Impacts of climate change on indirect human exposure to pathogens and chemicals from agriculture

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva

Alistair Boxall²  Anthony Hardy¹  Sabine Beulke¹  Tatiana Boucard¹  Laura Burgin¹  Peter Falloon¹  Philip Haygarth¹  Thomas Hutchinson¹  Sari Kovats¹  Giovanni Leonardi¹  Leonard Levy¹  Gordon Nichols¹  Simon Parsons¹  Laura Potts¹  David Stone¹  Edward Topp¹  David Turley¹  Kerry Walsh¹  Elizabeth Wellington¹  Richard Williams¹ 

[1] ,University of York EcoChemistry Team CSLYork,UK

关键词: Agriculture;    Climate change;    Environmental fate;    Health risks;    Nutrients;    Pathogens;    Agricultura;    Mudança climática;    Impacto ambiental;    riscos de saúde;    nutrientes;    patogenias;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-81232010000300017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Climate change is likely to affect the nature of pathogens/ chemicals in the environment and their fate and transport. We assess the implications of climate change for changes in human exposures to pathogens/chemicals in agricultural systems in the UK and discuss the effects on health impacts, using expert input and literature on climate change; health effects from exposure to pathogens/chemicals arising from agriculture; inputs of chemicals/pathogens to agricultural systems; and human exposure pathways for pathogens/chemicals in agricultural systems. We established the evidence base for health effects of chemicals/pathogens in the agricultural environment; determined the potential implications of climate change on chemical/pathogen inputs in agricultural systems; and explored the effects of climate change on environmental transport and fate of various contaminants. We merged data to assess the implications of climate change in terms of indirect human exposure to pathogens/chemicals in agricultural systems, and defined recommendations on future research and policy changes to manage adverse increases in risks.

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