Health Effects of Landfill and Landfill Gas
The Context for Emissions and Health Impacts Associated with Waste Management is a UK Government Strategy Unit Report commissioned from Enviros Consulting.
This report was prepared at the request of the Strategy Unit at the UK Cabinet Office, and can be downloaded from the Defra web site here. It contains information setting emissions from waste management in context.
Information is provided which compares emissions to air, water and land from waste management with other emissions in the UK. The emissions to air associated with different waste management options per tonne of waste processed are set out.
Information is also provided on the health risks associated with waste management.
Again, these are compared with other risks to health.
The report shows that under current stringent EU wide regulatory controls there is no significant risk of health impacts from waste management operations in the UK.
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