Tozardous Waste: The Causes Of Tocidic Waste

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THE CAUSES OF TOXIC WASTE
One of the biggest problems with today's toxic material is how to dispose of it properly. Years ago it was dumped into streams, rivers and oceans or buried underground with landfills. Toxic or hazardous waste comes from a variety of sources and is considered the by-product of any hazardous substance that is thrown away, properly or improperly. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, hazardous waste is most commonly a result of manufacturing or industrial processes, but factories and similar sites are not the only producers. Hazardous waste can also be generated by small businesses, health-care facilities and individual homes. According to National Geographic, the list of possible hazardous waste-producing …show more content…

For example, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) cites cases in which people may drop hazardous materials at town dumps in order to avoid paying requisite removal fees, a crime that carries stiff penalties. This is why it is important to review all laws pertaining to a particular hazardous agent as described by EPA guidelines as well as other pertinent federal, state and local authorities. In other cases, natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes or other storms, can damage or compromise places where hazardous waste is found or stored. This includes equipment, such as underground tanks and septic systems that may then contaminate other water …show more content…

It covers over 75,000 hectares (185,000 acres) along Spain's southwestern coast, providing shelter for millions of migratory birds and housing threatened species such as lynx and imperial eagle. The causes of this disaster was a mine waste lagoon dam wall that collapsed, releasing zinc, lead and cadmium toxic waste into the River Guadiamar, a fragile wetland habitat. The rules surrounding hazardous waste are overseen in the U.S. by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as state departments of environmental protection. A common hazardous waste facility is one that stores the waste in sealed containers in the ground. Less toxic waste that is unlikely to migrate, like soil with lead, is sometimes allowed to remain in place under the ground and then be sealed with a cap of hard clay. Communities may eventually decide to use these sites for golf courses or parks, or to label them “brownfields” sites, suitable for commercial or industrial uses. Some countries they've got a several of companies that cleans the streets and oceans to protect the environment and the animals especially endangered animals from extinction. That's way they ship these waste to a far place away from the

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