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Current State of Toxic Waste in the Philippines

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Ways of Minimizing or Reducing the Use of Toxic Waste

Materials
Since we now know the current state of toxic waste, its time to know the steps on how to
minimize or maybe eliminate the use of these chemicals.

Toxic waste are chemicals which can be either solid or liquid that are produced and released
to the environment everyday. These chemicals contains toxins that can cause injury and
death to humans, animals and plants. Most of the people think that the chemicals are all
coming from commerial businesses like exterminators, dry cleaners, auto repair shops
hospitals and industrial applications like hospitals and chemical manufacturers. Little did
they know that product that are mostly found in their homes are can also cause toxic wastes
like motor oil, drain cleaners, oven cleaners, solvents and paints. These waste should not be
thrown out in a regular trashcan, here are some tips and ways on how these products can
help you do your part to protect the environment.

Propoer Disposal
Toxic waste should not be poured down the drain, toxic waste which are poured down the
drain will eventually find their way in the general supply water. When poured on the ground,
it can seep into the soil which can cause environmental damage. Waste thrown into trash
will end up at the dumpsite where it will be exposed to the environment. Fortunately the
environmental protection agency has already categorized the waste into 4 namely F list, K
list, P list, and U list. What does not fall into these categories is considered either a
flammable toxic waste, corrodes metal, explodes easily or harmful to humans.If there is no
current alternative for disposal, support businesses using responsible disposal programs,
these businesses encourage to those people who do not to begin a more sustainable
program.
Go Natural
How can be prevent toxic waste other than finding natural non-toxic alternatives. Changing
your consumer habits and using alternative product made without toxic ingredients can also
help reduce toxic waste. There are many commercial non-toxic products available in the
internet. Sites like http://www.eartheasy.com and http://www.treehugger.com provides
homemade substitite for toxic products. Another example of natural alternatives are baking
soda, and vinegar. They can be used to replace many corrosive products.
 Educate Others
Taking action in your community is one way of spreading the word in preventing the use of
toxic wastes. Although you can make a difference by changing your habits in using toxic
waste, sharing others your knowledge with others can increase the positive environmental
effects as the whole community joins you in reducing toxic waste. Keeping up with
environmental practice and organize action against waste dumping. Encourage people the
to help and share all their knowledge to others or why not join greenpeace, a premiere
organization that addresses toxic waste dumping.

Raise Your Voice

Be a difference maker, instead of being a follower be a leader and make a lead in preventing
the use of toxic waste. Organize a demonstration to stop toxic waste dumping by local
companies. Ask environmental experts to speak at a rally. Encourage people to boycott
products from waste dumping companies. Write letters to the editors of your local papers
about toxic waste dumping in your area. Doing this may help you’re community or city to be
enlightened with the current state of our environment because of these toxic waste. Sign
petitions protesting toxic waste dumping. Search the Petition Online website for “waste” and
you will find many petitions addressing this problem all over the world. Online petitions are
easy and effective. Use the power of the internet so that all of the voices of the people may
be heard.

Sources:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/120397-prevent-toxic-waste/
http://www.ehow.com/way_5135214_ways-prevent-toxic-waste.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2074082_stop-toxic-waste-dumping.html
by: Ryan Aaron Tiu

February 19, 2012Leave a Reply

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Government’s Involvement on Toxic Waste Management

The problems posed by toxic wastes began to be a priority concern of the Philippine
government, possibly due to the increasing number of transnational companies like the
semiconductor industry, as well as local firms, and other countries like Switzerland and Japan
which are generating wastes considered hazardous to health and the environment. The
Philippines, like any Third World country is not properly equipped in terms of equipment and
technical expertise to deal with these wastes, although steps are being done to define the
regulatory and enforcement responsibilities of various government agencies. As an initial
step to get rid of these illegal toxic wastes, the government promulgated Republic Act 6969
which is an act to control toxic substances and nuclear wastes.

Below is the content of the said act.

