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How could hazardous chemicals deposited in landfills eventually affect groundwater?
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∙ 14y ago
The seep into the ground (polluting aquifers that we use for drinking water) and to the surface and cause widespread environmental damage (harm to life on Earth).
Joesph Kling
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∙ 14y agoThe chemicals eat away at the landfills. The chemicals soak through the ground and is watered down to groundwater.
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How could hazardous wastes in landfills eventually affect groundwater.?
because the dirt will absorb the hazardous waste from the landfills and goes from the dirt into the water. :)
What is the meaning of the term hazchem?
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Can hazardous chemicals be made non-hazardous?
Some hazardous chemicals can be made non-hazardous and some cannot.
What has the author John G Kuhlman written?
John G. Kuhlman has written: 'Three-dimensional and quasi three-dimensional groundwater modeling at a hazardous waste site' -- subject(s): Hazardous waste sites, Groundwater
Why it is incorrect to assume that all chemicals are potentially dangerous or hazardous?
It is incorrect to assume that all chemicals are potentially dangerous or hazardous because that is not true.
What makes chemicals hazardous?
Chemicals are hazardous because:they interfere with the chemical processes required for livingthey damage living tissuethey catch fire
What does the HAZCHEM sign mean?
Hazardous chemicals
What has the author Mike McCarrin written?
Mike McCarrin has written: 'Groundwater investigation of the Chem-Dyne hazardous materials recycling facility in Hamilton, Ohio' -- subject(s): Chem-Dyne (Firm), Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Hazardous waste sites, Groundwater, Hazardous waste sites, Pollution
What hazardous chemicals are involved in paper products?
Kumar
Hazardous chemicals can be prevented from entering the body by?
All of these
What has the author Victoria Beatriz Martinez written?
Victoria Beatriz Martinez has written: 'Geochemical evolution of groundwater in loess near Pullman, Washington' -- subject(s): Hazardous waste sites, Leaching, Groundwater, Groundwater flow, Pollution
How would hazardous substances behave that accidentally entered a groundwater system?
Gasoline and kerosene would float on the water table; ethyl alcohol would dissolve and disperse in the groundwater.
