Question

What is the impact of the accumulation of waste?

Answer 1

Effect of accumulated waste:

• Wastes are to be managed properly, if not they will have disastrous effects.
  
• Hazardous waste can cause depletion of natural resources as they are corrosive and toxic in nature.
  
• Being poisonous they can cause serious illness to human and animal health.
  
• Some wastes have ignitability and catch fire leading to fire accidents.
  
• They undergo violent chemical reactions and produce many toxic gases polluting environment.
  
• The wastes also invite a huge number of pathogens causing many infectious diseases.
  
• They cause degradation of land, pollution of water and also affect aquatic life.