strategy
Protecting against environmental hazards from chemicals
Synonyms:
Reducing chemical pollutants of the environment Context:
Hazardous chemicals enter the environment from the factories where they are made and added to a dizzying array of consumer products – including mattresses, computers, cookware and plastic baby cups – and from landfills overflowing with discarded products. They drift into homes from nearby agricultural fields and taint drinking water and food. Today, hundreds of industrial chemicals contaminate the blood and urine of nearly every person tested. Sometimes lower doses or levels of exposure to toxic chemicals are actually more dangerous than higher amounts.
Broader:
Controlling hazardous industriesProtecting the environment from contaminationControlling environmental impact of technologyPreventing exposure to environmental hazards Narrower:
Reducing dioxin pollutionImproving wood preservatives to protect the environmentAssessing and eliminating emissions of uncontrollable organo-halogensProtecting against hazards of agricultural chemicals Facilitated by:
Advancing environmental healthApplying environmental chemistryAbolishing unethical practices of chemistryMonitoring exposure to hazardous environmental pollutantsIncorporating health risks analysis in national pollution control programmesAssessing financing to reduce health risks from environmental pollution and hazards Problems:
Chemical pollutants of the environmentEnvironmental hazards from chemicals
Unethical practice of chemistry
Subjects:
Environment → Environment Fundamental Sciences → Chemicals
Societal Problems → Hazards
Societal Problems → Pollution
Societal Problems → Protection
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
