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Some of the major environmental sources of health effects are air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, noise pollution and over-illumination.
Health and Environmental Effects of Particulate Matter (PM) | US EPA
Particles less than 10 micrometers in diameter pose the greatest problems, because they can get deep into your lungs, and some may even get ...
Air pollution is a familiar environmental health hazard. We know what we're looking at when brown haze settles over a city, exhaust billows across a busy ...
About HEI - Health Effects Institute
HEI has funded more than 380 research projects in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, which have been published in more than 260 reports.
Health Impact of Air Pollution - American Lung Association
Particle pollution and ozone are a threat to human health at every stage of life, increasing the risk of premature birth, causing or worsening lung and heart ...
Climate impacts of air pollution - Air quality, energy and health
Air pollution is a risk for all-cause mortality as well as specific diseases. The specific disease outcomes most strongly linked with exposure to air pollution ...
Health Effects Notebook for Hazardous Air Pollutants | US EPA
Health Effects Notebook - Health Effects Fact Sheets.
Health Effects of Vaping | Smoking and Tobacco Use - CDC
Most e-cigarettes, or vapes, contain nicotine, which has known adverse health effects.1 Nicotine poses unique dangers to youth because their brains are still ...
Health | California Air Resources Board - CA.gov
Air pollution poses a significant risk to public health. Exposure to polluted air is linked to a number of health effects. Some of these are: worsened ...
Environmental Health - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov
And children and pregnant women are at higher risk of health problems related to pollution. Tracking environmental pollutants is key to figuring out ...
Health consequences of air pollution on populations
The health consequences of air pollution increase the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease and lung cancer - due to short- and ...
Effects of Climate Change on Health - CDC
The health effects of these disruptions include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related to ...
Inhalable Particulate Matter and Health (PM2.5 and PM10)
Those with a diameter of 10 microns or less (PM10) are inhalable into the lungs and can induce adverse health effects.
The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
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Air quality and health | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
List of health effects of air pollution with the icon of a person showing the heart. Exposure to air pollution can affect everyone's health. When we breathe in ...
Particulate Matter Effects on Health - Air (U.S. National Park Service)
Particle exposure can lead to a variety of health effects. Both long- and short-term particle exposures have been linked to health problems.
Health Effect - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
A chronic health effect is an adverse health effect resulting from long-term exposure to a substance.
Military Exposures - VA Public Health - Veterans Affairs
Information for Veterans, the public and health care providers about chemical, radiation, physical and environmental hazards during military ...
Human Health Impacts of Climate Change
Climate change impacts human health in both direct and indirect ways. Extreme heat waves, rising sea level, changes in precipitation resulting in flooding ...