Environmental exposures in the era of climate change

摘要

The Pacific Basin includes countries in Asia, Australia, and North and South America. The Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health (PBC), first established in 1986, is an international organization that brings together scientists, policy makers, and representatives from non-governmental organizations with interest in health-related issues specific to this wide region. Initially, the PBC focused on hazardous waste, particularly methods and policies related to remediation. Because hazardous wastes pose immediate threats to human health, the mission of the PBC has expanded to cover the full range of issues related to hazardous wastes: toxic substances; human health and methodologies to minimize the generation and release of toxic substances; clean up of existing sources of hazardous wastes; and reduction of human exposure.