Waste Management — Impact of Waste Accumulation — Question 11

The effects of untreated solid wastes are:

1. Accumulation and fermentation of waste can cause various infectious and chronic diseases.
2. Exposure to hazardous wastes can affect human health and lead to chemical poisoning.
3. Agricultural and industrial waste cause serious chemical and radioactive hazards to human life.
4. Medical wastes can create serious health hazards by spreading diseases.
5. Problems of insects, flies and rodents increase.
6. Some chemicals present in waste like cyanides, polyclorinated phenyls and mercury are very toxic and can lead to death.