View source for 110. Health effects of soil contamination. Health effects and management of wastewater, wastes and hazardous wastes

* Health effects of soil contamination
** According to the European hazard symbols, chemical which are dangerous to the soil and environment are noted by the letter N
** Sources of soil contamination
*** Landfills
*** Deforestation
*** Pesticides, fertilizers
*** Acid rain
** Biotic factors of soil with health impact
*** Geohelminths
*** Protozoa
*** Bacteria
** Chemical factors of soil with health impact
*** Heavy metals
**** Arsenic
**** Lead
**** Mercury
*** Mineral oils
*** Pesticides
*** Fertilizers
*** Iodide
*** Organic chemicals
*** Isotopes
** Many soil pollutants are carcinogenic, neurotoxic, hepatotoxic, etc.
* Health effects and management of wastewater, wastes and hazardous wastes
** Wastewater = water used by humans which is returned to the environment
** Hazardous wastes
*** Organic solvents
*** Heavy metals
*** Paints
*** Oil
*** Pesticides
*** Plastics
** Health hazards of waste accumulation
*** Epidemics of cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, etc.
*** Carcinogenesis
*** Teratogenesis
*** CNS toxicity
** Waste management
*** Waste must be properly collected and transported, and later treated or safely disposed of

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