Developing World and Occupational Health Impacts

Urban outdoor air pollution in the developing world, mostly due to particulate matter with diameters smaller than 2.5 µm (PM2.5), has been highlighted in recent years. It leads to millions of premature deaths. Outdoor air pollution has also been viewed mostly as an urban problem. We use satellite-derived demarcations to parse India’s population into urban and nonurban regions, which agrees with the census data. We also use the satellite-derived surface PM2.5levels to calculate the health impacts in the urban and nonurban regions. We show that outdoor air pollution is just as severe in nonurban regions as in the urban regions of India, with implications to monitoring, regulations, health, and policy.

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Hazardous chemicals emergencies in Poland in 2005–2006—Possible public and occupational health impacts

Toxicology Letters ◽

10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.06.043 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 180 ◽

pp. S233

Author(s):

Anna Palaszewska-Tkacz ◽

Slawomir Czerczak

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Health Impacts ◽

Hazardous Chemicals

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Comparison of the Health Cost of Organic and Conventional Vegetable Cultivation in Getasan Sub-district, Semarang, Indonesia

Journal of Environmental Science and Management ◽

10.47125/jesam/2021_1/04 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 36-44

Author(s):

Supriyono Asfawi ◽

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Ari Probandari ◽

Prabang Setyono ◽

Hartono

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Organic Agriculture ◽

Health Impacts ◽

Health Costs ◽

Environmental Damage ◽

Conventional Agriculture ◽

Farmer Groups ◽

Potential Losses ◽

Economic Motives ◽

Vegetable Cultivation

Environmental damage will disrupt the ecosystem to support life. Unsustainable agriculture can be a source of environmental degradation. Conventional agriculture may have an effect on the environment, thus the participation of various parties in sustainable agriculture is needed. Organic agriculture is developed as an environmentally friendly agricultural cultivation with many benefits. Compared to the attention on occupational health, safety and environmental problems, economic motives receive less attention. This study aims to calculate the costs arising from the health impacts of vegetable cultivation. There were 314 respondents interviewed in this study. There were significant differences in the sickness complaints felt by respondents; organic farmer groups have the potential to incur health costs of Rp. 30,333.33, while the conventional group is higher, with a cost of Rp. 103.303.57 (US$ 7.38). Organic farming has a better impact because it uses natural ingredients and is not bad for health. The potential losses arising from health cases also show a high and significant number (p <0.001).

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