Republic Act No. 6969
AN ACT TO CONTROL TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND NUCLEAR
WASTES,
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Section 1. Short title. – This Act shall be known as the “Toxic Substances and
Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990.“
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to regulate, restrict or
prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of
chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health or
the environment; to prohibit the entry, even in transit, of hazardous and nuclear wastes and
their disposal into the Philippine territorial limits for whatever purpose; and to provide
advancement and facilitate research and studies on toxic chemicals.
Section 3. Scope. – This Act shall cover the importation, manufacture, processing,
handling, storage, transportation, sale, distribution, use and disposal of all unregulated
chemical substances and mixtures in the Philippines, including the entry, even in transit as
well as the keeping or storage and disposal of hazardous and nuclear wastes into the
country for whatever purpose.
Section 4. Objectives. – The objectives of this Act are:
a) To keep an inventory of chemicals that are presently being imported, manufactured, or
used, indicating, among others, their existing and possible uses, test data, names of firms
manufacturing or using them, and such other information as may be considered relevant to
the protection of health and the environment;
b) To monitor and regulate the importation, manufacture, processing, handling, storage,
transportation, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that
present unreasonable risk or injury to health or to the environment in accordance with
national policies and international commitments;
c) To inform and educate the populace regarding the hazards and risks attendant to the
manufacture, handling, storage, transportation, processing, distribution, use and disposal of
toxic chemicals and other substances and mixture; and
d) To prevent the entry, even in transit, as well as the keeping or storage and disposal of
hazardous and nuclear wastes into the country for whatever purpose.
Section 5. Definition. – As used in this Act:
a) Chemical substance means any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular
identity, including:
i) Any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of chemical
reaction or occurring in nature; and
ii) Any element or uncombined chemical.
b) Chemical mixture means any combination of two or more chemical substances if the
combination does not occur in nature and is not, in whole or in part, the result of a chemical
reaction, if none of the chemical substances comprising the combination is a new chemical
substance and if the combination could have been manufactured for commercial purposes
without a chemical reaction at the time the chemical substances comprising the
combination were combined. This shall include nonbiodegradable mixtures.
c) Process means the preparation of a chemical substance or mixture after its manufacture
for commercial distribution:
i) In the same form or physical state or in a different form or physical state from that which
it was received by the person so preparing such substance or mixture; or
ii) As part of an article containing a chemical substance or mixture.
d) Importation means the entry of a products or substances into the Philippines (through the
seaports or airports of entry) after having been properly cleared through or still remaining
under customs control, the product or substance of which is intended for direct
consumption, merchandising, warehousing, or for further processing.
e) Manufacture means the mechanical or chemical transformation of substances into new
products whether work is performed by power-driven machines or by hand, whether it is
done in a factory or in the worker’s home, and whether the products are sold at wholesale or
retail.
f) Unreasonable risk means expected frequency of undesirable effects or adverse responses
arising from a given exposure to a substance.
g) Hazardous substances are substances which present either:
1) short-term acute hazards, such as acute toxicity by ingestion, inhalation or skin
absorption, corrosivity or other skin or eye contact hazards or the risk of fire or explosion; or
2) long-term environmental hazards, including chronic toxicity upon repeated exposure,
carcinogenicity (which may in some cases result from acute exposure but with a long latent
period), resistance to detoxification process such as biodegradation, the potential to pollute
underground or surface waters, or aesthetically objectionable properties such as offensive
odors.
h) Hazardous wastes are hereby defined as substances that are without any safe
commercial, industrial, agricultural or economic usage and are shipped, transported or
brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal into or in transit through any part
of the territory of the Philippines.
Hazardous wastes shall also refer to by-products, side-products, process residues, spent
reaction media, contaminated plant or equipment or other substances from manufacturing
operations, and as consumer discards of manufacture products.
i) Nuclear wastes are hazardous wastes made radioactive by exposure to the radiation
incidental to the production or utilization of nuclear fuels but does not include nuclear fuel,
or radioisotopes which have reached the final stage of fabrication so as to be usable for any
scientific, medical, agricultural, commercial, or industrial purpose.
Section 6. Function, Powers and Responsibilities of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources. – The Department of Environment and Natural
Resources shall be the implementing agency tasked with the following functions, powers,
and responsibilities:
a) To keep an updated inventory of chemicals that are presently being manufactured or
used, indicating, among others, their existing and possible uses, quality, test data, names of
firms manufacturing or using them, and such other information as the Secretary may
consider relevant to the protection of health and the environment;
b) To require chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk or injury to
health or to the environment to be tested before they are manufactured or imported for the
first time;
c) To require chemical substances and mixtures which are presently being manufactured or
processed to be tested if there is a reason to believe that they pose unreasonable risk or
injury to health or the environment;
d) To evaluate the characteristics of chemicals that have been tested to determine their
toxicity and the extent of their effects on health and the environment;
e) To enter into contracts and make grants for research, development, and monitoring of
chemical substances and mixtures;
f) To conduct inspection of any establishment in which chemicals are manufactured,
processed, stored or held before or after their commercial distribution and to make
recommendations to the proper authorities concerned;
g) To confiscate or impound chemicals found not falling within said acts cannot be enjoined
except after the chemicals have been impounded;
h) To monitor and prevent the entry, even in transit, of hazardous and nuclear wastes and
their disposal into the country;
i) To subpoena witnesses and documents and to require other information if necessary to
carry out the provisions of this Act;
j) To call on any department, bureau, office, agency, state university or college, and other
instrumentalities of the Government for assistance in the form of personnel, facilities, and
other resources as the need arises in the discharge of its functions;
k) To disseminate information and conduct educational awareness campaigns on the effects
of chemical substances, mixtures and wastes on health and environment; and
l) To exercise such powers and perform such other functions as may be necessary to carry
out its duties and responsibilities under this Act.
Section 7. Inter-Agency Technical Advisory Council. – There is hereby created an Inter-
Agency Technical Advisory Council attached to the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources which shall be composed of the following officials or their duly authorized
representatives:
Secretary of Environment and Chairm
Natural Resources an

