What is Toxic??

Toxic Is any material in liquid, solid, or gas form

that can be inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through
skin.

Containing or being poisonous material especially

when capable of causing death or serious
debilitation.
 Toxic waste results from industrial, chemical, and
biological processes.

Toxins are also found in household, office, and

commercial wastes.

The waste can harm humans, animals, and plants if they

encounter these toxins buried in the ground, in stream
runoff, in groundwater that supplies drinking water, or in
floodwaters.
 It can be considered as toxic if it is:
Poisonous - a substance, natural or synthetic, that causes
damage to living tissues and has an injurious or fatal
effect on the body, whether it is ingested, inhaled, or
absorbed or injected through the skin.

Carcinogen - any of a number of agents that can

cause cancer in humans. They can be divided into three
major categories: chemical carcinogens (including those
from biological sources), physical carcinogens, and
oncogenic (cancer-causing) viruses.
 Explosive - any substance or device that can be made to
produce a volume of rapidly expanding gas in an
extremely brief period.
 Toxic material can be human made and others are
naturally occurring in the environment.

Not all hazardous substances are considered toxic


Types of toxic waste.

Chemical waste:

Chemical waste is toxic waste that contains

poisonous, flammable, or reactive chemicals in the
products. They are mostly found in products that you
buy from the store, such as cleaning products, rat
poison, and pesticides. Chemical is quite common,
since it comes from every household and farm in the
world.

Radioactive waste:

Radioactive waste is waste that has been

affected by radiation or emits radiation. Radioactive
waste usually comes from nuclear power plants; they
may have been the old fuel rods that were replaced
recently. Radioactive waste is usually stored deep
underground covered in concrete, since they emit a
lot of radiation that harms people. Radioactive waste
can be anything, even soil that has been affected by
radiation.
 Medical waste

Medical waste is any kind of waste that has been

infected by viruses, diseases, blood, human fluids etc.
They include used needles, band aids, catheters, that
are designed for one use or cannot be sterilized after
being used in an operation. It is very dangerous; since
people can be exposed to severe diseases that are on
the waste. Medical waste usually comes from
hospitals, health care facilities and research labs.
 Common examples of toxics:
In the yard: insecticides, pesticides, pool chemicals, fertilizers.

In the house: aerosol sprays, cleaners, fire extinguishers,

fluorescent lamps, nail polish & remover.

In the garage: engine fluids, flares, fuels ( butane, diesel, gasoline,

kerosene) and used oils.

In the workshops: glues, paint, paint thinners, solvents, wood

finishes.
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