Post-assessment of health impact of water pollution emergencies
LIU Ting-ting, ZHANG Xiao-tong, ZHANG Wen-ying, SONG Feng-jing, CHEN Cheng-yu, JIANG Lin-lin, XIE Xiao-min, SUN Yi-ming, HAN Xu, WANG Xian-liang
China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
Abstract:Water pollution incidents were collected, and the characteristics of the incidents and their impact on population health were summarized. The types of water pollution incidents were classified as industrial pollution, agricultural pollution, and urban pollution. Industrial pollution were primarily caused by anthropogenic emissions and contaminant leakage. The pollutants were primarily heavy metals and chemicals. These pollutants were not usually directly affecting human health but resulted in the most economic losses once they occurred. Agricultural pollution, encompassing arable land pollution and animal husbandry pollution, was leading to economic losses with no serious health damage being caused. Urban pollution was being closely related to human health, and the health consequences caused by microbial pollution were the most frequent, primarily acute damage. The physiological and psychological health of the population were affected after the occurrence of the pollution incidents. Limited research had been conducted on residual water pollution and its chronic long-term effects on public health. The health risk assessment of residual pollution was worth being explored.
刘婷婷, 张晓彤, 张文颖, 宋风景, 陈城宇, 蒋林霖, 解晓敏, 孙一铭, 韩旭, 王先良. 突发水环境污染事件的健康影响后评估[J]. 中国环境科学, 2025, 45(2): 1127-1135.
LIU Ting-ting, ZHANG Xiao-tong, ZHANG Wen-ying, SONG Feng-jing, CHEN Cheng-yu, JIANG Lin-lin, XIE Xiao-min, SUN Yi-ming, HAN Xu, WANG Xian-liang. Post-assessment of health impact of water pollution emergencies. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2025, 45(2): 1127-1135.
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