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Environmental problems pose multiple a lot of risks to our health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 12.6 million people died in 2012 due to working or living in an unhealthy environment. This figure represents 1 in 4 total worldwide deaths.
Dirty water is the biggest health risk in the world and poses threats to quality of life and public health. Run-off to rivers carries toxins, chemicals and disease-carrying organisms. These pollutants are in our everyday tap water causing respiratory diseases such as asthma and cardiac-vascular problems.
When news broke in 2015 that the drinking water in Flint, Michigan was loaded with lead, it prompted widespread outrage and fear among families, drinking or digesting lead can lead to long-term health complications, including brain damage.
Dirty water is the biggest health risk in the world and poses threats to quality of life and public health. Run-off to rivers carries toxins, chemicals and disease-carrying organisms. These pollutants are in our everyday tap water causing respiratory diseases such as asthma and cardiac-vascular problems.
When news broke in 2015 that the drinking water in Flint, Michigan was loaded with lead, it prompted widespread outrage and fear among families, drinking or digesting lead can lead to long-term health complications, including brain damage.
Air pollution is another huge environmental issue already causing public health issues. Exposure to toxic air pollutants can cause respiratory problems like pneumonia and asthma and can also cause allergies. Millions of people are known to have died due to the indirect effects of air pollution and people are still dying directly because of poor air quality.
A large amount of food is becoming hazardous due to environmental damage. Our seas are being polluted where there is an increasing amount of micro plastic being found in our marine life. Communities relying on fish as their main food source are affected by heavily declining numbers of healthy fish due to overfishing and contamination of the waters. Pesticides that are used regularly in farming are finding their way into our diets, with evidence suggesting that children are particularly susceptible to adverse effects from exposure to pesticides, including neurodevelopmental effects.
Global warming continues to pose a threat to human health. Increasing temperatures and increasing populations are requiring more and more water of which we are running out of. Disease-carrying mosquitoes can now live in areas that were previously too cold for them to survive, increasing the number of people affected by vector-borne illnesses like dengue and malaria. As extreme weather events become more frequent, health officials anticipate more storms and floods leading to destroyed homes and the facilitated spread of diseases.
Join us to help plant trees, and in return improve public health by providing more healthy air for us to breathe. After all, trees are the lungs of the earth.
A large amount of food is becoming hazardous due to environmental damage. Our seas are being polluted where there is an increasing amount of micro plastic being found in our marine life. Communities relying on fish as their main food source are affected by heavily declining numbers of healthy fish due to overfishing and contamination of the waters. Pesticides that are used regularly in farming are finding their way into our diets, with evidence suggesting that children are particularly susceptible to adverse effects from exposure to pesticides, including neurodevelopmental effects.
Global warming continues to pose a threat to human health. Increasing temperatures and increasing populations are requiring more and more water of which we are running out of. Disease-carrying mosquitoes can now live in areas that were previously too cold for them to survive, increasing the number of people affected by vector-borne illnesses like dengue and malaria. As extreme weather events become more frequent, health officials anticipate more storms and floods leading to destroyed homes and the facilitated spread of diseases.
Join us to help plant trees, and in return improve public health by providing more healthy air for us to breathe. After all, trees are the lungs of the earth.
