Pollution from multiple sources causes significant disease and death worldwide. Some sources are legacy, such as heavy metals accumulated in soils, and some are current, such as particulate matter. Because the global burden of disease from pollution is so high, it is important to identify legacy and current sources and to develop and implement effective techniques to reduce human exposure. But many limitations exist in our understanding of the distribution and transport processes of pollutants themselves, as well as the complicated overprint of human behavior and susceptibility.

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识别和减少污染造成的全球疾病负担的新方法


多种来源的污染在全世界范围内造成重大疾病和死亡。有些来源是遗留的，例如土壤中积累的重金属，有些是当前的，例如颗粒物。由于污染造成的全球疾病负担如此之高，因此识别遗留和当前的污染源并开发和实施有效的技术来减少人类接触污染非常重要。但我们对污染物本身的分布和运输过程以及人类行为和易感性的复杂影响的理解存在许多局限性。