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Waste is produced by human activity, for example, the extraction and processing of raw materials. [3] Waste management is intended to reduce the adverse effects of waste on human health, the environment, planetary resources, and aesthetics.
Another effective strategy, that could be supported by policies, is eliminating the need for plastic bottles such as by using refillable e.g. steel bottles, [195] and water carbonators, [196] [additional citation(s) needed] which may also prevent potential negative impacts on human health due to microplastics release. [197] [198] [199]
Pollution has widespread consequences on human and environmental health, having systematic impact on social and economic systems. In 2019, pollution killed approximately nine million people worldwide (about one in six deaths that year); about three-quarters of these deaths were caused by air pollution .
Waste is produced by human activity, for example, the extraction and processing of raw materials. [38] Waste management is intended to reduce the adverse effects of waste on human health, the environment, planetary resources, and aesthetics.
The term environmental sanitation is used to cover the wider concept of controlling all the factors in the physical environment which may have deleterious impacts on human health and well-being. In developing countries, it normally includes drainage, solid waste management, and vector control, in addition to the activities covered by the ...
Microplastics effects on human health are of growing concern and an area of research. The tiny particles known as microplastics (MPs), have been found in various environmental and biological matrices, including air, water, food, and human tissues.
The reduction of open burning can drastically change the air pollutants in the local area, therefore having a transformational impact on human health in that particular region. [12] The Global Review on Safer End of Engineered Life suggested that the health of tens of millions of people worldwide was impacted by the disposal practice, with up ...
Human and animal exposure to such gases can cause long term breathing and health issues. [21] The rotation of toxic air does not only impact human well-being, but also of animals and plants. Air pollution caused by the incinerators depletes the ozone layer, causes crop and forest damage, and increases the effects of climate change. [22]