Membe
Secretary of Health r

Director of the Philippine Nuclear Membe

Research Institute r

Secretary of Trade and Industry Membe

 r

Secretary of Science and Membe

Technology r

Membe
Secretary of National Defense r

Membe
Secretary of Foreign Affairs r

Secretary of Labor and Membe

Employment r

Membe
Secretary of Finance r

Membe
Secretary of Agriculture r

Representative from a non-

governmental organization on Membe
health and safety r

The representative from the non-governmental organization shall be appointed by the

President for a term of three (3) years.
The Council shall have the following functions:
a) To assist the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the formulation of the
pertinent rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act;
b) To assist the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the preparation and
updating of the inventory of chemical substances and mixtures that fall within the coverage
of this Act;
c) To conduct preliminary evaluation of the characteristics of chemical substances and
mixtures to determine their toxicity and effects on health and the environment and make
the necessary recommendations to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources;
and
d) To perform such other functions as the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
may, from time to time, require.
Section 8. Pre-Manufacture and Pre-Importation Requirements. – Before any new
chemical substance or mixture can be manufactured, processed or imported for the first
time as determined by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the
manufacturer, processor or importer shall submit the following information: the name of the
chemical substance or mixture; its chemical identity and molecular structure; proposed
categories of use; an estimate of the amount to be manufactured, processed or imported;
processing and disposal thereof; and any test data related to health and environmental
effects which the manufacturer, processor or importer has.
Section 9. Chemicals Subject to Testing. – Testing shall be required in all cases where:
a) There is a reason to believe that the chemical substances or mixture may present an
unreasonable risk to health or the environment or there may be substantial human or
environmental exposure thereto;
b) There are insufficient data and experience for determining or predicting the health and
environmental effects of the chemical substance or mixture; and
c) The testing of the chemical substance or mixture is necessary to develop such data.
The manufacturers, processors or importers shall shoulder the costs of testing the chemical
substance or mixture that will be manufactured, processed, or imported.
Section 10. Action by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of his
Duly Authorized Representative.– The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
or his duly authorized representative shall, within ninety (90) days from the date of filing of
the notice of manufacture, processing or importation of a chemical substance or mixture,
decide whether or not to regulate or prohibit its importation, manufacture, processing, sale,
distribution, use or disposal. The Secretary may, for justifiable reasons, extend the ninety-
day pre-manufacture period within a reasonable time.
Section 11. Chemical Substances Exempt from Pre-Manufacture Notification. – The
manufacture of the following chemical substances or mixtures shall be exempt from pre-
manufacture notification:
a) Those included in the categories of chemical substances and mixtures already listed in
the inventory of existing chemicals;
b) Those to be produced in small quantities solely for experimental or research and
developmental purposes;
c) Chemical substances and mixtures that will not present an unreasonable risk to health
and the environment; and
d) Chemical substances and mixtures that exist temporarily and which have no human or
environmental exposure such as those which exist as a result of chemical reaction in the
manufacture or processing of a mixture of another chemical substance.
Section 12. Public Access to Records, Reports or Notification. – The public shall have
access to records, reports, or information concerning chemical substances and mixtures
including safety data submitted, data on emission or discharge into the environment, and
such documents shall be available for inspection or reproduction during normal business
hours except that the Department of Environment and Natural resources may consider a
record, report or information or particular portions thereof confidential and may not be
made public when such would divulge trade secrets, production or sales figures or methods,
production or processes unique to such manufacturer, processor or distributor, or would
otherwise tend to affect adversely the competitive position of such manufacturer, processor
or distributor. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, however, may release
information subject to claim of confidentiality to a medical research or scientific institution
where the information is needed for the purpose of medical diagnosis or treatment of a
person exposed to the chemical substance or mixture.
Section 13. Prohibited Acts. – The following acts and omissions shall be considered
unlawful:
a) Knowingly use a chemical substance or mixture which is imported, manufactured,
processed or distributed in violation of this Act or implementing rules and regulations or
orders;
b) Failure or refusal to submit reports, notices or other information, access to records, as
