Environmental Pollution And Its Effects on Health and Nature

It is no longer news that o ne of the leading causes of premature death, to this day, is cancer. And sadly enough, there is still no cure this threat to human health . Furthermore , while there are many environmental factors that are suspected to cause cancer, there are no absolute answer as to what actually causes cancer . How ever, what is certain is how  cancer develops i n the body . The human body is made up of numerous amounts of cells that work every second to ensure optimum efficiency and health . W hen a change (external or internal) in the activities of these cells,  it could damage one of the cell's DNA. This is how cancerous cell s are formed and they begin to spread through the body.

Hormonal Contraception: The Hidden Environmental Pollutant - Symptopro - SymptoPro Blog : "There are many options for oral contraception currently out on the market and most are a combination of synthetic estrogen and progestin, with only a few progestin-only pills available for use. The woman’s body only uses a small portion of the hormone and the majority is excreted, where it goes to a waste treatment facility to undergo an ineffective process that only removes a portion of the hormones from sewage. The rest is left to be released out into the environment. Much research has been done on the effect of estrogen on the environment and the main culprit is ethynyl-estradiol, or EE2. Other hormones may be negatively affecting the environment as well; however, scientific research has focused on EE2. So, where can this be found? Try the patches, birth control pill, rings, and various injectables. In other words, the main culprit for the hormonal changes we’re seeing in the enviro...

Harmful Effects of Water Pollution and Water-borne Diseases : "Deterioration in the natural form of water is caused by mixing unwanted elements more than the specific limit. Use of such water causes various water-borne diseases. Pollutants deforming water enter from different sources on account of human activities and they cause harmful effects on man. Other creatures on earth and in water are also affected by it. A World Health Organization (WHO) report of 1982 had indicated effect of water pollution on man as under: 1. Every year 2,500 persons die in the world due to use of polluted water. 2. Every year 2,500 persons and one crore children die in the world due to non-availability of             sufficient water. 3. In the world, 200 crore persons do not get pure and perfect drinking water. 4. In developing countries, four out of every five children die because of water-borne diseases. 5. Every year 50 crore persons suffer from water-borne dise...