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Guidance on solid waste and health - Wo…

(4 days ago) World Health Organization, Geneva. Of the total amount of waste generated by health-care activities, about 85% is general, non-hazardous waste comparable to domestic waste. The remaining 15% is considered hazardous material that may be infectious, toxic or radioactive.

https://www.who.int/tools/compendium-on-health-and-environment/solid-waste

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Soaring e-waste affects the health of millions of children, WHO …

(9 days ago) WEBFor an expectant mother, exposure to toxic e-waste can affect the health and development of her unborn child for the rest of its life. Potential adverse health …

https://www.who.int/news/item/15-06-2021-soaring-e-waste-affects-the-health-of-millions-of-children-who-warns

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Health hazards and waste management - Oxford Academic

(2 days ago) WEBRemediation of waste and waste sites is an expanding activity, particularly the mediation of hazardous or toxic waste. The health of the workforce involved in this …

https://academic.oup.com/bmb/article/68/1/183/421368

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Exposure to waste sites and their impact on health: a …

(3 days ago) WEBHazardous waste and health impact: a systematic review of the scientific literature. Environ Health. 2017; 16: 107. Crossref; Further studies are needed to quantify the health effects of exposure to waste sites, with …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30101-7/fulltext

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Waste and human health: Evidence and needs Meeting report …

(5 days ago) WEBThe available scientific evidence on the waste-related health effects is not conclusive, but suggests the possible occurrence of serious adverse effects, including mortality, cancer, …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/354227/WHO-EURO-2015-5441-45206-64594-eng.pdf?sequence=1

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Hazardous-Waste Sites: Priority Health Conditions and Research

(4 days ago) WEBIdentification of risk factors for adverse health effects from exposure to hazardous-waste sites. This includes hypothesis-generated cohort or case-control studies of potentially …

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00016025.htm

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Health consequences of exposure to e-waste: an updated …

(3 days ago) WEBElectronic waste (e-waste) contains numerous chemicals harmful to human and ecological health. To update a 2013 review assessing adverse human health consequences of …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00263-1/fulltext

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Solid waste management: challenges and health hazards

(Just Now) WEBGHG. 9.1. Introduction. Solid waste management (SWM) is an organised system of waste management that ensures ecological safety by reducing environmental …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443152061000025

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Toxic waste sites may cause health problems for millions - Science …

(8 days ago) WEBIn total, they suggest, the studied and unstudied toxic sites could result in more than 4.3 million lost healthy years. Almost 65 percent of the affected people are …

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/toxic-waste-sites-may-cause-health-problems-millions

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Effects of Hazardous Waste on Human Health & The Environment

(1 days ago) WEBIt is a common thought to believe that the “small” amount of hazardous household waste each individual produces makes such a minimal impact on the world. Nearly every …

https://mlienvironmental.com/blog/effects-of-hazardous-waste/

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The health impacts of waste incineration: a systematic review

(4 days ago) WEBHowever, since many health effects require cumulative exposure and may take many years to manifest, it will be difficult to measure any improved safety from …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1753-6405.12939

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Introduction to Environmental Public Health Tracking

(3 days ago) WEBENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS & HEALTH EFFECTS. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS CAN AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH. Environmental hazards—like water and air pollution, …

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/tracking-intro.html

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Electronic waste (e-waste) - World Health Organization (WHO)

(9 days ago) WEBE-waste is considered hazardous waste as it contains toxic materials or can produce toxic chemicals when treated inappropriately. Many of these toxic materials are …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/electronic-waste-%28e-waste%29

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Health Hazards of Medical Waste and its Disposal - ScienceDirect

(Just Now) WEBMedical waste is a source of generation of hazardous biomedical waste. Medical waste generation and disposal is an important aspect, especially in countries …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081025284000080

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Health and Ecological Hazards Caused by Hazardous Substances

(6 days ago) WEBIn some cases, hazardous substances may irritate the skin or eyes, make it difficult to breathe, cause headaches and nausea, or result in other types of illness. …

https://www.epa.gov/emergency-response/health-and-ecological-hazards-caused-hazardous-substances

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NFPA 401 Brings New Guidance to Hazardous Waste Disposal

(6 days ago) WEBThe National Fire Protection Association ® (NFPA ®) has released NFPA 401, Recommended Practice for the Prevention of Fires and Uncontrolled Chemical …

https://www.nfpa.org/news-blogs-and-articles/news/nfpa-401-brings-new-guidance-to-hazardous-waste-disposal

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Environmental health hazards - World Health Organization (WHO)

(2 days ago) WEBEnvironmental health hazards. Unsafe and insufficient water for drinking and washing, inadequate sanitation and hygiene, hazardous healthcare waste and climate related …

https://www.who.int/tools/occupational-hazards-in-health-sector/environmental-health-hazards

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