Hazardous waste: cleanup and prevention
General Information Product
By: Stephen Vandas, Nancy L. Cronin, Frank Farrar (artist), Guillermo Eliezer Ávila Serrano (translator), Oscar Efraín González Yajimovich, Aurora R. Muñoz, and María del C. Rivera
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Abstract
Our lifestyles are supported by complex Industrial activities that produce many different chemicals and chemical wastes. The Industries that produce our clothing, cars, medicines, paper, food, fuels, steel, plastics, and electric components use and discard thousands of chemicals every year. At home we may use lawn chemicals, solvents, disinfectants, cleaners, and auto products to Improve our quality of life. A chemical that presents a threat or unreasonable risk to people or the environment Is a hazardous material. When a hazardous material can no longer be used, It becomes a hazardous waste. Hazardous wastes come from a variety of sources, from both present and past activities. Impacts to human health and the environment can result from Improper handling and disposal of hazardous waste.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | Hazardous waste: cleanup and prevention |
| Series title | General Information Product |
| DOI | 10.3133/70047734 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Water Resources Program |
| Description | Elementary School Poster; Middle School Poster; Black and White Poster; Spanish Translation |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |