Accumulation of waste and it's impacts (Want long answers have to write this in project)
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Impact of waste accumulation:
Dumping of solid wastes not only gives an ugly look and foul smell, but also causes serious health hazards. Sometimes, the outbreak of epidemics takes place due to the accumulation of wastes, particularly near water bodies.
Waste accumulation can cause significant damage to aquatic life, both freshwater and marine. Two categories of waste that cause greatest damage to aquatic life are - pesticides, which run off agricultural lands and industrial and domestic wastes that are improperly disposed of into water bodies.
The accumulation of toxic chemical compounds, salts, disease-causing organisms and radioactive materials in the soil cause various health problems. The impact of waste accumulation in soil/land has shown the following major health effects:
1. The impact of land pollution on human health is indirect.