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Article: Ocean acidification and human health

TitleOcean acidification and human health
Authors
Keywordsocean acidification
global climate change
human health
seafood
malnutrition
Issue Date2020
PublisherMolecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, v. 17 n. 12, p. article no. 4563 How to Cite?
AbstractThe ocean provides resources key to human health and well-being, including food, oxygen, livelihoods, blue spaces, and medicines. The global threat to these resources posed by accelerating ocean acidification is becoming increasingly evident as the world’s oceans absorb carbon dioxide emissions. While ocean acidification was initially perceived as a threat only to the marine realm, here we argue that it is also an emerging human health issue. Specifically, we explore how ocean acidification affects the quantity and quality of resources key to human health and well-being in the context of: (1) malnutrition and poisoning, (2) respiratory issues, (3) mental health impacts, and (4) development of medical resources. We explore mitigation and adaptation management strategies that can be implemented to strengthen the capacity of acidifying oceans to continue providing human health benefits. Importantly, we emphasize that the cost of such actions will be dependent upon the socioeconomic context; specifically, costs will likely be greater for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, exacerbating the current inequitable distribution of environmental and human health challenges. Given the scale of ocean acidification impacts on human health and well-being, recognizing and researching these complexities may allow the adaptation of management such that not only are the harms to human health reduced but the benefits enhanced.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/289522
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2019 Impact Factor: 2.849
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.808
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dc.contributor.authorFalkenberg, LJ-
dc.contributor.authorBellerby, RGJ-
dc.contributor.authorConnell, SD-
dc.contributor.authorFleming, LE-
dc.contributor.authorMaycock, B-
dc.contributor.authorRussell, BD-
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, FJ-
dc.contributor.authorDupont, S-
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-22T08:13:50Z-
dc.date.available2020-10-22T08:13:50Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, v. 17 n. 12, p. article no. 4563-
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/289522-
dc.description.abstractThe ocean provides resources key to human health and well-being, including food, oxygen, livelihoods, blue spaces, and medicines. The global threat to these resources posed by accelerating ocean acidification is becoming increasingly evident as the world’s oceans absorb carbon dioxide emissions. While ocean acidification was initially perceived as a threat only to the marine realm, here we argue that it is also an emerging human health issue. Specifically, we explore how ocean acidification affects the quantity and quality of resources key to human health and well-being in the context of: (1) malnutrition and poisoning, (2) respiratory issues, (3) mental health impacts, and (4) development of medical resources. We explore mitigation and adaptation management strategies that can be implemented to strengthen the capacity of acidifying oceans to continue providing human health benefits. Importantly, we emphasize that the cost of such actions will be dependent upon the socioeconomic context; specifically, costs will likely be greater for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, exacerbating the current inequitable distribution of environmental and human health challenges. Given the scale of ocean acidification impacts on human health and well-being, recognizing and researching these complexities may allow the adaptation of management such that not only are the harms to human health reduced but the benefits enhanced.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherMolecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph-
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectocean acidification-
dc.subjectglobal climate change-
dc.subjecthuman health-
dc.subjectseafood-
dc.subjectmalnutrition-
dc.titleOcean acidification and human health-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailRussell, BD: brussell@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityRussell, BD=rp02053-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph17124563-
dc.identifier.pmid32599924-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC7344635-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85086990705-
dc.identifier.hkuros317324-
dc.identifier.volume17-
dc.identifier.issue12-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 4563-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 4563-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000554628400001-
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland-
dc.identifier.issnl1660-4601-

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