Solution to Environmental Issues Faced by African American Community

Running head: SOLUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Solution to environmental issues
Name of the Student
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SOLUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 1
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Three most significant environmental issues.............................................................................2
Impact of environmental issues on health..................................................................................2
Major causes of these problems.................................................................................................3
Significant steps.........................................................................................................................3
References..................................................................................................................................5

SOLUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 2
African Americans are the ethnic community of Americans with the partial ancestry
of African groups.The community is currently the third largest ethnic group in the United
States (Percival et al., 2017).The assignment focuses on the environmental issues faced by the
community and presented some possible solutions to these issues.
Three most significant environmental issues
Three of the most significant environmental justice problems affecting the African
American community that needs attention are:
Air pollution: According to the environmental reports, smog contributes to outdoor pollution
in the air (Bell, 2016).The community people are more prone to infection and dangerous
disease caused due to the intake of polluted air.
Illegal dumping of waste materials: The African American community resides near oil
refineries,power plants and waste management areas.Most of the time, the undisposed
industrial wastes get down in the water bodies and agricultural lands damaging the crops
(Agyeman et al.,2016).These affects the health of the community people.
Safety of water: The community people lack safe and clean water for drinking and
sanitation.Most of the African Americans does not have access to clean water and uses waste
contaminated water for household purposes (Bell, 2016).
Impact of environmental issues on health
The impact of environmental risk factors on health varies widely.The effects can
sometimes result in death.Inhaling too much-polluted air causes eye problems and higher
levels of lead in the blood (Percival et al., 2017).The community people face a higher risk of
infant death syndrome and infections in their respiratory tract.According to several reports,