Mumbai: Bio-medical waste (BMW) weighing 4,575 metric tonnes was disposed of in an open dumping ground at Deonar along with municipal solid waste instead of landfills between 2003 and 2008, thus posing health hazards for residents in and around the area.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/4575-mt-bio-med-waste-dumped-city
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-news-analysis-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hospital-waste
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landfill
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
