Toxic Waste: Explanation

Explanation

 * Toxic waste is a big environmental problem because industries create landfills to store the wastes and dump hazardous chemicals.
 * These chemicals often end up in bodies of water or the chemical seep into the ground and pollute the groundwater.
 * This is an issue that is found worldwide and the amount of toxic wastes has risen due to the industrialization and population increase, so this issue is getting progressively worst.


 * There is over 800,000 chemicals that are used and these can not be disposed of properly mostly because of expenses.

Citation
Caroline, David, Micheal, Mindy, Neil, and Vikas. "Hazardous Waste-Causes." 1999. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/hazardous_waste.html.