HLTH 102 Lecture : Environmental Pollution and Health.docx

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH 102
• Professor: Melody Torcolacci

Document Summary

Land pollution: contaminating the land surface with urban waste, dumping of industrial waste, misusing the soil by harmful agricultural practises, includes visible litter and the soil itself being polluted. Gets polluted by pesticides used for agricultural purposes. Solid waste: solid matter created by animal or human activities that are disposed because they are hazardous or useless. Accumulate and pose a threat to people: responsible for as much as 25% of total burden of disease world wide. 13 million deaths could be prevented: 19% of all cancers are because of the environment, environment cant contribute to obesity. Persistent organic pollutants (pops: exist in the environment and resist break down, risks to human health and the environment. Cause birth defects and damage to bodily system. 300 consumed foods and beverages were contaminated. Nutrients from food supply have been eliminated. Rise in disease due to the chemicals in our food: autism, leukemia, birth defects, brain cancer.