SynthesisInternational journal of public health2011
What have we learned? A review of the literature on children's health and the environment in the Aral Sea area.
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- Pro-Inflammatory Effects of Inhaled Great Salt Lake Dust Particles.Research square · 2024Article
- Function-Based Rhizosphere Assembly along a Gradient of Desiccation in the Former Aral Sea.mSystems · 2022Article
- Identifying Seasonal and Diurnal Variations and the Most Frequently Impacted Zone of Aerosols in the Aral Sea Region.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Crustacean Fauna of the Aral Sea and its Relation to Ichthyofauna During the Modern Regression Crisis and Efforts at Restoration.Zoological studies · 2021Article
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- Prevalence and predictors of iron-deficiency anemia: Women's health perspective at reproductive age in the suburb of dried Urmia Lake, Northwest of Iran.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- Lakes Drying and Their Adverse Effects on Human Health: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2019Review
- Spatial Distribution and Trends of Waterborne Diseases in Tashkent Province.Central Asian journal of global health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo review the published literature examining the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster on children's health.
methodsA systematic review of the English language literature.
resultsThe literature search uncovered 26 peer-reviewed articles and four major reports published between 1994 and 2008. Anemia, diarrheal diseases, and high body burdens of toxic contaminants were identified as being among the significant health problems for children. These problems are associated either directly with the environmental disaster or indirectly via the deterioration of the region's economy and social and health care services. While links between persistent organic pollutant exposures and body burdens are clear, health impacts remain poorly understood. No clear evidence for the link between dust exposure and respiratory function was identified.
conclusionWhile important questions about the nature of the child health and environment relationships remain to be answered, the literature unequivocally illustrates the seriousness of the public health tragedy and provides sufficient evidence to justify immediate action. Regrettably, international awareness of the crisis continues to be poor, and the level of action addressing the situation is wholly inadequate.
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