To the land,air & water
2007-10-23 23:39:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
It can be spilled on the ground, leach into the groundwater, and volatilize into the air.
It can be spilled directly into the surface waters too.
Some chemicals will degrade into more dangerous substances.
2007-10-23 23:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by Christmas Light Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get soaked in the soil / water, leading to contamination; Anything lives on it gets poisoned - it dies, decomposes -> pollutes air by the gases it gives out. Its a vicious cycle.
2007-10-24 06:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by N R Mohanraj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 9 different hazard classes and they are self-explanatory on what they do to the environment.
1. explosive
2. flammable gas
3. flammable liquid
4. flammable solid, spontaneously combustible and dangerous when wet
5. oxidizer
6. poison, toxic
7. radioactive
8. corrosive
9. Miscellaneous (PCB's, asbestos, lead, chromium, etc)
2007-10-24 17:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by Muppet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