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Soil Pollution

Impacts of Soil Pollution and Human Health           Soil can be defined as the top most covering of the earth surface. Primarily,  the weathering and gradual breaking down of different types of rocks form the better part of the earth's soils. Soil is comprised of different inorganic as well as organic components. Some of the main importance of the soil are closely intertwined with the physical, chemical, biological and biochemical properties or rather characteristics of the the specific soil type. The main importance or uses of soil include; Provision of structural support of plants, A source of nutrients and minerals to plants Rich source of ore that provide different metals Some soil type are used in the construction industry, eg sand soil Specific soil types of soils are used in pottery and the making of different earthenware  Soil act as a major carbon sink, storing more Carbon dioxide ( Carbon IV Oxide) than the Amazon an...

Water Pollution and its Impacts to Human Health

Water Pollution           Water is a one of the core components of the environment. Life as we know it on earth significantly relies on the availability of water in it's different forms and states. It's ironic that over seventy percent (70%) of the globe is made up of water, with over sixty percent (60%) of the global population lack access to ample safe water for household uses. The extensive study of water and the hydrological cycle as well as the different factors that render the water toxic to human, flora and fauna is crucial in understanding water conservation as a core factor of the environment. Moreover, the effective comprehension of water conservation as a facet of environment, is paramount in highlighting the myriad of diseases and disorders caused by the ingestion or use of polluted water.      Water pollution can be defined as the presence of foreign particulate matter (organic, inorganic, radiological or microbiologica...

Air Pollution and Human Health

                Environment and Health           Air Pollution and Human Health           One of the biggest environmental hurdles the world has to cross currently is mitigation of air pollution. In accordance to World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution can be defined as the release of particulate matter (aerosols) or rather pollutants into the air. Air pollution has had adverse effects not only to human life but also the myriad of flora and fauna all around the globe. The extensive study of the different types and kinds of air pollution, as well as the adverse effects associated are core in understanding, as well as, developing specific and precise mitigation strategies aimed at arresting the adverse effects of the environment to human health.          As per the World Health Organization (WHO) latest statistics, south of ...

Environment and Our Health

          with the latest global climatic changes they are building concerns on the impact to human health. Recently, the prevalence of different diseases and disorders has been growing exponentially, a fact that a significant number of scholars and medical experts have blamed on the global climatic changes. Moreover, the said changes have in one way or another adversely affected different kinds of farming and particularly food productions in most parts of the globe. The decrease in food security has also played a significant role in the significant spike in prevalence of different diseases as well as the outbreak of previously non-existant ailments.          An extensive evalalution of the core factors that make up our natural and built environment, specifically focusing on the different ways that the factors contribute to human health is an immediate concern. The intrinsic need of human beings to exponentially impro...