Hazardous Material/Waste
Introduction
Hazardous Material/Waste
Hazardous wastes are discarded materials with properties that make them potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can include things such as chemicals, heavy metals, or substances generated as byproducts during commercial manufacturing processes, as well as discarded household products like paint thinners, cleaning fluids, and old batteries. Hazardous wastes can be in the form of liquids, solids, contained gases, or sludges. Much of this hazardous material is stored in landfills or other containment areas. If these hazardous waste sites are not properly designed or managed, their contents can be released into the surrounding environment, posing a threat to public health.
To address this issue, the NIEHS has created a Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP) to support the safety and health of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous waste and chemical emergency response.
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Health Studies & Clinical Trials
What NIEHS is Doing on Hazardous Material/Waste
- 14th Report on Carcinogens
- A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change (Full Report)(4MB)
- Applying 21st Century Toxicology to Green Chemical and Material Design - Workshop Presentations from the National Academies Standing Committee on Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions
- Brown SRP Addresses Contamination in the Northeast (July 2016)
- Bucher Keynotes at Meeting of Hazardous Waste Specialists (Oct. 2013)
- Exploratory Study First to Quantify TCE in Breast Milk (Oct. 2012)
- Global Collaboration to Combat E-waste (Sept. 2015)
- Gulf Long-term Follow-up (GuLF) Study
- Gulf Oil Spill Response Efforts
- Hazardous Waste Worker Training Issues
- Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program
- Keystone Seminar Highlights Multiple Chemical Exposures (Aug. 2014)
- NIEHS WETP Emergency Preparedness Resource Page
- NIEHS World Trade Center Safety and Health Information
- NIH Launches Largest Oil Spill Health Study
- NIH-funded Research Network to Explore Oil Spill Health Effects
- Programs and Initiatives: Climate Change and Human Health
- Safety and Training of Oil Spill Response Workers
- SBRP: Advances Made in Developing Organoclays for Use in Hazardous Waste Remediation
- SBRP: Biomarkers of Exposure to Hazardous Substances
- SBRP: Toxicokinetics of Volatile Organic Compounds (SBRP)
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) (SBRP)
- WETP Support of the National Response Plan (WETP)
- Wastewater Treatment Offers a View Into Environmental Chemicals’ Risks (Feb. 2014)
- Wing Discusses Poverty, Health, and Industrial Hog Production (Dec. 2012)
General Information
- A Just Transition for Jobs and the Environment(1MB)
- ATSDR ToxFAQs - This site provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites. The FAQs explain what the substance is, methods of exposure to the substance and how it affects the environment and human health.
- Auto Shop Waste: How to Reduce It and What to Do with It!(330KB)
- Entrenamiento de 8 Horas Sobre Salud y Seguridad para Trabajadores de Desperdicios Tóxicos(628KB)
- Environmental Diseases: Environmental Diseases From A to Z (English)(4MB)
- Evaluating Chemicals: Is It Safe? Movie (English & Spanish Versions)
- Foodborne Illness(840KB)
- Health and Safety Awareness Training(1MB)
- Household Products Database: Home Maintenance
- Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms: Mutagen
- The Interagency Working Group on Climate Change and Health(1MB)
