The occurrence of water pollution and its adverse health effects and future countermeasures in China

ZENG Qiang; WU Tangchun

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.05.002

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ZENG Qiang, WU Tangchun. The occurrence of water pollution and its adverse health effects and future countermeasures in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2023, 27(5): 503-507. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.05.002

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ZENG Qiang, WU Tangchun. The occurrence of water pollution and its adverse health effects and future countermeasures in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2023, 27(5): 503-507. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.05.002

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The occurrence of water pollution and its adverse health effects and future countermeasures in China

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.05.002

ZENG Qiang^,,
WU Tangchun

Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health of Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430030, China

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Chinese Academy of Engineering Consulting Project "Public Health Environmental Governance" 2022-XBZD-18-04

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Corresponding author: ZENG Qiang, E-mail: zengqiang506@hust.edu.cn
Received Date: 2023-01-15
Rev Recd Date: 2023-03-22
Publish Date: 2023-05-10

Abstract

Abstract

Water pollution has been a global environmental issue, which seriously affects the economic and social development and the people's life and health. With the full implementation of the Action Plan for Water Pollution Prevention and Control, the prevention and control of water pollution in China has undergone significant changes, but there are still some gaps with the people's growing demand for water quality safety and health protection. In this paper, we analyze the various water quality changes in China from 2012 to 2021, and the results showed that the overall water quality has an increasing trend in China. We summarized the main health hazards of water chemical, biological, and physical pollution. Among them, the chemical pollution has been the main feature of water pollution in China. The adverse health outcomes including carcinogenesis, teratogenesis, and endemic diseases resulting from the water chemical pollution are prominent, whereas water-borne communicable diseases resulting from the water biological pollution still need to be vigilant. Based on these, we further put forward the countermeasures in terms of the management system, pollution control, and research need. These corresponding countermeasures include improvement of the laws and regulations on water environment, promotion of the precise prevention and control of water pollution, and enhancement of researches on water pollution and health risks, which will provide the references for the formulation of water pollution control policies and boost the construction of "Healthy China".
- Water pollution,
- Prevention and control of water pollution,
- Water quality,
- Adverse health effects

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