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Landfill sites: impact on health from emissions

This report concludes that a well-run active site should not pose a health risk, but could still have an impact on mental and physical health.

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This report concludes that a well-run active site should not pose a health risk. However, issues of offsite odour, dust, traffic concerns, or unknown chemicals and waste types may all cause 鈥榓nnoyance鈥� and increased stress hormones, leading to mental and physical health effects.聽

This follow-on review looks at the evidence of potential health effects in populations potentially exposed to chemicals emitted from landfill sites published since the evidence was gathered for an .

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Published 1 July 2011
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