Hazardous wastes, when not properly managed, can threaten human, animal, and environmental health. The Environmental Protection Agency describes hazardous waste as possessing at least one… Read More »Characteristics of Hazardous Wastes
Recyclables are materials which can be reprocessed into new products. Materials that can be recycled include aluminum and other metals, some types of plastic, glass,… Read More »Recyclable Materials: Meaning and Recycling Contamination Rates
Not only are there multiple sources of waste, but there are multiple types of wastes. It is important to understand the characteristics of each type… Read More »Types of Wastes: Solid Waste, Liquid Waste and Gaseous Waste
An indicator of a healthy ecosystem is its ability to naturally decompose wastes into smaller base components for example, water, minerals, and nutrients that are… Read More »Introduction to Waste Management and Sources of Waste
Fire is rapid combustion resulting in release of heat and light of flame which therefore makes fire prevention procedures very necessary. Fire occurs in different… Read More »General Fire Prevention and Control Procedure
Accidents are a common feature in industry particularly in the developing world. In fact some industries such as the mining industry are well known for… Read More »Accidents: Classification, Causes and Costs
As man’s population as well as his level of development has increased, so has his level of discharges to the environment with an accompanying cost… Read More »Development of Clean Technology
As concern has increased over the relationship between the economy and the environment various techniques have been developed to assess the effect of human and… Read More »Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
Once an organization decides to run an environmental project or programme, it should assess the economic consequence of this programme. Thus the advantages (benefits) are… Read More »Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis
We have already encountered environmental audit as part of an Environmental management system. We saw how the audit is used to assess how well the… Read More »Types and Costs of Environmental Audits
We have seen that the EIA process is usually applied in major development projects to ensure that likely environmental problems are anticipated and appropriate mitigation… Read More »Strategic Environmental Assessment
Environmental Management systems are defined as explicit sets of arrangements and processes designed to manage environmental issues and ensure that organizations environmental performance goals and… Read More »Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
While man tries to meet the needs of people on the planet today he should do so in a way which means that the planet… Read More »The Need for Environmental Sustainability
Nature can absorb and process our ‘natural’ waste products – food waste and other plant and animal wastes can be composted, used as fertiliser or… Read More »Waste Recycling and Disposal Guide
Man has however had an effect which has degraded the environment and is affecting his own Health. Climate The major way in which we are… Read More »Man’s Effect on His Environment
In order to have an understanding of the concept of environmental health, one must understand: what the environment is, which normal processes occur in the… Read More »Natural Processes that keep the Earth Stable
The heavy metals that are available for plant uptake are those that are present as soluble components in the soil solution or those that are… Read More »Hazardous Substances and Plant Growth
Hazardous substances are made up of chemical composition or other properties that are capable of causing illness, death, or some harm to humans and other… Read More »Effects of Hazardous Substances on Soil
