Serrano O R
Programa Universitario de Medio Ambiente, Ciudad Universitaria, México.
Environ Health Perspect. 1995 Feb;103 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):7-8. doi: 10.1289/ehp.95103s17.
Mishandling of hazardous wastes, like their unauthorized disposal in abandoned dump yards or sites, in river beds, estuaries or in the sea, causes substantial damage to the environment and its resources and, given the persistence and toxicity of these pollutants, they can seriously damage human health and quality of life. The importance of controlling management, transport, and disposal of toxic and hazardous substances in the years to come will be a crucial issue in the design and implementation of public policies. This is especially true for residents of such areas as the border between the United States and Mexico, where historically hazardous wastes have been a public health and environmental problem. The aim of this Conference on the Fate, Transport, and Interactions of Metals, A Joint United States-Mexico Conference, co-sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Superfund Basic Research Program, the National University of Mexico, Program for the Environment and the Pan American Health Organization, and hosted by the University of Arizona Center for Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, is to begin a joint effort by the United States and Mexico to better understand the complex problems related to heavy metals as hazardous wastes.
危险废物的不当处理，如未经授权在废弃垃圾场、河床、河口或海洋中处置，会对环境及其资源造成重大损害。鉴于这些污染物的持久性和毒性，它们会严重损害人类健康和生活质量。在未来几年，控制有毒有害物质的管理、运输和处置的重要性将成为公共政策设计和实施中的关键问题。对于美国和墨西哥边境等地区的居民来说尤其如此，在这些地区，历史上危险废物一直是公共卫生和环境问题。本次由美国国立环境卫生科学研究所、超级基金基础研究项目、墨西哥国立大学、环境项目和泛美卫生组织共同赞助、亚利桑那大学药学院毒理学中心主办的美墨联合金属归宿、运输及相互作用会议的目的，是开启美国和墨西哥的共同努力，以更好地理解与作为危险废物的重金属相关的复杂问题。
