The mayor is greatly concerned that the town’s health and safety may be at risk due to landfill in the area! As the team's healthcare professional, you will investigate the relationship between the landfill and human health . Answer the guiding questions below and use the resources provided at the bottom of the page to help start your research investigation.
How do landfills directly and indirectly interact with humans?
What are the potential hazards that the town's landfill pose to human health?
What are the possible ways to reduce or eliminate the hazards between the landfill and human health?
LINKS:
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/landfill/pdfs/landfill_2001_ch3.pdf
http://www.environmentalpollutioncenters.org/water/diseases/
http://www.ehow.com/list_6064235_diseases-caused-soil-pollution.html
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/16621
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CBDMP/Documents/MO-CBDMP-HazWasteSites.pdf