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1 sty 2021 · In Africa, there is a need for effective natural toxin control. This paper analyzes and summarizes the recent scholarship on water pollution on the African continent.
1 wrz 2021 · Access to clean, healthy water is a fundamental human right. Clean water is essential to life but it is a scarce resource in Africa. The causes of water pollution, and its effects on people, flora and fauna, is currently one of the biggest environmental threats to Africa.
5 maj 2022 · The main objectives of this article are to investigate major sources of water pollution, water resource policies and challenges to improve water quality in Malaysia.
1 paź 2021 · Abstract. Background: Africa is undergoing both an environmental and an epidemiological transition. Household air pollution is the predominant form of air pollution, but it is declining,...
28 mar 2024 · Exposure to air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death in Africa (HEI 2022), and achieving World Health Organization guidelines could result in significant gains in life expectancy. Pollutant emissions lead to a considerable number of premature deaths in Africa.
7 wrz 2021 · Ambient air pollution driven by the burning of fossil fuels is already contributing to premature deaths including pneumonia, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and lung cancer. In 2019, ambient air pollution was responsible for an estimated 383, 419 deaths across Africa.
Air pollution is a growing challenge for Africa. Deaths in Africa from outdoor air pollution have increased from 164,000 in 1990 to 258,000 in 2017 – a growth of nearly 60% (See Figure 1). Population growth, industrial growth and consumption growth have the potential to increase levels of pollution.
