About the theme
Waste disposal, management and trafficking and contaminated sites can cause important health effects and costs for current and future generations, environmental injustice and social inequalities. Therefore, the evidence shows that waste policies and strategies should be seen in the broad context of sustainability, as they influence use and consumption of finite material resources, use of land, and energy production.
Featured indicator
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Standardized death rates for cause-specific unintentional injuries in the age group 1–19 years, WHO European Region - poisoning (Map)
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Heavy metal intake through food by adults, selected EU countries, Cadmium (Bar chart)
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Heavy metal intake through food by adults, selected EU countries, Lead (Bar chart)
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Heavy metal intake through food by adults, selected EU countries, Mercury (Bar chart)
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Enhancing national action on environment and healthEvery year, avoidable environmental risks account for at least 1.4 million deaths in the WHO European Region. These include air pollution, inadequate water and sanitation services, hazardous chemicals, poor waste disposal and climate change. More than 350 resources on environment and health have now been gathered through the European Environment and Health Process to aid the strengthening of national efforts to address the leading environmental determinants of ill health.Read more
Popular indicators
- Dioxin levels in human milk in selected countries EnvironmentHealth
- Time trends of melanoma incidence in Norway, Sweden and Iceland EnvironmentHealth
- Heavy metal intake through food by adults EnvironmentHealth
- Mean blood lead levels of children measured in areas without significant local sources of lead exposure EnvironmentHealth
- Estimates of age-standardized incidence of leukaemia in children aged under 15 years EnvironmentHealth
- Standardized death rates unintentional injuries in the age group 1–19 years - poisoning EnvironmentHealth
- Estimated mean radon levels in dwellings EnvironmentHealth
- Level of DDT pollutant concentration in human milk EnvironmentHealth
- Level of PCB pollutant concentration in human milk EnvironmentHealth
- Estimated proportion of dwellings with radon levels ≥400 Bq/m3 EnvironmentHealth