The Problem

We are constantly surrounded and bombarded by various chemicals, pollutants and toxicants from our environments. Sources of exposures are non-occupational (air, water, soil as well as food stuff, consumer goods) and occupational. These exposures have significant effects on human health-cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, cancer, metabolic diseases, Alzheimer's disease related dementias and other aging-related chronic diseases. These exposures also have profound effects on planet health (flora, fauna, and ecosystems). Environmental exposures can also be nonchemical, they can be related to living conditions and socioeconomic status. Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups suffer the most from adverse environmental consequences. In spite of these emerging risks, most of us are unaware of the full extent of our exposures and what we can do about it to protect our health, and our surroundings.