Effect of Pollution on the Environment and Human health in different situation Flashcards
Pollution effects are not indeed many and wide- ranging
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Pollution effects are indeed many and wide- ranging
There is no doubt that excessive levels of pollution are causing a lot of damage to human & animal health, tropical rainforests, as well as the wider environment
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is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment
that cause adverse change, in the form of
killing of life ,toxicity of environment ,
damage to ecosystem and distortion of our
surrounding
Pollution
The effects in living organisms may range from mild discomfort to serious diseases such as cancer to physical deformities
Effects need more researche
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Environmental Pollution Effects on Human
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• physical disabilities
• psychological
• behavioral disorders in people.
The following pollution effects on humans have been reported:
Air Pollution Effect
Water Pollution Effect
Soil Pollution Effect
Effects of Pollution on Animals:
-Air Pollution
-Water Pollution
-Soil Pollution
Air Pollution Effects on humans
• Reduced lung functioning
• Irritation of eyes, nose, mouth and throat
• Asthma attacks
• Respiratory symptoms such as coughing and wheezing
• Increased respiratory disease such as bronchitis
• Reduced energy levels
• Headaches and dizziness
• Disruption of endocrine, reproductive and immune systems
• Neurobehavioral disorders
• Cardiovascular problems
• Cancer
• Premature deat
Water Pollution Effects on humans
• Waterborne diseases caused by polluted drinking water:
• Typhoid
• Amoebiasis
• Giardiasis
• Waterborne diseases caused by polluted beach water:
• Rashes, ear ache, pink eye
• Respiratory infections
• Hepatitis, encephalitis, diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain
Water Pollution Effects on humans
• Conditions related to water polluted by chemicals (such as pesticides, hydrocarbons, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals etc):
• Cancer,. prostate cancer
• Hormonal problems that t t can disrupt reproductive and developmental processes
• Damage to the nervous system
• Liver and kidney damage
• Damage to the DNA
• Exposure to mercury (heavy metal)
Water pollution may also result from interactions between water and contaminated soil, as well as from deposition of air contaminants
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acid rain
• Damage to people may be caused by fish foods coming from polluted water (a well known example is high mercury levels in fish)
• Damage to people may be caused by vegetable crops grown / washed with polluted water
Water Pollution Effects on humans
Water Pollution Effects on humans
• Lead in soil is especially hazardous for young children causing developmental damage to the brain
• Mercury can increase the risk of kidney damage can lead to liver toxicity
• Causes depression of the central nervous system .
• Also causes headaches, nausea, fatigue, eye irritation and skin ras
Effects of Pollution on Animals ;
-Air Pollutio
• Acid rain (formed in the air) destroys fish life in lakes and streams
• Excessive ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun through the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere which is eroded by some air pollutants, may cause skin cancer in wildlife
Effects of Pollution on Animals
- Water Pollution
• Nutrient pollution (nitrogen, phosphates etc) causes overgrowth of toxic algae eaten by other aquatic animals, and may cause death; nutrient pollution can also cause outbreaks of fish diseases
• Chemical contamination can cause declines in biodiversity.