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… for use or repair may be improperly disposed of near agricultural land, residential locations or water sources when they become … Mixed waste dumps which include industrial, household and agricultural wastes increase human exposure to carcinogens …

… of his or her family or spur people to migrate from agricultural land to the slums of the developing world's cities. There … kept by the International Labour Organization show that agricultural workers run at least twice the risk of dying on …

… can, if not treated and correctly disposed of, contaminate land and water bodies. Used acid with high concentrations of lead is often dumped on land or released into waterways. Lead can enter the food chain through crops growing on contaminated land, from direct deposition onto crops, through food animals …