Open AccessGlobal atmospheric changes.
Author(s) -
Warren T. Piver
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.9196131
Subject(s) - environmental science , global warming , greenhouse effect , greenhouse gas , human health , atmosphere (unit) , air pollution , fossil fuel , pollutant , deposition (geology) , environmental chemistry , acid deposition , air pollutants , atmospheric sciences , ultraviolet radiation , acid rain , combustion , environmental protection , climate change , meteorology , chemistry , environmental health , ecology , biology , geography , medicine , paleontology , organic chemistry , sediment , geology , soil water , soil science , radiochemistry
Increasing concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere can be directly related to global warming. In terms of human health, because a major cause of increasing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 is the increased combustion of fossil fuels, global warming also may result in increases in air pollutants, acid deposition, and exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. To understand better the impacts of global warming phenomena on human health, this review emphasizes the processes that are responsible for the greenhouse effect, air pollution, acid deposition, and increased exposure to UV radiation.