into our bodies.
Based on an article, over 80,000 different chemicals are used in industries worldwide. It is difficult and expensive to get rid of these chemicals that cause hazardous wastes because more areas around the world began t industrialize.
Health problems starts to increase yet people seemed to be unwilling to prevent and decrease the amount of hazardous wastes. Usually, the children are the most prone individuals to the effects of these problems. Just like in 1989, a school on New Jersey had to close. Students suffered from excessive exposure to chromium.
Some successful solutions to the problems had been suggested and used. Like the problem in air pollution, wastes can also be controlled through input and output control.
Policies and regulations made by the governments are initiated. Like the increase regulation on the disposal of hazardous waste and limiting industries in producing big amounts of waste or provide them incentives to create less waste.
Humans as the major contributor of waste should put in mind the effects of the hazardous throw away. Individuals could help by choosing not to buy products which requires the production of hazardous waste, influence the policy makers and produce less hazardous waste themselves.
In achieving a goal, everyone must get involved. Like this one, the production of hazardous waste can be at least decreased if not eliminated if the people will be educated and informed about it.
source: http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/environmental_problems.html
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