ENV221H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Environmental Health, Pollution Prevention, Precautionary Principle
Document Summary
Last week, we went over international agreements on environmental health policies. Right to live in a healthy environment. Social & gender inequalities in regard to environmental health. Act for pollution prevention & protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development. Minister of the environment is accountable to parliament for the administration of all of. Both minister of environment and minister of health jointly administer the task of assessing and managing the risks associated with existing and new substances. Minister of health is required to conduct research on the role of substances if illness may be a problem. Sustainable development: development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Pollution prevention: the use of processes, practices, materials, products, substances, or energy that avoid or minimize the creation of pollutants or waste and reduce the overall risk to the env and human health.
