Corn - Production and Human Health in Changing Climate

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Corn Production ◽  
Changing Climate

scholarly journals A GIS framework for the assessment of tick impact on human health in a changing climate

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agustin Estrada-Peña ◽  
José M. Venzal
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Changing Climate

Soil and Human Health in a Changing Climate

2018 ◽  
pp. 403-418
Author(s):  
Kathi J. Kemper ◽  
Jeffery Lakritz ◽  
Rattan Lal
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Changing Climate

scholarly journals Recognizing the Effect of Ecosystem Disruption on Human Health and Neurodevelopment

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 4908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Ming ◽  
Carly Ray
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Gut Microbiome ◽  
Neoplastic Disease ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Immunologic Disease ◽  
Chemical Preservatives

The topics of climate change and ecosystem disruption are at the forefront of global discussion. Accordingly, there is a sense of urgency among citizens, environmental experts, and political leaders for action and policy change. While the effect of a changing climate on the environment is well recognized, its impact on the human body has not been sufficiently described. In our review, we will attempt to outline some of these effects. We will discuss how the recent surge of immunologic disease may be related to the changing profile of microorganisms and antigens in our every-day environment. We will explore how the introduction of antibiotics may result in an altered gut microbiome, and subsequently abnormal neurodevelopment. Finally, we will discuss a possible link between chemical preservatives and neoplastic disease.

scholarly journals Impacts of climate change on future air quality and human health in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (35) ◽  
pp. 17193-17200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaopeng Hong ◽  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Steven J. Davis ◽  
Dan Tong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Ozone Exposure ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Changing Climate

In recent years, air pollution has caused more than 1 million deaths per year in China, making it a major focus of public health efforts. However, future climate change may exacerbate such human health impacts by increasing the frequency and duration of weather conditions that enhance air pollution exposure. Here, we use a combination of climate, air quality, and epidemiological models to assess future air pollution deaths in a changing climate under Representative Concentration Pathway 4.5 (RCP4.5). We find that, assuming pollution emissions and population are held constant at current levels, climate change would adversely affect future air quality for >85% of China’s population (∼55% of land area) by the middle of the century, and would increase by 3% and 4% the population-weighted average concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone, respectively. As a result, we estimate an additional 12,100 and 8,900 Chinese (95% confidence interval: 10,300 to 13,800 and 2,300 to 14,700, respectively) will die per year from PM2.5 and ozone exposure, respectively. The important underlying climate mechanisms are changes in extreme conditions such as atmospheric stagnation and heat waves (contributing 39% and 6%, respectively, to the increase in mortality). Additionally, greater vulnerability of China’s aging population will further increase the estimated deaths from PM2.5 and ozone in 2050 by factors of 1 and 3, respectively. Our results indicate that climate change and more intense extremes are likely to increase the risk of severe pollution events in China. Managing air quality in China in a changing climate will thus become more challenging.

scholarly journals Towards Sustainable Farm Production System: A Case Study of Corn Farming

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9243
Author(s):  
Adnan Abbas ◽  
Chengyi Zhao ◽  
Waheed Ullah ◽  
Riaz Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Waseem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Environmental Externalities ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Corn Production ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Human Health Damages

Many recent studies show that most of the crop production systems in developing countries are not environmentally sustainable. This study uses the life cycle assessment (LCA) to investigate the potential impacts of corn production in Pakistan on global warming and human health damages and also suggests mitigation strategies to reduce environmental impacts towards sustainable crop production based on the results. Land-based, mass-based, and energy-based functional units were used. IMPACT 2002+ methodology—a combination of IMPACT 2002, Eco-Indicator 99, CML, and intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC)—is used for the impact assessment. The results demonstrated that the global warming potential of one-ton production of corn, one-hectare corn farm, and production of 1000 MJ energy were 354.18, 34,569.90, and 1275.13 kg CO2 equivalents, respectively. The off-farm and on-farm emissions of nitrogen-based chemical fertilizers were the hotspots in the most impact categories. Moreover, human health damages followed by global warming as environmental externalities were also associated with corn production. We also highlighted the production areas with light, medium and extreme environmental externalities with Toba Tek Singh and Okara districts in the Punjab province of Pakistan being the most and least contributing districts towards global warming, respectively. Results further indicated that a 5 to 100% reduction of chemical fertilizers would mitigate the environmental impacts of corn production by 4.38 to 87.58% and 2.16 to 43.30% in terms of aquatic acidification and global warming, respectively. Modern farming systems and conservation technologies were suggested to reduce emissions and improve the environmental performance of corn production. Furthermore, agricultural extension and the ministry of agriculture should pay more attention to farmers’ education on emissions from farming inputs and their impact on climate.

Human Health in a Changing Climate: Past, Present, and Future

Epidemiology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S203-S204
Author(s):  
S Tong ◽  
A Mcmichael
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Changing Climate

Lycopene alleviates sulfamethoxazole-induced hepatotoxicity in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) via suppression of oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 8547-8559
Author(s):  
Hongjing Zhao ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Mengyao Mu ◽  
Menghao Guo ◽  
Hongxian Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Grass Carp ◽  
Aquatic Environment ◽  
Ctenopharyngodon Idellus

Antibiotics are used worldwide to treat diseases in humans and other animals; most of them and their secondary metabolites are discharged into the aquatic environment, posing a serious threat to human health.

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