Impact of water pollution on human health and environmental sustainability

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 53-4825-53-4825
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Environmental Sustainability

Current Situation of Water Pollution and Human Health in the Republic of Benin

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kpatinde Talagbe Aime ◽  
A. H. Abdul Wahab ◽  
K. S. J. Fadina ◽  
W. K. A. Oting ◽  
D. B. O. Sinatoko
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Republic Of Benin ◽  
The Republic

Integrated asymmetric superwetting Janus membrane for efficient separation of various surfactant stabilized oil-water emulsions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuping Chen ◽  
Yushuang Yang ◽  
Yiming Li ◽  
Mutai Bao ◽  
Dan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Efficient Separation ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Poor Stability

Water pollution caused by oil has seriously threatened ecological environment and human health. Janus membrane could separate oil-water emulsions efficiently, but they suffer from high synthesis cost, poor stability and...

scholarly journals Cooking at Home, Fast Food, Meat Consumption, and Dietary Carbon Footprint among US Adults

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 853
Author(s):  
Julia A. Wolfson ◽  
Amelia M. Willits-Smith ◽  
Cindy W. Leung ◽  
Martin C. Heller ◽  
Donald Rose
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Recall Data ◽  
Eating Fast ◽  
At Home

Shifting consumer behavior towards more sustainable diets can benefit environmental sustainability and human health. Although more frequent home cooking is associated with a better diet quality and fast-food consumption with worse diet quality, the environmental impact of diets based on frequency of cooking or eating fast food is not well understood. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the frequency of cooking dinner at home or eating fast food is associated with dietary greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE). We linked 24-h dietary recall data from adult respondents in the 2007–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (N = 11,469) to a database of GHGE factors to obtain a measure of dietary GHGE (kgCO2-eq/2000 kcal) (the sum of emissions released in the production of food for an individual’s diet), adjusted by energy intake (kgCO2-eq/2000 kcal). We examined associations between frequency of cooking dinner (the only meal for which cooking frequency was measured), frequency of eating fast food, and dietary GHGE and protein sources (beef, pork, poultry, other meat, and fish and seafood (g/2000 kcal)) using generalized linearized regression models that controlled for age, sex, and other socio-economic characteristics. Greater cooking frequency was associated with higher dietary GHGE. In fully adjusted models, cooking 5–6 times/week was associated with an additional 0.058 kgCO2-eq/2000 kcal (SE 0.033) and cooking 7 times/week was associated with an additional 0.057 kgCO2-eq/2000 kcal (SE 0.027) when compared to cooking 0–2 times/week. Individuals in households who cooked dinner more frequently consumed significantly more meat, poultry, and fish (cooking 7 times/week: 148.7 g/2000 kcal vs. cooking 0–2 times/week: 135.4 g/2000 kcal, p-trend = 0.005), which could explain the association with a higher carbon footprint diet. There were few associations of note between fast-food frequency and GHGE. Policies and interventions that reduce consumption of meat and increase consumption of plants when both cooking meals at home and eating meals out are needed to shift toward diets that will be beneficial for both human health and the health of the planet.

Environmental and Health Implications of Plastic Pollution

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-58
Author(s):  
Toqeer Ahmed ◽  
Hassaan Fayyaz Khan Sipra
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Human Health Impacts

Plastic pollution is one of the prime and alarming issues in developing countries that has vast environmental and human health impacts which need to be addressed as a priority. Unfortunately, limited work has been done on the topic, especially on air and water pollution due to plastics in Pakistan. Informal solid waste management is being done by municipalities, which is not adequate, and the problem will increase with the upsurge in population and industrialization. There is a need to address the knowledge gap and improvements in the existing conditions to manage the issue of plastic pollution separately. In this chapter, causes; impacts of plastic pollution both on human and environmental health, plastic industries, and legislative context; and best practices to manage plastic pollution along with some important recommendations are discussed. It is expected the data presented may help the managers, environmental scientists, and policymakers to manage the problem of plastic pollution.

scholarly journals Impact of Kapotaksha river water pollution on human health and environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
MA Hanif ◽  
R Miah ◽  
MA Islam ◽  
S Marzia
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
River Water ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
River Bank ◽  
Sewage System ◽  
The People ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
River Water Pollution

