A review of the effects of environmental hazards on humans, their remediation for sustainable development, and risk assessment.

Autor: Gunjyal N; Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India., Rani S; Department of Biotechnology, Ambala College of Engineering and Applied Research, 133001, Ambala Cantt, Jagadhari Rd, P.O, Sambhalkha, Haryana, India. swati.bajaj07@gmail.com., Asgari Lajayer B; Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada., Senapathi V; Department of Disaster Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamilnadu, India., Astatkie T; Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental monitoring and assessment [Environ Monit Assess] 2023 Jun 01; Vol. 195 (6), pp. 795. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 01.
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11353-z
Abstrakt: In the race for economic development and prosperity, our earth is becoming more polluted with each passing day. Technological advances in agriculture and rapid industrialization have drastically polluted the two pillars of natural resources, land and water. Toxic chemicals and microbial contaminants/agents created by natural and anthropogenic activities are rapidly becoming environmental hazards (EH) with increased potential to affect the natural environment and human health. This review has attempted to describe the various agents (chemical, biological, and physical) responsible for environmental contamination, remediation methods, and risk assessment techniques (RA). The main focus is on finding ways to mitigate the harmful effects of EHs through the simultaneous application of remediation methods and RA for sustainable development. It is recommended to apply the combination of different remediation methods using RA techniques to promote recycling and reuse of different resources for sustainable development. The report advocates for the development of site-specific, farmer-driven, sequential, and plant-based remediation strategies along with policy support for effective decontamination. This review also focuses on the fact that the lack of knowledge about environmental health is directly related to public health risks and, therefore, focuses on promoting awareness of effective ways to reduce anthropological burden and pollution and on providing valuable data that can be used in environmental monitoring assessments and lead to sustainable development.
(© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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