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… the atmospheric contamination contributes to respiratory disease. Mercury containing hospital products that are … substances, in particular asbestos, which can cause lung disease. The poor, and particularly women, children and the … are ambitious, and include curbing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and …

… Europe and globally. Pollution is the number one burden of disease globally, with air pollution alone causing the … pollution (xii), e.g. the 1952 London smog, the 'Minamata disease' caused by methylmercury and discovered in 1956 in … 6.5 million people per year and is the number one cause of disease (xiv). In Europe, air pollution is estimated to cause …

… It also aims to inform policy-makers of the burden of disease associated with lead exposure as a stimulus to … 18 children died from an aggressive central nervous system disease of unexplained origin in a neighbourhood of Dakar in … development in children and on cardiovascular disease in adulthood. In children the greater risk of reduced …

… and Without’ Flood Damage Analysis Human health Increased disease incidence and injury following floods TCHealth Costs … destruction of root crops, loss of income and properties, disease and, in some cases, death. Koshy (2007) also notes … precipitation changes, such as an increase in pests and disease incidence. As water availability is also a key driver …