Pollution Responsible 40% Deaths
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Posted by Sandra Williams Oct 10, 2007 |
40 per cent of deaths worldwide are caused by water, air, and soil pollution according to a recent study from Cornell University and an article "Is Pollution Making Us Sicker Than We Thought?"by Cynthia Ross Cravit.
- 1.2 billion people lack clean water and 80% of diseases are caused by waterbourne infections.
- Air pollution kills 3 million people per year and over 5 million deaths are caused by unsanitary conditions. Overcrowding in cities combined with inadequate sanitation increases the spread of diseases.
- Many of these ilnesses are evolving and mutating to the extent that they're drug resistant.
- People who are malnourished have weakened immune systems so are vulnerable to becoming severely sick from things healthier people might bounce back from.
- 57% of the world's population are malnourished. In 1950 it was only 20%. Lack of access to clean water, air and soil is aggravating the situation. When tons of toxic chemicals are released into the environment it's hard for people to stay healthy.
Related:
Campaign for Clean Water in Africa
Invention for More Water in Africa