Ecosystem Health Articles & Analysis
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These assumptions – whether well-intentioned or not – are not driven by data. In our increasingly virtual ecosystem, patients’ health and well-being are dependent on our ability to understand behavior and deliver precise, personalized care. ...
ByAiCure
The release of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) into the environment has been held up as a potential threat to ecosystem and human health. Using a custom‐designed survey of residents living in Xiamen, China, this paper examines individuals' disposal practices, awareness of the environmental impact of PPCPs, and willingness to pay for measures ...
But we can’t do without our ecosystems, and we can’t replace them. A sophisticated understanding of our interdependence on other living things can lead to better health and less reliance on expensive, short-term correctives. ...
ByEnsia
The effects of PPCPs in the environment have potentially important human and ecosystem health implications, so credible, salient, and legitimate scientific evidence is needed to inform regulatory and policy responses that address potential risks. ...
India has great potential to use riverbank filtration (RBF) for drinking water production as an ecosystem service for human health, principally through effective removal of common waterborne pathogens, even during monsoon. ...
To complement physical measures or indices of river health a social benchmarking instrument has been developed to measure community dispositions and behaviour regarding river health. ...
Introduction There is considerable public, scientific and regulatory concern over the possible adverse health effects of chronic exposure to trace levels of persistent organic pollutants. ...