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" Globalization - a blessing in disguise"
Present day evolving globalization has resulted in pollution of environment as whole. It involves a dramatic degradation of physical, mental, social, and psycological health of the present day generations.
It involves the following sequential sequelae :
1. Air Pollution - a) Combined effects of carbondioxide, monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, sulphur, lead and dust
b) reccurent rhinitis, sinusitis, respiratory tract infections.
c) decreased lung capacity.
d) decreased work efficiency.
e) bronchogenic carcinoma- finally death.
2. Water Pollution
a)combined effects of industrial effluents, drainage, nuclear power plants'' wastage.
b) recurrent gastroenteritis.
c) altered bowel habits.
d) decreased work potential.
e) minimata disease, GIT carcinomas.
3. Soil Pollution
combined effects&nbsof non-bio degradable polymers, pesticides and insecticides.
BIO-MAGNIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS:-
INCREASED MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY.
Published: October 10, 2007