Sentences with phrase «causing human health effects»

Jurors often harbor a basic belief that if a big company is on trial, it has probably harmed people or the environment in pursuit of profits and has caused long - term damage to people and the planet — either by directly causing human health effects, polluting the air, water, or ground, or by contributing to global warming.

The extra radionuclides from Fukushima are simply not enough to create a dose large enough to cause any human health effects outside the immediate vicinity of the stricken nuclear power plant.

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This team also discovered 3,200 genes that had fewer loss - of - function or missense mutations than would be expected suggesting that these are likely disease - causing variants that are rare or absent in the population because of their detrimental effect on human health.

Rising sea levels, more intense and more frequent weather events, crop failures, and negative public health effects have all been linked to climate change, which scientists agree is caused by human activity.

And if you don't deny it, then why discredit the fact that food, the very substance that all humans need in order to keep organs functioning, blood pumping, toxins dispelling, cells forming, could be causing severe effects on our health if the wrong foods are eaten?

Judith Enck, the regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, notes that «from their designation as probable human carcinogens to their well - documented immunologic, neurologic and reproductive health effects, long - term exposure to PCBs is cause for considerable concern.»

A common problem with some scientific research, particularly projects studying human health, is that it is often difficult, if not impossible, to prove that a specific action directly causes an effect.

«Despite some reductions in air pollutant emissions in Europe and North America, human health impacts from ozone are still a cause for concern across the world and are rising in parts of East Asia, with the potential for serious health effects on their populations,» said Zo?

Aside from well - established things like rabies virus, SARS coronavirus (the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome) and Marburg virus (an extremely dangerous but rare hemorrhagic fever pathogen), bats appear to carry a plethora of other germs with unclear effects on human health, if any.

«Botany and health: Very small chemical changes to dietary flavonoids cause very large effects on human immune system.»

But prior research on the effects of famine in humans and in laboratory animals suggest that famine does indeed cause such health risks, the study authors said.

Carman says GM foods have not been around long enough for anyone to know what health problems they may cause, no one is looking at health surveillance systems to see if GM foods are currently causing harm, and no real animal or human studies have been done on their long - term effects.

The growing body of evidence that GMOs are dangerous prompted the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) to publicly warn that «it is biologically plausible for Genetically Modified Foods to cause adverse health effects in humans.»

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Exposure to pesticides and fungicides have been proven to cause negative short - term or long - term effects on the environment and the health of animals and humans, especially in the reproductive, endocrine and central nervous systems.

It is our hope to help you gain more understanding of True Health by studying about the disease, what is it, what causes it, and most of all, its effect to the human body.

POPs are chemical substances that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects on human health and the environment.

Studies support a link between EDCs and harm to human health, but the cause - and - effect relationship is not yet fully understood.

The 1998 Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle provides in part: «When an activity raises threats of harm to the environment or human health, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.»

Wind turbine noise is a reported cause of these effects; however, some commentators suggest sound from wind turbines does not pose a risk of any adverse health effect in humans.

In examining human - environment interactions as well as human health - environment questions, scientists often uncover scientifically sound reasons for significant concern but for practical or theoretical reasons can not prove cause and effect.

The effects of temperature extremes on human health have been well documented for increased heat waves, 46,47,48,49 which cause more deaths, 50,51 hospital admissions52, 53,54 and population vulnerability.55, 56

As the authors point out, as health professionals we have a particular responsibility to contribute to this issue, because human welfare is intricately linked to it both in cause and effect.

A recent World Health Organization report suggests that globally climate change could cause an additional 250 000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050, not taking into account factors such as the effects of economic damage, major heat wave events, river flooding, water scarcity, or human conflict.

Also recognizes the need for more knowledge and research on the source and fate of microplastics and their impact on biodiversity, marine ecosystems and human health, noting recent knowledge that such particles can be ingested by biota and could be transferred to higher levels in the marine food chain, causing adverse effects; 6.

I wanted to follow up with a summary of how I became involved in this issue, the direction and current status of my research, and my position on the issue of study of, and response to, the human health effects caused by exposure to Industrial wind turbines.

Petroleum and coal companies are allowed to sell their products which, when consumed, cause untold trillions of dollars in costs in human health and environmental damage, and governments pay those costs in the form of medical benefits, and eventually measures to deal with the effects of global climate change.

12: Indigenous Peoples).91, 101 Warming also releases human - caused pollutants, such as poleward - transported mercury and organic pesticides, from thawing permafrost and brings new diseases to Arctic plants and animals, including subsistence food species, posing new health challenges, especially to rural communities.165, 166 Positive health effects of warming include a longer growing season for gardening and agriculture.5, 167

From hazardous effects causing potential loss of life, injury, or other negative health impacts, to the potential exposure of social, economic, and infrastructure assets to adverse impacts, global warming places vulnerable human lives and systems in dangerous jeopardy.

«When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not established scientifically.»

Similarly, it was no less a scientifically - enlightened organisation than the British Medical Association (BMA) who wrote, in 2004 that, «of all the available research is that there is very little potential for GM foods to cause harmful health effects», but that «research is still needed in key areas to allay remaining concern about the potential risks to human health and the environment».

When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.

Air pollution from petroleum fueled vehicles causes numerous harmful effects to human health, including respiratory problems, heart and lung diseases, and premature death.

«After careful consideration and deliberation of the body of evidence, NHMRC concludes that there is currently no consistent evidence that wind farms cause adverse health effects in humans.»