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A range of scientific studies have documented the danger emissions from the open burning of household waste pose to human health.[89] These include exposure to fine particles, dioxins, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which have been linked to heart disease, cancer, skin diseases, asthma, and respiratory illnesses.[90] Open burning in Lebanon is particularly troubling given the mixing of hazardous and medical waste into the solid municipal waste stream.[91] According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), open burning of solid waste can increase the risk of heart disease, aggravate respiratory ailments such as asthma and emphysema, and cause rashes, nausea, or headaches among exposed people.[92] It notes that the burning of waste is particularly dangerous because it releases pollutants at the ground level where they are more readily inhaled or incorporated into the food chain.[93] A 2012 World Bank report found that open dumping and burning of solid waste can have a significant health impact on local residents and workers, and that open-burning of waste is particularly discouraged due to severe air pollution associated with low temperature combustion.[94] Around the world, several governments, provinces, and states have banned or heavily restricted open burning of municipal waste, citing adverse health effects.[95] In its Guide to Municipal Solid Waste Management, the American University of Beirut found that open dumping and burning carry extremely high risks for contaminating natural resources with harmful and potentially toxic pollutants that increase the likelihood of nearby inhabitants contracting chronic, and potentially lethal, diseases and infections.[96] Open burning solid waste can release a range of pollutants into the air

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Hermess handling of this episode is a bit too wary