Problem
Environmental hazards from timber industries
Other Names:
Environmental hazards from woodworking industriesPollution from wood products manufacture
Environmental impacts of the lumber industry
Nature:
The forest products industry can place a particularly heavy burden upon the environment. The chemicals and organic matter in the waste liquid from pulp mills are normally disposed of in adjacent water bodies (inorganic salts, mercury, and heat are all released); unpleasant odours and gases, some of which are toxic in concentrated forms, are produced; and sulphur dioxide, sulphides, and particulate matter are also released. Pollution - particularly noxious smoke and particulate contamination of the air - is also created by the mechanical woodworking industries such as sawmilling, and plywood, particle-board, and fibreboard manufacture. Timber preservatives may be toxic and some of the older creosote-based fungicides are carcinogenic.
Broader Problems:
Environmental hazards from manufacturing industries Narrower Problems:
Environmental hazards from loggingEnvironmental impacts of charcoal productionEnvironmental hazards from paper and printing industriesEnvironmental hazards of furniture and fixtures manufacture Related Problems:
Environmental hazards of wood and cork manufactures Aggravates:
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as pollutants Strategies:
Reducing industrial pollution Subject(s):
Environment → Environment Industry → Industry
Industry → Manufacture
Industry → Timber
Industry → Wood products
Societal Problems → Hazards
Societal Problems → Pollution
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST