
Atherosclerosis, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 119160 - 119160
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
Soil and water pollution represent significant threats to global health, ecosystems, biodiversity. Healthy soils underpin terrestrial supporting food production, biodiversity, retention, carbon sequestration. However, soil degradation jeopardizes the health of 3.2 billion people, while over 2 live in water-stressed regions. Pollution soil, air, is a leading environmental cause disease, contributing 9 million premature deaths annually. contamination stems from heavy metals, synthetic chemicals, pesticides, plastics, driven by industrial activity, agriculture, waste mismanagement. These pollutants induce oxidative stress, inflammation, hormonal disruption, significantly increasing risks for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Emerging contaminants like micro- nanoplastics amplify through cellular damage, dysfunction. Urbanization climate change exacerbate deforestation, overfertilization, pollution, further threatening ecosystem sustainability human health. Mitigation efforts, reducing chemical exposure, adopting sustainable land-use practices, advancing urban planning, have shown promise lowering pollution-related impacts. Public initiatives, stricter controls, lifestyle interventions, including antioxidant-rich diets, can also mitigate risks. remains preventable, demonstrated high-income nations implementing cost-effective solutions. Policies European Commission's Zero-Pollution Vision aim reduce safe levels 2050, promoting ecosystems public Addressing critical combating burden NCDs, particularly CVDs, fostering healthier environment future generations.
Язык: Английский