![]() ![]() The report cited “aerial spraying of pesticides” as among the causes of air pollution. In the same period and on the same scale, air pollutants came primarily from carbon monoxide with pollution load contribution at 50%, followed by nitrogen oxide (15%) and volatile organic compounds (15%), particulate matter (11%), and sulphur oxide (9%). Of the nonpoint sources, majority came from agriculture runoff (74%), followed by forest runoff (23%), and urban runoff (3%). septic sewage) at 33%, followed by agriculture-livestock (29%), industry (27%), and nonpoint (11%). The City has no data on local pollution, but on a national scale the 2005-2007 National State of the Brown Environment Report reveals that sources of water pollution came from, primarily domestic sources (e.g. The health reports cited air and water pollution as well as lifestyle choices as risk factors. Internal organ (kidney) diseases spiked in 2009. In the same period, consistent in the top ten leading causes of mortality is cancer, ranked third for four consecutive years. In the years 20, dermatitis figured in the top ten list. The topic was the nexus between Environment and Economy and the professor wanted us to identify a scenario and develop a conceptual framework demonstrating the linkage among population, resources, environment, and development.Ĭity health data in the period 2001/2002 up to 2009/2010 showed that upper respiratory tract infection is consistently in the top ten leading causes of morbidity. These are the questions I raised in a presentation in my Urban Environment Management class. upper respiratory tract infection, asthma) and skin diseases (dermatitis), as well as to the persistent causes of mortality in the city such as cancer and internal organ diseases (kidney, vascular)? What are the social pathways of health risk exposure among those afflicted with the diseases? ![]() ![]() Are toxinsi (particularly Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) present in dangerous quantities in the air, water, and soil of Baguio City and are these linked to the persistent causes of morbidity in the City, particularly respiratory diseases (i.e. ![]()
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