Human as the

Manager of Global
Nature
BY NATASHA C. EGIEARA

Background

Pollution

Life &
Death
Expectan
cy

Applicati
on to
Case
Study

Toxic
Heavy
Metals

Pollution
Is an undesirable change on the
environment thats introduced by
hazardous materials and condition.

Electrom
agnetic
field

Can cause an immediate (acute) or

long-term (chronic) effect on health.
Prolonged exposure to pollution
may cause death.
Risk assessment is conducted to
determine the potential effects of
the pollutant on health.

Organic
substanc
es

Particle

Types
of
Polluta
nt
Noise
Thermal
Pollution

Life & Death Expectancy

oCountries with declining birth rate undergo
demographic transition.
oIndustrial countries have low death rate due to
decreased acute epidemics.
oLife expectancy is influenced by many factors (i.e.
race, gender, age).
oThe most powerful way to lower the population
growth rate is to increase age of the first childbirth.

Application to Case Study

1. Indonesia faces health problems caused by consumption
of vegetables & fruits with pesticide residues and foods
with harmful preservatives and toxic colouring. These
hazardous substances are considered as organic and
toxic pollutants that will slowly deteriorate health.
2. The Javanese environment is becoming less suitable for
living due to water, land and air pollution. Damaged
environment will result in imbalanced ecosystem.