Hazardous Waste source and Health effects

Hazardous Waste	Source	Health Effect
Asbestos	Old insulation	Health effects of the respiratory system include asbestosis, lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, fibrosis, emphysema, and decreased oxygen supply in blood.
Radon	The ground
Cadmium	Old batteries
Benzene	Degreasers
Carbon monoxide	Car exhaust, unvented or faulty furnaces
Soot	Furnaces, wood burning stoves
Cadmium	Old batteries, cigarette smoke	Health effects of the renal system include decreased formation of urine decreased blood flow to kidney, decreased ability to filter the blood prevented urine flow, kidney tissue damage, and kidney cancer.
Lead	old paint, outdated plumbing
Mercury	hermostats, thermometers, some fish
Uranium	Food & water, proximity to nuclear testing sites
Chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents (TCE, PCE, PCT)	Degreasers, paint removers, dry cleaning solutions
Methyl mercury	Some fish, coal-burning power	Health effects of the reproductive system include decreased ability to have a baby, increased baby deaths, increased birth defects, and infertility l (the inability to have children).
Carbon monoxide	Car exhaust, unvented or faulty furnaces
Lead	old paint, outdated plumbing
Arsenic	Pressure treated wood	Health effects of the nervous system include inability to move loss of feeling, confusion, and decreased speech, sight, memory, muscle strength, or coordination.
Cadmium	Discarded batteries
Carbon monoxide	Car exhaust, unvented or faulty furnaces
Cyanide	Rat poison
Mercury	Thermostats, thermometers, some fish	Health effects of the immune system include overreaction to environmental substances (allergy), immune system slow down or failure, and autoimmunity (Auto immunity causes the body to attack it self - which makes it more likely to have an over -reaction or infection)
Lead	old paint, outdated plumbing
Pesticides	Unwashed fruits and vegetables
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	Industrial waste, fish from contaminated water
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs	Cigarette smoke, vehicle exhaust, asphalt roads
Carbon monoxide	Car exhaust, unvented or faulty furnaces	Health effects include heart failure and the inability of blood to carry the necessary oxygen to the body.
Carbon disulfide	Industrial production
Nitrates	Fertilizers
Methylene chloride	Auto part cleaners, paint removers
Nickel	Cement	Health effects of the skin Include irritation, rash, redness or discoloration, dermatitis and health effect related to other systems and organs due to contamination through the skin
Mercury	Thermostats, thermometers, some fish
Arsenic	Pressure treated wood
chromium	Paints, industrial production
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	Industrial waste, fish from contaminated water
VOC (volatile organic compounds)	Fumes from gasoline, paint, adhesives, building supplies
Carbon tetrachloride	Adhesives	Health effects of the hepatic system include liver damage, tumors, accumulation of fat (steatosis), and death of liver cells.
Methylene chloride	Auto part cleaners, paint removers
VInyl chloride	Pipe sealer

Source: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

Last Modified : 9/14/2023

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