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Question
Defines the effect of waste accumulation on human health.
Solution
Several incidents around the world have demonstrated the potential harm of accumulation of waste to human health. Some materials are as follows which harm people every day:
Lead: affects blood system, behavioural disorders and can also cause death.
Cadmium: cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, kidney damage Mercury: Nerve and brain damage, kidney damage.
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