Environmental Pollution And Its Effects on Health and Nature

Cancer 'hot spots' in Florida may be associated with hazardous waste sites: Researchers find 'mild association' between cancer rates, Superfund sites -- ScienceDaily : " "We reviewed adult cancer rates in Florida from 1986 to 2010," said Emily Leary, Ph.D., assistant professor at the MU School of Medicine and co-author of the study. "Our goal was to determine if there were differences or associations regarding cancer incidence in counties that contain Superfund sites compared to counties that do not. We found the rate of cancer incidence increased by more than 6 percent in counties with Superfund sites."

Pollution in the Huai River and the cancer village of Huangmengying in Henan, China | EJAtlas : "In 2013, researchers from China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDCP) confirmed a correlation between heavily polluted water and higher incidences of cancer in the Huai River watershed in eastern China. The Huai River is one of China’s major river systems with coverage of 274,700 square kilometres in Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu Provinces, watering much of China’s commercial grain crops. During the 1980s, polluting factories such as food processing factories, paper mills and tanneries were set up along the riverbank of both the Huai River and its tributaries, causing severe pollution to the nearby villages. Since 1990s, a large number of cancer villages have been found in the Huai River watershed, among which, the village of Huangengying is one of the first widely known cases.

India’s Air Pollution Rivals China’s as World’s Deadliest - The New York Times : NEW DELHI — India’s rapidly worsening air pollution is causing about 1.1 million people to die prematurely each year and is now surpassing China’s as the deadliest in the world, a new study of global air pollution shows. The number of premature deaths in China caused by dangerous air particles, known as PM2.5, has stabilized globally in recent years but has risen sharply in India, according to the report, issued jointly on Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute, a Boston research institute focused on the health impacts of air pollution, and the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, a population health research center in Seattle.

Aluminum has been for quite some time known to be neurotoxic, with mounting proof that its long term environmental exposure is a linked to numerous neurological diseases, including dementia, a mental imbalance, and Parkinson's disease. Nonetheless, research validation is hard to establish due to the absence of longitudinal studies, as well as push back from industries that use aluminum in their products. Regardless of the deficiency of conclusive reviews, mounting scientific proof practically rules out the uncertainty of its toxicity. A valid example is scientific investigation from Keele University in the UK which unequivocally indicates large amounts of aluminum in the brain of an individual exposed to aluminum at work, who later died from Alzheimer's disease. While aluminum exposure has been involved in Alzheimer's and various other neurological diseases, this case happens to be "the main direct connection" between Alzheimer's disease and elevated...

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...