scholarly journals Air Pollution and Human Health: A Comment from the World Health Organization

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria P. Neira
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Human Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Critical Review of the Effects of Glyphosate Exposure to the Environment and Humans through the Food Supply Chain

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Torretta ◽  
Ioannis Katsoyiannis ◽  
Paolo Viotti ◽  
Elena Rada
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Global Market ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Agency ◽  
Synthesis Product ◽  
Great Success ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Glyphosate is a synthesis product and chemical substance that entered in the global market during the 70s. In the beginning, the molecule was used as an active principle in a wide range of herbicides, with great success. This was mainly due to its systemic and non-selective action against vegetable organisms and also to the spread of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops, which over the years were specifically created with a resistance to glyphosate. To date, the product is, for these reasons, the most sprayed and most used herbicide in the world. Because of its widespread diffusion into the environment, it was not long before glyphosate found itself at the center of an important scientific debate about its adverse effects on health and environment. In fact, in 2015 the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France), an organization referred to as the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland), classified the substance as “likely carcinogenic” to humans. This triggered an immediate and negative reaction from the producer, who accused the Agency and claimed that they had failed to carry out their studies properly and that these conclusions were largely contradictory to published research. Additionally, in 2015, just a few months after the IARC monography published on glyphosate, the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy), another WHO related organization, declared that it was “unlikely” that the molecule could be carcinogenic to humans or that it could cause any type of risk to human health. The conflict between the two organizations of the World Health Organization triggered many doubts, and for this reason, a series of independent studies were launched to better understand what glyphosate’s danger to humans and the environment really was. The results have brought to light how massive use of the herbicide has created over time a real global contamination that has not only affected the soil, surface and groundwater as well as the atmosphere, but even food and commonly used objects, such as diapers, medical gauze, and absorbent for female intimate hygiene. How human health is compromised as a result of glyphosate exposure is a topic that is still very debatable and still unclear and unambiguous. This paper is a review of the results of the main independent recent scientific studies.

scholarly journals Increasing air pollution and its impact on human health

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Tauseef Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Social Development ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Human Health ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Lung Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Health Organization

In 2019, World Health Organization (WHO) considered air pollution as the greatest risk to human health. Since, the beginning of 20th century, urbanization has increased greatly and its role in economic sector and social development is very clear but as a consequence altering our planet in ways that pose current threats to environmental and human health. Every day, out of ten nine people breath polluted air. Every year, an estimated 7 million people prematurely died from stroke and cancer, heart and lung diseases.  

scholarly journals Outdoor Air Pollution, Preterm Birth, and Low Birth Weight: Analysis of the World Health Organization Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Fleischer ◽  
Mario Merialdi ◽  
Aaron van Donkelaar ◽  
Felipe Vadillo-Ortega ◽  
Randall V. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
The World ◽  
Weight Analysis ◽  
Health Organization

Part III Human Health and Human Rights, 13 Healthy Oceans for Healthy Lives: The Contribution of the World Health Organization to Global Ocean Governance

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Negri Stefania
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Human Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Global Ocean ◽  
Health And Human Rights ◽  
Ocean Governance ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
United Nations System ◽  
Health Organization

This chapter focuses on the contribution of the World Health Organization (WHO) to global ocean governance. It first provides an overview of ‘oceans and human health’ as a new interdisciplinary area of research before discussing the range of benefits to human health provided by the oceans as well as the public health risks associated with the degradation of coastal and ocean water quality due to anthropogenic and natural hazards. It then examines the WHO’s institutional profile and position in the United Nations system, its governing texts and governing bodies, and competence and activity in the field of environmental health. It also considers the important role played by the WHO in global ocean governance, highlighting specific areas of intervention, and its commitment to ocean-related Sustainable Development Goals. Finally, it analyses the potential for a strengthened and more visible role of the WHO in ocean governance.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Estimates of the Impact of Air Pollution

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Gumy ◽  
Heather Adair-Rohani ◽  
Pierpaolo Mudu ◽  
Francesco Forastiere
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Estimates ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Iodine determination in table salts by digital images analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (36) ◽  
pp. 4463-4470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geovanna de O. Costa ◽  
Fernanda N. Feiteira ◽  
Hanna de M. Schuenck ◽  
Wagner F. Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Digital Images ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Iodine Determination

For human health reasons the World Health Organization (WHO) stated in 2014 that the amount of iodine present on table salts should lie within the range of 15 to 65 mg per kilogram of salt, depending on the salt intake levels presented in each population.

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