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Article: Taking the tire the final mile. (management of waste tires)
- Article from:
- Journal of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- July 1, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 National Environmental Health Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The Problem
The Scott County, Iowa, Health Department, through complaint investigations, determined that large numbers of waste tires were being illegally dumped in ravines, in road ditches, and on farms. In addition to marring the landscape of Scott County, the tires presented the community with public health problems. Waste tires provided harborage for vermin; breeding grounds for mosquitoes; and an ever-present fire hazard. Accumulations were found in both rural and urban areas.
Of the estimated 160,000 waste tires generated each year in Scott County, proper disposal of only a small percentage of these could be confirmed. In 1990, only 10,000 waste tires ...