Effects On Humans By Tires

Hazardous materials encapsulated within tires and other items of illegally dumped rubbish can leach into water sources, contaminate  the soil and pollute the air.
Tires are the most often dumped hazardous waste.




In 2007 the United States generated 262 million scrap tires. Thirty-eight states have laws that ban whole tires being deposited in landfills. Many of these discarded tires end up illegally dumped on public lands. Tires can become a breeding ground for insect vectors which can transmit disease to humans. Mosquitoes, which breed in stagnant water, can transmit West Nile virus and malaria. Rodents nest in accumulated tires and can transmit diseases such as Hantavirus