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Effects of hazardous wastes?

effects of haardous waste in the environment and in our health

Effects of Hazardous Waste

Damage PRs on the environment and human health depends on its toxicity, its size and persistence.

The pollutant to be ingested may cause serious troubles in the life of the species and may interfere with the mobility of other compounds important for the biological processes.

Effects of Hazardous Waste

Health risks are assessed through:

Or the degree of toxicity of the substance
-Lethality
-Sublethal effects in mammalian species
-Sublethal effects on plants
-Sublethal effects in mammals
-Teratogenicity
-Genotoxicity / Mutagenicity
-Carcinogenicity
O The exposure of the population
-Frequency exposure
-Concentration in the environment of toxic
-Persistence of the pollutant
-Bioaccumulation

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