This study was conducted to evaluate the Kapotaksha River water pollution status and its impacts on Human health and Environment. This study conducted a case study on four selected areas (Barakpur, Srirampur, Prbazar, and Gouranandapur) on the Kapotaksha river bank at Jhikargas Upazila. This river water pollution occurs by some natural process such as flood, storm, and natural biodegraded. But human activities are major reasons for the river water pollution. Industrialization, urbanization, domestic waste, sewage system, agrochemicals, etc are major causes for river water pollution. This more polluted water has an impact on human health and environment. This study was conducted to find out the polluted water due to various types of diseases such as scabies, asthma, dysentery and respiratory disease. Most of the people (49%) are affected by Scabies, 4% are affected by diarrhea, 5% are affected by dysentery, 25% of people are suffering from respiratory diseases and 4% are suffering from asthma and the polluted water pollutes soil by using the water in agriculture purpose answered by 20% respondents which is 100% of farmer respondents. If someone does not use this water can not affect soil answered by 80% of respondents. This river water becomes more polluted and harmful for human health and environment because this water hampered by the local colony, local trader, lack of proper management of sewage system, miss-use on the riverbank area for the dumping various solid waste on the river bank, chemical fertilizers, industries etc. At present now we cannot fulfill control this continuous river water pollution but we can minimize this problem and it would be positive for human health, others living organisms and Environment. Progressive Agriculture 31 (1): 1-9, 2020

scholarly journals Impact of a Scalable, Multi-Campus “Foodprint” Seminar on College Students’ Dietary Intake and Dietary Carbon Footprint

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2890
Author(s):  
Hannah Malan ◽  
Ghislaine Amsler Challamel ◽  
Dara Silverstein ◽  
Charlie Hoffs ◽  
Edward Spang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Background: Dietary patterns affect both human health and environmental sustainability. Prior research found a ten-unit course on food systems and environmental sustainability shifted dietary intake and reduced dietary carbon footprint among college students. This research evaluated the impact of a similar, more scalable one-unit Foodprint seminar taught at multiple universities. Methods: We used a quasi-experimental pre-post nonequivalent comparison group design (n = 176). As part of the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative, research was conducted at three university campuses in California over four academic terms. All campuses used the same curriculum, which incorporates academic readings, group discussions, and skills-based exercises to evaluate the environmental footprint of different foods. The comparison group comprised students taking unrelated one-unit courses at the same universities. A questionnaire was administered at the beginning and end of each term. Results: Students who took the Foodprint seminar significantly improved their reported vegetable intake by 4.7 weekly servings relative to the comparison group. They also reported significantly decreasing intake of ruminant meat and sugar-sweetened beverages. As a result of dietary shifts, Foodprint seminar students were estimated to have significantly decreased their dietary carbon footprint by 14%. Conclusions: A scalable, one-unit Foodprint seminar may simultaneously promote environmental sustainability and human health.

scholarly journals The removal of Rhodamine B by H2O2 or ClO2 combined with hydrodynamic cavitation

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 1571-1580
Author(s):  
Kun Wang ◽  
Ri-ya Jin ◽  
Yi-na Qiao ◽  
Zeng-di He ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Rhodamine B ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Hydrodynamic Cavitation ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Maximum Removal

Abstract Rhodamine B (RhB), widely used as an industrial dye, is a toxic organic that is hazardous to human health and can cause water pollution. In this study, the removal rate of RhB was investigated by the following methods: hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) operated individually, and HC combined with oxidants H2O2 or ClO2. The effect of different operating parameters including pressure (2–6 bar) and initial pH (2–8) on the extent of degradation was investigated using an orifice plate as the cavitation device to achieve maximum removal of RhB. Under the parameters of HC, the effect of different loadings was investigated: H2O2 (n(RhB):n(H2O2) was varied from 1:17.60 to 1:211.28) and ClO2 (n(RhB):n(ClO2) was varied from 1:8.87 to 1:177.53). A combination of cavitation and H2O2 or ClO2 resulted in degradations of 80.6% and 95.3%. The results indicated that the combination of HC and oxidants was better than the individual HC process for the degradation of RhB. When combining HC with H2O2 or ClO2, the synergistic coefficients of 62.54 and 74.79 were obtained. The combination of HC and ClO2 was proven to be more effective for the removal of RhB compared to HC alone and the hybrid process of HC and H2O2.

scholarly journals Global Water Pollution and Human Health

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
René P. Schwarzenbach ◽  
Thomas Egli ◽  
Thomas B. Hofstetter ◽  
Urs von Gunten ◽  
Bernhard Wehrli
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Global Water

Sustainable sludge management - what are the challenges for the future?

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.H. Rulkens
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Sludge Treatment ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Valuable Compounds ◽  
Optimal Approach

Sewage sludge is a serious problem due to the high treatment costs and the risks to environment and human health. Future sludge treatment will be progressively focused on an improved efficiency and environmental sustainability of the process. In this context a survey is given of the most relevant sludge treatment options and separate treatment steps. Special attention is paid to those processes that are simultaneously focused on the elimination of the risks for environment and human health and on the recovery or beneficial use of the valuable compounds in the sludge such as organic carbon compounds, inorganic non-toxic substances, phosphorus and nitrogen containing compounds. Also, a brief assessment is given of the specific future technological developments regarding the various treatment steps. Furthermore, it is discussed how to assess the various pathways which can lead to the required developments. In such an assessment the technical and economic feasibility, the environmental sustainability, the societal acceptance and the implementation route are important factors. The optimal approach also strongly depends on the local and regional situation of concern and the relevant current and future boundary conditions.

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