Human Health Hazards in Relation to Environmental Damage : A Review
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| Title | Human Health Hazards in Relation to Environmental Damage : A Review |
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| Abstract | Environmental damage is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife. It is defined as any change or disturbance to the environment perceived to be deleterious or undesirable. Environmental damage is one of the ten threats officially cautioned by the High Level Threat Panel of the United Nations The World Resources Institute (WRI), UNEP (the United Nations Environment Programme), UNDP (the United Nations Development Programme) and the World Bank have made public an important report on health and the environment worldwide on May 1, 1998 (Johnson et al., 1998). Environmental damage from hydroelectric, mining, energy and forestry projects, chemical pollution from industry, nuclear energy and weapons testing, toxic waste mismanagement, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming, to name a few pressing environmental problems, have created serious human health hazards. The impact of environmental damage and contamination confirms what people have long understood - that human health and well-being is intimately connected to the well-being of the natural environment and all other life forms. |
| Publisher | World Science Publisher |
| Date | 2012-03-20 |
| Source | 2167-6429 |
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