Health Consequences
Pollution raises many health concerns for people of all ages. Possible outcomes due to Agricultural Runoff is the contamination of tap water along with sea food poisoning and other health concerns. There is truly no good side to pollution, sure there are some solutions but only so many of them can actually have an effect. Any type of pollution at all raises health concerns. Each type of pollution has its own effects on people in their own ways. Public health consequences is the toll of which pollution has taken on people.
One main concern is tap water being contaminated. One way water contamination happens is while the tap water is being cleaned, the chemicals being used are released into the water. Another way is due to Agricultural Runoff. The chemicals used in fertilizers that farmers use are released into the water releasing nitrates. High levels of nitrates are sometimes found in wells which are used as drinking water causing serious health problems. Drinking water with high levels of nitrate can lead to cancer and other dangerous health problems including infections.
As mentioned before a result of Agricultural Runoff is fish poisoning. Biotoxins can get absorbed by the organisms exposed to the toxins, which can then make its way up to the food chain. When such a thing happens, this can result in food poisoning. Some examples of shellfish poisoning are paralytic and neurotoxic. Each type of shellfish poisoning can affect the body in different ways. Paralytic shellfish poisoning can be a life threatening affect. The symptoms resulting from paralytic poisoning are as follows rash, fever, numbing and many more. Unfortunately there are no known medicines to prevent or control this type of poisoning.
Neurotoxic poisoning is less severe than other poisonings and there haven't been any reported deaths. Symptoms due to this type of poisoning are numbing of the mouth, tingling of either the arms or legs, including bad coordination. There are other types of shellfish poisoning which takes has it own effects in different ways but paralytic and neurotoxic poisoning are the most common.
The types of health problems are numerous each affecting the body in different ways. Health consequences that have been done to people due to Agricultural Runoff are viruses, bacteria and parasitic worms. Being exposed to polluted water can also led to skin irritation, respiratory problems and other diseases. There's no end to what kind of effects just one type of pollution can have on many people.
One main concern is tap water being contaminated. One way water contamination happens is while the tap water is being cleaned, the chemicals being used are released into the water. Another way is due to Agricultural Runoff. The chemicals used in fertilizers that farmers use are released into the water releasing nitrates. High levels of nitrates are sometimes found in wells which are used as drinking water causing serious health problems. Drinking water with high levels of nitrate can lead to cancer and other dangerous health problems including infections.
As mentioned before a result of Agricultural Runoff is fish poisoning. Biotoxins can get absorbed by the organisms exposed to the toxins, which can then make its way up to the food chain. When such a thing happens, this can result in food poisoning. Some examples of shellfish poisoning are paralytic and neurotoxic. Each type of shellfish poisoning can affect the body in different ways. Paralytic shellfish poisoning can be a life threatening affect. The symptoms resulting from paralytic poisoning are as follows rash, fever, numbing and many more. Unfortunately there are no known medicines to prevent or control this type of poisoning.
Neurotoxic poisoning is less severe than other poisonings and there haven't been any reported deaths. Symptoms due to this type of poisoning are numbing of the mouth, tingling of either the arms or legs, including bad coordination. There are other types of shellfish poisoning which takes has it own effects in different ways but paralytic and neurotoxic poisoning are the most common.
The types of health problems are numerous each affecting the body in different ways. Health consequences that have been done to people due to Agricultural Runoff are viruses, bacteria and parasitic worms. Being exposed to polluted water can also led to skin irritation, respiratory problems and other diseases. There's no end to what kind of effects just one type of pollution can have on many people.