Environmental Health and Safety

Environmental Health and Safety

Introduction

In the world that human beings live in, we individuals continue to thrive largely on the basis of our environment. The food we eaten, the cloth we wear and the shelter that we have not only make way for escalating our lives, but is a direct derivative of the activities that are take place on a recurrent note.

With the recent developments and the findings that have been highlighted regarding the challenges and the changes that have been undertaken, many researchers, authors and entire departments have been witnessing the changes that have occurred and which are further predicted to occur in the near future.

Air Pollution

Amongst the most popular diseases and issues that have occurred imply air pollution and dissonance that has occurred in the atmosphere in which human reside in. These days, with endless technologies being developed and that commercial activities occurring and progressing at the speed of light, although it has changed the course of life for the better, but has also affected and influenced the course of human existence upon Mother Earth (Altekruse, Cohen and Swerdlow, 2007).

Air Pollution is through different areas and different forms of activities that occur in the world today. These include combustion of car fuels and energy resource in automobiles, emissions of gases and different forms of evaporated chemicals dispersed into the air at the place of production and the release of particulate or biological matter which cause harm or damage to human existence and simultaneously harming the environment at large (Lamming, Caldwell and Harrison, 2004).

These days, many organizations, campaigns and promotional activities have been undertaken for creating awareness and knowledge regarding the problems and situations that have occurred in the world today, which has gained the attention of many for consideration.

Common Health Problems - Impact of Air Pollution

Air pollution impacts and affects human beings in the best way possible. The amount of damage that has been done by endless and reckless commercial activities can be seen by the disease and the casualties that have occurred and being experienced by the human beings. With new and complex disease taking toll upon humans, it is becoming rather difficult for individuals to make way for comprehending and resolving these problems at hand (Marchant, 2010).

Air pollution has both short-term and long-term effects, depending upon the exposure you have and the precautionary measures that you take up for the purpose of ...