HumanhealthChinaAs the world's the largest dumping ground for e-waste, much of the population in China is exposed to heavy metals due to informal e-waste recycling processes. We reviewed recent studies on body
Air pollution poses a persuasive threat to global health, demonstrating widespread detrimental effects on populations worldwide. Exposure to pollutants, notably particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 µm (PM2.5), has been unequivocally linked to a spectrum of adverse health outcomes. A nuanced u...
4. Potential health impact pathways of MNPs on human health 5. Discussion 6. Conclusion Abbreviation CRediT authorship contribution statement Declaration of Competing Interest Data availability ReferencesShow full outline Figures (7) Show 1 more figure Tables (1) Table 1Toxicology...
One of the most prominent contributors to climate change is the agricultural sector, which includes the release of greenhouse gases, large volumes of organic agro-waste, and deforestation, to name a few. The industry itself is also heavily impacted, as plants are sensitive to slight environmental...
and health effects of MP pollution. Future research should focus on the physiological impacts of MP ingestion, the dynamics of trophic transfer, and the effectiveness of waste management strategies. Enhanced detection methods and assessments of regional and seasonal variability in MP contamination are ...
the cigarettes are swept away into the sewers.Tobaccois not only detrimental to the air, but to the air too. When cigarette waste gets into the water in takes years for it to break completely down. “Approximately 5 million hectares (600 million trees) of forest are destroyed each year to...
If the Talmud was built on the purported word of God, thatwordstruck you as suspiciously human, with ambiguities and layers of meaning and all the arbitrariness of human language. The very idea of faith suggested something man-made–the idea that we must submit to conviction, rather than simp...
Bacteriophages (phages), viruses that infect bacteria1, are probably the most abundant entities in the world2. The abundance of phages in the human body is beginning to be envisaged as having a critical influence on human health. The ability of phage communities to modify and regulate bacterial...
Many people still see the environment as something people must overcome, or they regard environmental needs as something that ought to be balanced against human needs (eg, jobs vs. the environment). Most people still regard the environment as a provider of commodities or a receptacle for waste....
Despite the increased awareness and sensitivity toward the environmental issues, packaging waste per inhabitant has increased from 149.9 kg in 2009 to 177.9 kg in 2020 [1]. The recent proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPW), amending...