Solid Wastes: Characteristics, Composition and Adverse Effects on Environment and Public Health
Sarika Chaturvedi, Aradhana Khare
Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · pp. 9–30 · Published 8 Jun 2022
10.9734/ajarr/2022/v16i730483Abstract
Globally, it is being observed that for social and economic growth of a country, urbanization, industrialization, and exploitation of natural resources play a major role, resulting in atmospheric pollution by generation of huge amount of solid wastes. They are discarded being hazardous and unwanted, which is neither liquid nor gas, in our surroundings contributing a lot to environmental contamination, causing serious ill effects on human / animal health, destroying aesthetic beauty etc. This review discusses the sources, causes, characteristics; key categories of solid wastes and their ill effects on the atmosphere, society, human being & animals and suggested management, which has already attained high importance worldwide. It is well embedded within the Sustainable Development Goals and their Management would certainly help in boosting the economy in many ways.
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