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1 results foundAuthor: International Solid Waste Association Title: Wasted Health: The Tragic Case of Dumpsites Summary: Dumpsites are a global problem. They receive roughly 40% of the world's waste and they serve about 3.5-4 billion people. The 50 biggest dumpsites affect the daily lives of 64 million people, a population the size of France. As urbanization and population growth will continue, it is expected that at least several hundreds of millions more people will be served by dumpsites, mainly in the developing world. Although there is a lack of systematic long-term epidemiological studies that fully document the health impacts from dumpsites, the existing scientific evidence demonstrates very important health risks. The health problems associated with dumpsites are related to their emissions, which usually involve POPs (persistent organic pollutants), heavy metals and VOCs (volatile organic compounds). The actual health risks depend on the practices followed and on the type of the waste disposed of in each dumpsite, as well as on the environmental and social conditions of the area. Open burning and animal feeding increase the health risks substantially, the first by direct emissions of dangerous pollutants and the second by transferring the pollutants to the food chain. Uncontrolled disposal of hazardous and healthcare waste as well as manual on-site treatment and disposal of e-waste by informal workers result in important increases of all the health risks and the negative environmental impacts. ISWA calls upon international organizations, governments and local authorities to develop emergency programs that will identify the riskiest dumpsites and proceed with their closure. ISWA considers the closure of the dumpsites as a global health emergency and it will work closely with all the involved stakeholders to accelerate programs, initiatives and investments that will result in a world free of dumpsites. Details: Vienna, Austria: International Solid Waste Association, 2013. 38p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 7, 2019 at: https://www.iswa.org/fileadmin/galleries/Task_Forces/THE_TRAGIC_CASE_OF_DUMPSITES.pdf Year: 2013 Country: International URL: http://closingdumpsites.iswa.org/news/news-detail/browse/4/article/wasted-health-the-tragic-case-of-dumpsites/1369/ Shelf Number: 155342 Keywords: DumpsitesIllegal DumpingIllegal Waste DisposalPollutionWaste Disposal |