The Impact of Water Pollution on Children's Health.



Image result for safe drinking waterChildren are highly susceptible to contaminated water around the World. Lead is just one toxin in Water that can deeply affect growing children and there have been many growing concerns in the United States and in countries around the World.  However there are several contaminants that can affect developing bodies and lead to serious health issues. There are many contaminants present in water that  can directly impeded normal growth of children’s brains and bodies.Children that live in  places in the World where clean water is nonexistent are hit the hardest , their surrounding environment stacking the odds against them if exposed to water pollution.


Exposure to polluted water can affect children’s health by :

  • Diarrhea:  exacerbating  malnutrition 
According to the CDC  every year, 361 000 children under 5 years of age die due to diarrhea. Poor sanitation and contaminated water are also linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera, dysentery, hepatitis A, and typhoid.

  • Exposure to parasites and infectious diseases
  • Low IQ
  • Learning disabilities 
  • Stunted growth 
  • Premature birth 
  • low birth weights 
  • Keep children from attending school 
  • Death 
Things we can do to protect Children around the World 
  • Donate 
  • Volunteer 
  • Educate others including your own children
  • Use the skills you already have to make a difference
TI_Graphics_Lead affects on childrenSkye Gould/Tech Insider


World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 retrieved from http://www.who.int/en/

Comments

  1. Very interesting Article thank you for providing nice information about water pollution effects on children.Now a days kids facing different types of many health problems this topic was definitely useful for children. vi clinics is one of the Best Pediatric Clinics has dedicated all its resources to providing superlative equipment and services.

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  2. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light.

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  3. water pollution is very dangerous to health
    we must take care our water we drink
    thanks for giving us such a great information
    related to water diseases

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