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Environmental pollutants and their effects on human health

K S Hegde Medical Academy · University of Miyazaki

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Abstract

Numerous environmental contaminants significantly contribute to human disease, affecting climate change and public and individual health, resulting in increased mortality and morbidity. Because of the scarcity of information regarding pollution exposure from less developed nations with inadequate waste management, higher levels of poverty, and limited adoption of new technology, the relationship between pollutants and health effects needs to be investigated more. A similar situation is present in many developed countries, where solutions are only discovered after the harm has already been done and the necessity for safeguards has subsided. The connection between environmental toxins and health needs to be…

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Keywords
  • Harm
  • Environmental health
  • Pollutant
  • Human health
  • Public health
  • Environmental pollution
  • Blame
  • Poverty
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • No poverty
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