Risk – is the possibility of harm arising from a particular exposure to a chemical substance, under specific conditions.Hazard – refers to the inherent properties of a chemical substance that make it capable of causing harm to a person or the environment.In reference to chemicals though, the terms are quite different. The terms “hazard” and “risk” are often interchanged and thought to have similar meanings to most of us. Between the years of 19, global production of man-made chemicals increased from 1 million to 400 million tons each year and has been steadily increasing since then. This number becomes especially frightening when looking at the amount of hazardous waste generated and disposed of, in the United States alone, which is estimated to be 7.6 billion of tons per year. When you take into account how many people there are in the world – 7.4 billion to be exact – that waste adds up quickly. Nearly every activity leaves behind some kind of waste in the environment. It is a common thought to believe that the “small” amount of hazardous household waste each individual produces makes such a minimal impact on the world. Did you know on average, each person in the United States produces an average of 4lbs of household hazardous waste each year?
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