Diaz-Barriga F
Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, México.
Salud Publica Mex. 1996 Jul-Aug;38(4):280-91.
In Mexico about 90% of the hazardous waste is not treated adequately. Thus, a sizable proportion of the waste is improperly disposed of and released into the environment, polluting rivers, deserts, etcetera. The present article describes the health effects of hazardous waste and the technological alternatives to tackle these problems. In order to assess the risks posed by hazardous waste sites, a new approach, adapted to the health conditions and scarce resources of the country, has to be developed. The health conditions include malnutrition and infectious diseases; the scarcity of resources refers to qualified environmental laboratories, human resources with expertise in environmental sciences, and funding for the evaluation of hazardous waste sites. Furthermore, a more direct participation of the Ministry of Health in issues related to hazardous waste is needed. These elements should be taken into account to create a National Program for the Study of Hazardous Waste in Mexico.
在墨西哥，约90%的危险废物未得到妥善处理。因此，相当一部分废物被不当处置并排放到环境中，污染了河流、沙漠等。本文描述了危险废物对健康的影响以及解决这些问题的技术替代方案。为了评估危险废物场地带来的风险，必须开发一种适应该国健康状况和资源稀缺情况的新方法。健康状况包括营养不良和传染病；资源稀缺是指合格的环境实验室、具备环境科学专业知识的人力资源以及用于评估危险废物场地的资金。此外，卫生部需要更直接地参与与危险废物相关的问题。在创建墨西哥危险废物研究国家计划时应考虑这些因素。
