Pollution is a Global Killer
MORE THAN 2 million children die each year--5,500 every single day--because
of exposure to pollution, according to a new United Nations (UN) report. The
report, titled "Children in the New Millennium," details how poverty and
pollution effects millions of children in the world.
According to UN researchers, one-third of diseases worldwide are caused by
drinking unsanitary water, eating tainted food or breathing polluted air. Some
1 billion people--a full one-sixth of the world's population--don't have access
to clean drinking water, and 2.4 billion lack access to even simple bathrooms.
This puts the most vulnerable--particularly children--at risk for diseases such as
cholera, typhoid and roundworm. Additionally, millions of
children face the danger of pesticide poisoning--because they're forced to work
as agricultural laborers.
"These disturbing figures show we have barely started to address the
problem," said Carol Bellamy, executive director of the United Nations
Children's Fund.
MORE THAN 2 million children die each year--5,500 every single day--because
of exposure to pollution, according to a new United Nations (UN) report. The
report, titled "Children in the New Millennium," details how poverty and
pollution effects millions of children in the world.
According to UN researchers, one-third of diseases worldwide are caused by
drinking unsanitary water, eating tainted food or breathing polluted air. Some
1 billion people--a full one-sixth of the world's population--don't have access
to clean drinking water, and 2.4 billion lack access to even simple bathrooms.
This puts the most vulnerable--particularly children--at risk for diseases such as
cholera, typhoid and roundworm. Additionally, millions of
children face the danger of pesticide poisoning--because they're forced to work
as agricultural laborers.
"These disturbing figures show we have barely started to address the
problem," said Carol Bellamy, executive director of the United Nations
Children's Fund.
Water Pollution can cause diseases- watch our video below.
Water Pollution can cause many different types of water borne illnesses. Some are curable
and some can be deadly. This is a video on one of the diseases.
and some can be deadly. This is a video on one of the diseases.