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Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… the elderly, and people with lung or cardiovascular disease. It reduces the ability of plants to absorb carbon … productivity, thus negatively impacting livelihoods, disease control and food security. They can also cause a … used in the nuclear weapons industry and chronic beryllium disease has been diagnosed in workers, despite exposure …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… chemicals already in the environment, e.g. pesticides, or disease outbreaks after natural disasters. Investing in … underwater noise, ship strikes, poisoning, pollution, disease, invasive species, illegal and unsustainable take and … preamble recognizes the substantial lessons of Minamata Disease, in particular the serious health and environmental …
Scientific Assessment Report - UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution - Summary for policy makers
… (WHO) published its latest estimates of the burden of disease related to ambient (outdoor) and household (indoor) … peak ozone exposure since the 1990s. However the burden of disease from ozone is not restricted to exposure during … as one of the top10 causes of the global burden of disease. Air pollution policy can significantly contribute to …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… treatments for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for parties not operating under Article 5 2 181 … for the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and for the delivery of leuprolide to the … (MDIs) for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, nasal dexamethasone, and specific cleaning, bonding …