Garbage Destination by Đįøğø Čąśťŕø

diogocarvalheiracastro — 2022-09-02 10:34:14 UTC

Among the diseases related to household waste, we highlight:
cysticercosis, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, filariasis, giardiasis, leishmaniasis, leptospirosis, bubonic plague, salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis, trachoma, trichinosis and nine others.

diogocarvalheiracastro — 2022-09-02 10:40:24 UTC

Other health problems linked to inappropriate waste disposal are:

Pollution of water sources (leachate);
Air contamination (dioxins and aerial visibility);
silting (deposits in rivers and streams);
Presence of vectors (flies, cockroaches, rats, fleas, mosquitoes);
Presence of birds (collision with jet planes);
Aesthetic and odor problems; and
Social problems (scavengers in dumps).

diogocarvalheiracastro — 2022-09-02 10:42:25 UTC

The main garbage pollutant that affects the water quality of surface and underground springs is leachate, a liquid resulting from the washing of dumps by rainwater; is one of the largest known pollutants, compared to vinasse, resulting from the sugar and ethanol industry. Garbage thrown into streams (as in the photo) serves as a substrate for mosquito larvae and impedes the flow of water, being one of the main causes of urban flooding.

diogocarvalheiracastro — 2022-09-02 10:45:23 UTC

Garbage dumps are the only source of income for millions of low-income Brazilians. Some even live in tents in dumps. The alternative is to gather them in Collectors' Cooperatives or use them in Recycling and Composting Plants. In addition to diseases, the biggest problem for these collectors is the risk of accidents in the handling of sharp materials, dumped together with domestic waste by hospitals and health centers, an irregular practice, but common in Brazil.

diogocarvalheiracastro — 2022-09-02 10:51:50 UTC

As a result, the accumulation of garbage creates disease vectors, such as cockroaches, flies, rats, scorpions and the dreaded mosquitoes.

diogocarvalheiracastro — 2022-09-02 10:54:24 UTC

The burning of garbage, which can be caused or natural (self-combustion or reflection of the sun's rays on the bottom of a glass bottle, for example), releases dozens of toxic products into the air, ranging from soot (which affects the lungs) to carcinogens. dioxins, resulting from the burning of plastics. The fumes can even interrupt air traffic.

diogocarvalheiracastro — 2022-09-02 10:56:36 UTC

The presence of birds such as herons and vultures in dumps, especially those located close to airports, can cause serious air accidents, both during the landing and take-off of aircraft. From January 2000 to June 2003, approximately eighty (80) collisions between planes and birds were recorded in the city of Rio de Janeiro, most of them near the Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport. A vulture weighing 1.5 to 2 kg, colliding with a jet plane flying at 400 km/h, corresponds to the impact of a weight of 7 tons. And look how many vultures in the photo!