There are numerous health hazards that can affect people in their natural environment. Examples of environmental health hazards are :

• allergens
• anthrax
• antibiotic agents in animals destined for human consumption
• antibiotic resistance
• arsenic - a contaminant of fresh water sources (water wells)
• asbestos - carcinogenic
• avian influenza
• bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
• carcinogens
• cholera
• cosmic rays
• DDT
• dioxins
• drought
• dysentery
• electromagnetic fields
• epidemics
• e-waste
• explosive material
• floods
• food poisoning
• fungicides
• furans
• haloalkanes
• heavy metals
• herbicides
• hormones in animals destined for human consumption
• lead in paint
• light pollution
• lighting
• lightning
• malaria
• mercury
• molds
• mutagens
• noise pollution
• onchocerciasis (river blindness)
• pandemics
• pathogens
• pesticides
• pollen for allergic people
• polychlorinated biphenyls
• quicksand
• rabies
• radon and other natural sources of radioactivity
• severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
• sick building syndrome
• soil pollution
• tobacco smoking
• toxic waste
• ultraviolet light
• vibration
• wildfire
• x-rays

See also

• list of environment topics
• list of environmental protection and restoration topics
• toxicology

Health | Environment