required by this Act, or permit inspection of establishment where chemicals are
manufactured, processed, stored or otherwise held;
c) Failure or refusal to comply with the pre-manufacture and pre-importation requirements;
and
d) Cause, aid or facilitate, directly or indirectly, in the storage, importation, or bringing into
Philippines territory, including its maritime economic zones, even in transit, either by means
of land, air or sea transportation or otherwise keeping in storage any amount of hazardous
and nuclear wastes in any part of the Philippines.
Section 14. Criminal Offenses and Penalties. –
a) (i) The penalty of imprisonment of six (6) months and one day to six (6) years and one
day and a fine ranging from Six hundred pesos (P600.00) to Four thousand pesos
(P4,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person who shall violate section 13 (a) to (c) of this
Act and shall not be covered by the Probation Law.f the offender is a foreigner, he or she
shall be deported and barred from any subsequent entry into the Philippines after serving
his or her sentence;
ii) In case any violation of this Act is committed by a partnership, corporation, association or
any juridical person, the partner, president, director or manager who shall consent to or
shall knowingly tolerate such violation shall be directly liable and responsible for the act of
the employee and shall be criminally liable as a co-principal;
(iii) In case the offender is a government official or employee, he or she shall, in addition to
the above penalties, be deemed automatically dismissed from office and permanently
disqualified from holding any elective or appointive position.
b) (i) The penalty of imprisonment of twelve (12) years and one day to twenty (20) years,
shall be imposed upon any person who shall violate section 13 (d) of this Act.f the offender
is a foreigner, he or she shall be deported and barred from any subsequent entry into the
Philippines after serving his or her sentence;
(ii) In the case of corporations or other associations, the above penalty shall be imposed
upon the managing partner, president or chief executive in addition to an exemplary
damage of at least Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00).f it is a foreign firm, the
director and all officers of such foreign firm shall be barred from entry into the Philippines, in
addition to the cancellation of its license to do business in the Philippines;
(iii) In case the offender is a government official or employee, he or she in addition to the
above penalties be deemed automatically dismissed from office and permanently
disqualified from holding any elective or appointive position.
c) Every penalty imposed for the unlawful importation, entry, transport, manufacture,
processing, sale or distribution of chemical substances or mixtures into or within the
Philippines shall carry with it the confiscation and forfeiture in favor of the Government of
the proceeds of the unlawful act and instruments, tools or other improvements including
vehicles, sea vessels, and aircrafts used in or with which the offense was committed.
Chemical substances so confiscated and forfeited by the Government at its option shall be
turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural resources for safekeeping and
proper disposal.
d) The person or firm responsible or connected with the bringing or importation into the
country of hazardous or nuclear wastes shall be under obligation to transport or send back
said prohibited wastes;
Any and all means of transportation, including all facilities and appurtenances that may
have been used in transporting to or in the storage in the Philippines of any significant
amount of hazardous or nuclear wastes shall at the option of the government be forfeited in
its favor.
Section 15. Administrative Fines. – In all cases of violations of this Act, including
violations of implementing rules and regulations which have been duly promulgated and
published in accordance with Section 16 of this Act, the Secretary of Environment and
Natural Resources is hereby authorized to impose a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos
(P10,000.00), but not more than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) upon any person or
entity found guilty thereof. The administrative fines imposed and collected by the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall accrue to a special fund to be
administered by the Department exclusively for projects and research activities relative to
toxic substances and mixtures.
Section 16. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations. – The Department of Environment
and Natural Resources, in coordination with the member agencies of the Inter-Agency
Technical Advisory Council, shall prepare and publish the rules and regulations
implementing this Act within six months from the date of its effectivity.
Section 17. Appropriations. – Such amount as may be necessary to implement the
provisions of this Act is hereby annually appropriated and included in the budget of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Section 18. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared void or
unconstitutional, the remaining provisions thereof not affected thereby shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 19. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders and
issuances, and rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 20. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its
publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.
(SOURCE: philippinelaw.blogspot.com)

