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Environmental sociology is the study of interactions between societies and their natural environment.The field emphasizes the social factors that influence environmental resource management and cause environmental issues, the processes by which these environmental problems are socially constructed and define as social issues, and societal responses to these problems.
This list does not include events wherein fewer than 100 people were affected, individual lead paint poisoning cases, or lead poisoning resulting from the consumption of contaminated food or water, such as the Flint Water Crisis. The cases below are discrete events of mass lead poisonings.
Lead interferes with metabolism of bones and teeth [188] and alters the permeability of blood vessels and collagen synthesis. [5] Lead may also be harmful to the developing immune system, causing production of excessive inflammatory proteins; this mechanism may mean that lead exposure is a risk factor for asthma in children. [188]
Environmental justice is also discussed as environmental racism or environmental inequality. [10] Environmental justice is typically defined as distributive justice, which is the equitable distribution of environmental risks and benefits. [11] Some definitions address procedural justice, which is the fair and meaningful participation in ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) specifically notes that there is "no known safe blood lead concentration," and that even blood lead concentrations as low as 3.5 µg/dL (micrograms per ...
A distinct field of conflict resolution called Environmental Conflict Resolution, focuses on developing collaborative methods for deescalating and resolving environmental conflicts. [29] As a field of practice, people working on conflict resolution focus on the collaboration, and consensus building among stakeholders. [ 29 ]
Water pollution is an environmental issue that affects many water bodies. This photograph shows foam on the New River as it enters the United States from Mexico. Environmental issues are disruptions in the usual function of ecosystems. [1] Further, these issues can be caused by humans (human impact on the environment) [2] or they can be natural ...
Environmental sociology is the study of human interactions with the natural environment, typically emphasizing human dimensions of environmental problems, social impacts of those problems, and efforts to resolve them.