About the theme
Waste disposal, management and trafficking and contaminated sites can cause important health effects and costs for current and future generations, environmental injustice and social inequalities. Therefore, the evidence shows that waste policies and strategies should be seen in the broad context of sustainability, as they influence use and consumption of finite material resources, use of land, and energy production.
Popular indicators
- Dioxin levels in human milk in selected countries EnvironmentHealth
- Heavy metal intake through food by adults EnvironmentHealth
- Time trends of melanoma incidence in Norway, Sweden and Iceland EnvironmentHealth
- Estimates of age-standardized incidence of leukaemia in children aged under 15 years EnvironmentHealth
- Standardized death rates unintentional injuries in the age group 1–19 years - poisoning EnvironmentHealth
- Mean blood lead levels of children measured in areas without significant local sources of lead exposure EnvironmentHealth
- Estimated mean radon levels in dwellings EnvironmentHealth
- Level of DDT pollutant concentration in human milk EnvironmentHealth
- Estimated proportion of dwellings with radon levels ≥400 Bq/m3 EnvironmentHealth
- Estimated proportion of dwellings with radon levels ≥200 Bq/m3 EnvironmentHealth