The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), a policy making body of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is seeing that hazardous waste management is
made an integral part of the industrial planning process. In the case of new industrial
projects, environmental impact assessments are used to balance economic growth with
ecological protection. Other activities of the EMB are geared towards providing baseline
information that would eventually lead into the development of standards for hazardous
waste management, environmental monitoring and the regulation of hazardous waste
disposal.

By: Gel Jacobo

January 28, 2012Leave a Reply

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The Current State of Toxic Waste in Philippines

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Hazardous waste piling up in Manila : A Reaction

Hazardous waste piling up in Manila
By Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:22:00 01/24/2010
Filed Under: Waste Management & Pollution Control,Environmental Issues
MANILA, Philippines Hazardous electronic waste is piling up at the Pier 18 dump in Manila,
according to an environmental group.
In a recent statement, Eco Waste Coalition called on the government to move swiftly to
avert a full-blown chemical and humanitarian crisis due to the illegal disposal of electronic
and computer parts by companies in the area said to be the newest dumping ground for
garbage from Metro Manila.
The group said it found re claimers foraging through the dump in search of materials like
linear and compact fluorescent lamps, computer circuit boards, and other electrical and
electronic items they could sell, despite the chemical risks and hazards these pose.
“Our investigation confirms the apparent lack of regulation and system that would curb the
improper disposal of e-waste and the perilous recycling taking place in dumps and junk
shops, “said Thony Dizon, coordinator of Eco Wastes Project Protect (People Responding and
Organizing against Toxic Chemical Threats).
EcoWaste said discarded electrical and electronic devices contain hazardous chemicals like
beryllium, cadmium, lead, mercury, brominated flame retardants and poly
chlorinated biphenyls that should not be combined with regular waste.
Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act classifies hazardous
household trash like consumer electronics which include cell phones and computers;
appliances like stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners and television sets; and bulbs and
batteries as special waste that should be handled separately from other residential and
commercial garbage.
“The toxic and hazardous chemicals in electronic waste can endanger the health of informal
recyclers and the people around them, as well as contaminate the environment with toxic
pollutants,” Dizon said.
Dizon added that they were worried about children and pregnant and breast-feeding women
being exposed to the chemicals, especially cadmium, lead and mercury which are extremely
toxic even at low levels.
On Friday, the group wrote to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) to alert it to the dangers posed by the dump.
It urged the DENR to craft policies for the safe disposal of electronic trash to promote
chemical safety and preserve environmental health.
Compared to other cities in the country, Manila is considered as the most polluted city. This
is because of the huge number of people living on it and as well as the lack of discipline of
these people towards the proper disposal of their garbage. If these hazardous waste
continue to pile up in Metro Manila, the possibility of having pollution state that is 4 times
worse and residents that have abnormal health conditions will be hundred percent.

As what Mr. Thony Dizon explained, the main reason for this event to happen is the lack of
regulation and system that handles the toxic wastes produced in Manila. Government
agencies that involves in the proper disposal of toxic waste should monitor frequently where
these toxic wastes were dumped to avoid future contamination on that particular area. In
addition, the government should also invest on facilities that treat toxic waste so it will be
less harmful to nature or better yet be recycled.

