从全球经济中去除
Stephen P Luby1, Jenna E Forsyth1, Zafar Fatmi2
1Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
The Lancet. Planetary health
|November 8, 2024
概括
是一种有毒的元素,危害所有生命,每年造成数百万人的死亡和数万亿的经济损失. 到2035年从全球经济中消除对于地球和人类健康至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 全球健康 全球健康
背景情况:
- 是一种自然存在的元素,被隔离在石层中.
- 人类活动提取和分发,导致广泛的毒性影响.
- 污染会影响所有生命形式的生物过程.
研究的目的:
- 为了突出引开采和制造造成的广泛伤害.
- 量化暴露的全球经济和健康成本.
- 倡导从全球经济中消除.
主要方法:
- 对对各种生物体的毒理影响的审查.
- 分析与暴露相关的经济成本,包括心血管疾病和认知发育障碍.
- 评估回收实践和环境分散,特别是在低收入和中等收入国家.
主要成果:
- 暴露每年导致550万名成年人因心血管疾病过早死亡.
- 由于对儿童认知发展的影响,全球经济损失达到1.4万亿美元.
- 每年有数百万公的被分散,对低收入国家造成不成比例的影响.
结论:
- 的普遍毒性需要全球采取紧急行动.
- 现有的替代品存在,使其消除成为可行的.
- 到2035年从全球经济中消除对于地球和人类的福祉至关重要.
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