University of Basrah Organizes a Lecture on Environmental Pollution and Its Impact on Public Health
The College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Basrah organized a scientific lecture titled “The Impact of Environmental Pollution on Public Health.”
The lecture aimed to raise environmental awareness, highlight the health risks resulting from pollution, and support environmental protection initiatives as a shared responsibility that contributes to promoting public health.
Presented by Dr. Adel Yaqoub Al-Hanzal from the University of Sweden, the lecture reviewed sources of environmental pollution in Iraq and around the world, particularly in industrial and oil-producing areas, while outlining their health effects on humans and animals.
The lecture also discussed hazardous pollutants, their transmission pathways, and their impact on vital organs in the body, in addition to addressing the role of academic and health institutions in enhancing environmental awareness programs and reducing pollution.
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