The fact that they urged the DENR to craft policies for the safe disposal of electronic trash to
promote chemical safety and preserve environmental health is a good step towards a
healthier and cleaner environment for Manila residents. All that needed are cooperation and
discipline of the residents of Metro Manila. To make it possible, the government should be
responsible for injecting information to the residents about the possible effects of not
properly disposing their hazardous toxic waste.

by: Gel Jacobo

January 8, 20121 Reply

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Effects of Toxic Waste to Humans
The amount of hazardous materials within the global environment seems to have increased
alongside the changes that accompany modernization. Toxic materials are present in liquid,
solid and radiation forms. They may be produced by heavy industry, but also comes from
residential use (e.g. cleaning products, cosmetics, lawn care products) , agriculture (e.g.
chemical fertilizers, pesticides), the military (nuclear weapon testing, chemical warfare),
medical facilities (e.g. pharmaceuticals, radioisotopes), and light industry, such as dry
cleaning establishments. In effect, they are poisonous byproducts that infiltrate different
areas of the environment, according to National Geographic. Toxic waste contains chemicals,
heavy metals, radioisotopes, dangerous pathogens, or other toxins. Toxic wastes spreads
quite easily and can contaminate lakes and rivers. The term is often used interchangeably
with “hazardous waste”, or discarded material that can pose a long-term risk to health or
environment.

Ongoing exposure to these materials can have significant health effects on people, many of
which remain unknown and can cause death or injury to living creatures. Runoff materials
from manufacturing, farming and waste disposal processes can contaminate soil, water and
air supplies. Household items such as paints, pesticides and used computer equipment are
also generators of hazardous waste. All of these materials emit dioxins, which are classified
as environmental pollutants, according to the World Health Organization. Once dioxins enter
the body, the body stores them inside fat tissue. As a result, dioxins tend to accumulate in
the body over time. As toxic waste materials permeate all areas of the environment,
everyone has only a certain degree of dioxin accumulation inside their bodies, said the World
Health Organization. Normal exposure levels are not known to have significant health effects
on the body; however, developing fetuses and newborns may be particularly susceptible to
adverse effects because of their developing systems. Short-term exposures to high levels of
toxic waste can result in impaired liver function and skin lesions. Long-term exposures can
impair the reproductive system, the immune system, the endocrine system and the nervous
system. Here are some of the possible effects of toxic waste in the human body.

Cancer is a condition in which certain groups of cells in the body begin to mutate and
reproduce at abnormal rates. according to Action PA, an environmental resource site,
carcinogens, or cancer-causing agents are classified as the toxic waste materials inside the
dioxins contained because of their effects on the body’s metabolism processes,. In effect,
impaired cell metabolism processes contribute to how cancer forms in the body. A 2003
report from the U.S. Toxicology Program declared there is no safe threshold of toxic waste
exposure in which the risk of cancer is not present.

The reproductive system, whichh includes the hormones and endocrine system activities are
all subject to the effects of toxic waste exposure. Their carcinogen-like effects on the body
can give rise to birth defects, difficult pregnancies, fertility problems and immune system
disorders. The effects of dioxin agents on the endocrine system can appear in many physical
conditions, skin disorders and diabetes are some of which. Prolonged exposures can
significantly weaken the immune system defenses and hasten the body’s aging process
according to the World Health Organization.

Luckily, there are still ways on how to prevent these effects to occur in our body system, one
option is eating healthy foods. According to the World Health Organization, food products
make up 90 percent of the toxic waste exposure experienced by people. Meat, dairy
products and fish can contain elements, or sediment residues from soil and water
contamination. And while farming and food processing practices are regulated by
government controls, people can reduce the amount of toxins in their diet by avoiding
certain foods. Fat portions on meats, and dairy fat are possible reservoirs for toxic materials
 so eliminating these food types from the diet can help. Healthy portions of fruits and
vegetables can also help to strengthen the body’s ability to eliminate toxic materials.

Source:

http://www.ehow.com/about_6129669_toxic-waste-effects-people.html
By: Ryan Aaron Tiu

January 8, 20123 Replies

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