Abstract

Disha Sharma, Vipin Kumar Saini, Saba Rana, Ankit Kumar

ABSTRACT

Many environmental pollutants have a substantial impact on human health, contribute to climate change, and affect both public and individual health, leading to higher rates of morbidity and mortality. Further research on the link between pollutants and health effects is necessary due to the lack of data on pollution exposure from less developed countries with poor waste management, greater rates of poverty, and slower adoption of new technologies. In many sophisticated nations, a similar situation exists, where answers are found only after the harm has been done and the need for safeguards has diminished. The risk of cardiovascular illnesses is increased by exposure to soil tainted with plastic compounds. Emerging pollutants are those that have just recently entered the atmosphere and are typically not monitored, such as hormones, pharmaceuticals, and biological Numerous environmental pollutants have a substantial impact on human health, influencing both public and individual health as well as climate change, leading to higher rates of illness and mortality. The association between pollutants and health impacts has to be further studied because there is a dearth of data on pollution exposure from less developed countries with poor waste management, higher rates of poverty, and slower adoption of new technologies. Similar circumstances exist in many industrialized nations, when remedies are only found after the damage has been done and the need for precautions has diminished. Due to challenges in measuring exposure levels and a lack of systematic monitoring, the relationship between environmental contaminants and health has to be better understood. A variety of contaminants are responsible for acute and chronic illnesses. Furthermore, when disease issues appear after extended exposure, study becomes difficult. In order to close this knowledge gap, this review will address current knowledge regarding the relationship between environmental pollutants and human health. This overview covers the genesis of cancer and the effects of several environmental contaminants on the cardiovascular, pulmonary, reproductive, perinatal, and neural health of the human body.