Chemical Safety Science, 2017, Volume 1, No 2, p. 11 — 43

 

Impact of environmental pollutants on human health

 

UDC 504.75                                                                              Download PDF (Eng)

DOI: 10.25514/CHS.2017.2.10981

 

CHILDREN’S HEALTH CHALLENGES CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND MAIN PROPOSED SOLUTION APPROACHES

K. Danielyan*, A. Nazaretyan, S. Kosyan, and L. Nersisyan

Association “For Sustainable Human Development”
Chair on Ecology and Sustainable Development of Armenian State Pedagogical University, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia

Received August 16, 2017

Published December 25, 2017

The article summarizes and analyzes both official and independent current experimental data on the state of the environment in the Republic of Armenia in order to identify the most disadvantaged areas and the possible impact of degraded ecosystems on the health of the population, especially children. The obtained results show that the most risk-relevant zones are mining areas contaminated with heavy metals, which exert rather negative impact on human health, in particular, children’s health. Some recommendations for improving the situation are presented.

Keywords: environment in Republic of Armenia, climate change, children health, disasters, mining, heavy metals in soil, water, food.