Sentences with phrase «human health in»

If the IACHR decide that it is a serious breach of human rights to allow the cumulative effect of lawful pollution to affect human health in nearby communities, the US EPA will have to change how it regulates cumulative effects.

He was appointed executive vice president and president of Merck's Global Human Health in August 2007.

The systems and sectors are some ecosystems (tundra, boreal forest, mountain, mediterranean - type, mangroves, salt marshes, coral reefs and the sea - ice biome), low - lying coasts, water resources in some dry regions at mid-latitudes and in the dry topics and in areas dependent on snow and ice melt, agriculture in low - latitude regions, and human health in areas with low adaptive capacity.

Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation — Lancet Commission on planetary health.

«To date there are 19 peer - reviewed science papers addressing human health in mountaintop removal communities,» said Bo Webb, member of Coal River Mountain Watch, who is testifying as a witness in today's hearing.

The EPA Global Change Research Progam has a $ 20 million annual budget to contribute to the overall U.S. Climate Change Science Program with a «primary emphasis on evaluating the potential consequences of global change (particularly climate variability and change) on air quality, water quality, ecosystems, and human health in the United States.»

Changes in the structure and functions of the ecosystem can also pose important threats to human health in many different ways [142].

In July 2015, the commission published a special report — Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch — which explored the scientific basis for creating Planetary Health as a new field.

The bill is geared toward stopping companies from being able to export electronic waste to developing countries — an action that is causing incredible environmental damage and harm to human health in places like Ghana and China.

As established in the 2016 U.S. Climate and Health Assessment — The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment — the resulting changes in our climate are creating conditions that harm human health through extreme weather events, reduced air and water quality, increases in infectious and vector - borne diseases, and other mechanisms.

By assessing the potential risks of climate change to human health in Italy, it seeks to identify available adaptive and preventive measures and to suggest additional ones.

This technical document presents the main outcomes of the National Workshop on Climate Change and Human Health in Nepal; Vulnerability and Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation Kathmandu.

Woodward Alistair, Hales Simon and Weinstein Philip (1998), «Climate Change and Human Health in the Asia Pacific Region: Who will be Most Vulnerable?»

She served as an expert for the National Academies» review of the US Global Change Research Program's report, Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment.

Wind Concerns Ontario is a coalition of community groups, individuals and families concerned about the impact of industrial - scale wind power development on the economy, on the natural environment, and on human health in Ontario.

The most affected sectors, meanwhile, will be water (especially in the dry tropics), agriculture (particularly in low latitudes), human health in countries with low adaptive capacity, and ecosystems such as coral reefs, sea - ice biomes, mangrove swamps, salt - marshes, tundra, boreal and mountain systems.

Climate change affects human health in many ways.

It is recognised and accepted that infrasound is dangerous to human health in other situations it is only a matter of time before full disclosure of the extent of the effects on human health of Industrial Wind Turbines is accepted by medical authorities.

Tar Sands and Unconventional Fossil Fuels In a previous post «Silence Is Deadly» I wrote, «The environmental impacts of tar sands development include: irreversible effects on biodiversity and the natural environment, reduced water quality, destruction of fragile pristine Boreal forest and associated wetlands, aquatic and watershed mismanagement, habitat fragmentation, habitat loss, disruption to life cycles of endemic wildlife particularly bird and caribou migration, fish deformities and negative impacts on the human health in downstream communities.»

We identify three categories of challenges that have to be addressed to maintain and enhance human health in the face of increasingly harmful environmental trends.

Since the birth of the environmental movement in the last century, the architectural community has responded by taking the initiative to develop several Green building standards, which are focused on promoting the reduction of harmful effects on the environment and on human health in the design and construction of buildings.

Characterization of how societal choices influence long - term trends in climate and air pollution (having adverse affects on human health in urban areas, and on agriculture in farming areas) are our primary goals.

The «mission» is likely to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the kind of effects climate change is likely to have on human health in different regions of the country and build up capacities to respond to these and also to health emergencies arising out of natural disasters.

Actions to reduce emissions of carbon pollution and other greenhouse gases that accelerate climate change will protect human health in both the short...

It has been estimated that about a dozen AEP coal plants in the Ohio River basin have been causing about $ 32 billion per year worth of damage to human health in the northeast.

The nominee should be known for his or her accomplishments in veterinary medicine and / or have made an outstanding contribution to his or her community and the advancement of animal and human health in the 10 years since graduation.

The term for disease passed from animals to humans is zoonoses As rabbits are fairly new to living indoors as companion animals, there is still a bit of confusion as to what risk they may have on human health in close quarters.

I changed it to olive oil because this seems to be recommended for human health in preference to corn or sunflower oil.

Throughout the many centuries of their use, apples have been used to improve human health in many different ways:

Studies have shown BPA to be problematic to human health in various ways.

Human health in the 21st century and beyond will be based around our ability to limit exposure, adapt to the environmental stressors, detoxify and heal.

Impact of mycotoxins on human health in developing countries.

However, thanks to the advancements in science and nutritional knowledge, we now know that these dietary items are not to be avoided, but are in fact extremely beneficial for human health in certain variants and doses.

«Penn State's Clinical and Translational Science Institute is working to address issues in human health in transformative ways, and this NIH $ 20 million grant is critically important in funding the efforts of our interdisciplinary teams,» said Penn State President Eric Barron.

In a new report on climate change and human health in Virginia, the Natural Resources Defense Council says the risk of heat - related illnesses will grow; coastal flooding, already a major concern, will worsen; and allergy season will start earlier and last longer.

It not only recognizes his leadership and scientific reputation, but it seems to me a formal recognition of the importance of genetics and genomics for human health in the 21st century.

The Mountain West Clinical Translational Research Infrastructure Network helps 13 universities support the faculty and research that will improve human health in seven states.

Scientists are pushing to restore human health in Western countries by changing our diet to restore the microbial species lost over the evolution of Western diet.

«An EU Directive on e-cigarettes rules that: «except for nicotine, only ingredients are used in the nicotine - containing liquid that do not pose a risk to human health in heated or unheated form».

Shifting coal - fired power plants in the U.S. to natural gas would have tremendous positive effects on human health in America

«If we're not there as a pushback, then they're going to just run over us and destroy the environment and all human health in the name of economic development.»

Climate change clearly harms human health in many ways.

Lead author Dr Jason West, from UNC, said: «PM2.5 and O3 have long enough lifetimes in the atmosphere to transport intercontinentally, which suggests that emissions from one source region can affect air quality and human health in multiple receptor regions.

The study examined the benefits of global and domestic GHG mitigation on US air quality and human health in 2050, comparing a scenario with no global action to reduce GHGs with an aggressive scenario that significantly slows climate change.

A better understanding of nature's value will probably prove vital for human health in the 21st century.

The mosquitoes known as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus transmit arboviruses that are increasing threats to human health in the Americas, particularly dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses.

Nevertheless, the study highlights air pollution's potential impact on human health in more ways than we currently know, Kan said.

There are implications for human health in the research appearing online in Aging Cell: heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming nearly 600,000 lives per year.

The European Commission — which requested that the EFSA look at a potential link to human health in the first place — now has to decide what action to take on the basis of the agency's recommendation.

Now, chronic illnesses and deteriorating organs pose the biggest drain on human health in industrialized nations, and they will only increase in importance as the population ages.