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Salud ambiental en China: progreso hacia el aire limpio y el agua segura
Junfeng Zhang1, Denise L Mauzerall, Tong Zhu
1University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|March 30, 2010
Resumen
China se enfrenta a importantes riesgos ambientales para la salud por la contaminación del aire y el agua debido a la quema de combustibles domésticos y la industrialización. Abordar estos desafíos es crucial para la salud pública y los esfuerzos ambientales globales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Ambiental Salud del medio ambiente.
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- China Ciencias ambientales Ciencias ambientales.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las principales fuentes de morbilidad y mortalidad en China incluyen la contaminación del aire y el agua.
- La contaminación del aire interior por la biomasa y la quema de carbón afecta a numerosos hogares.
- La falta de agua potable y saneamiento aumenta el riesgo de enfermedades transmitidas por el agua.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para esbozar los desafíos multifacéticos de salud ambiental en China.
- Para resaltar el impacto de la industrialización y el cambio climático en la salud pública.
- Hacer hincapié en el compromiso y la oportunidad de China en la mejora ambiental.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de los factores de riesgo ambientales y sus impactos en la salud.
- Análisis de las fuentes de contaminación: combustible doméstico, desechos industriales y emisiones.
- Evaluación de las implicaciones del cambio climático para la salud ambiental.
Principales resultados:
- Persiste la grave contaminación del aire interior y los problemas de calidad del aire urbano.
- La industrialización exacerba la liberación de toxinas químicas y los desastres ambientales.
- Las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero están aumentando, intensificando los impactos del cambio climático.
Conclusiones:
- China se enfrenta a una compleja mezcla de problemas de salud ambiental tradicionales, modernos y emergentes.
- Se están comprometiendo recursos sustanciales para la mejora ambiental.
- China tiene un papel clave en abordar los desafíos nacionales y globales de salud ambiental.
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