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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Environmental hazards in daily life

Environmental hazards in daily life

  • Everyday environmental hazards

Broader

Unhealthy human environment
Presentable
Risk
Presentable
Deterioration of human environment
Presentable

Narrower

Unsafe genetically modified food
Excellent
Environmental hazards of solar radiation
Excellent
Environmental hazards of exotic species introduction
Excellent
Carcinogenic chemical and physical agents
Excellent
Tobacco smoking
Presentable
Polluted drinking water
Presentable
Pathogenic organisms
Presentable
Medication side effects
Presentable
Indoor air pollution
Presentable
Hazards of cosmetic use
Presentable
Hazards from live animals
Presentable
Environmentally induced diseases
Presentable
Environmental hazards from chemicals
Presentable
Harmful household chemicals
Presentable
Contamination of pharmaceuticals
Unpresentable
Contamination of human body
Unpresentable
Coitus as a cancer risk
Unpresentable
Psychological stress of urban environment
Yet to rate
Health hazards from food and drink
Yet to rate
Hazards to human health
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Travellers' enhanced risk of disease
Presentable

Aggravated by

Hormone pollution
Excellent
Health hazards of passive smoking
Excellent
Environmental pollution
Excellent
Environmental hazards of pesticides
Excellent
Environmental hazards from transport systems
Excellent
Environmental consequences of war
Excellent
Suppression of information concerning environmental safety
Presentable
Lack of integrated pollution control
Presentable
Indiscriminate economic development
Presentable
Health hazards of environmental degradation
Presentable
Environmental hazards of pharmaceutical products
Presentable
Environmental hazards of nuclear power production
Presentable
Environmental hazards of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices production
Presentable
Environmental hazards from transmission of electricity
Presentable
Environmental hazards from tobacco and tobacco manufactures
Presentable
Environmental impacts of railways
Unpresentable
Accidental poisonings
Unpresentable
Lack of environmental accountability
Yet to rate
Environmental hazards from chemicals and petrochemicals industries
Yet to rate

Strategy

Providing public access to environmental information
Yet to rate
Protecting against hazards in daily life
Yet to rate

Value

Life
Yet to rate
Hazard
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(B) Basic universal problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Environment » Environment
  • Life » Life
  • Societal problems » Hazards
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    C5883
    DOCID
    11358830
    D7NID
    139278
    Last update
    May 19, 2022