After the Environmental Charter, the government has presented a national environmental health. To reduce the effects of air pollution, water and chemicals on our health, 45 leading shares have been announced. Discover the key steps of this program:-
The presentation of national environmental health follows the adoption by the National Assembly of the Environmental Charter to be included in the preamble of the Constitution. This text enshrines the right to live in a balanced and beneficial to health and duty to participate in its preservation and improvement.
No less than five ministers were presented June 21 the National Environmental Health 1. In addition to Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, were called as reinforcements Philippe Douste-Blazy, the health minister, Serge Lepeltier, Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Jean-Louis Borloo, minister of social cohesion and François Fillon, Minister of National Education. This distribution was intended to highlight the urgency to act:
# 30 000 premature deaths per year are linked to urban air pollution;
# 7 to 20% of cancers are attributable to environmental factors;
# 14% of couples seek help for infertility, difficulties that may be related to exposure to toxic for reproduction;
# Nearly one million workers are exposed to carcinogens;
# The water quality in the natural environment is deteriorating continuously;
# The risk assessment of chemicals is insufficient capacity of expertise French too poorly developed;
# The risks associated with exposure to indoor air are poorly understood, even though people spend about 80% of his time.
To head on these problems, the government has developed a five-year plan intended to make our environment more friendly to our health.
Three goals:- 45 shares, 12 priority … and only 30 million
On the program: three major goals laudable, 45 shares of which twelve were identified as priorities.
* Ensuring clean air and water quality
Reduce by 30% of diesel particulate emissions by 2010, especially through an incentive system of bonus-malus “according to the pollution of vehicles. “The most polluting vehicles, that is to say, most issuers of fine particles and more energy, will apply a penalty, which we will give a bonus to vehicles less polluting and less Consumers Energy has said Serge Lepeltier, Minister of Ecology;
* Reduce air emissions of toxic industrial by 2010;
* From 37 to 100% of drinking water catchments protected by 2010;
* Learning about the air quality and increased regulation;
* Labels 50% of construction materials placed on the market in 2008.
Prevent diseases of environmental origin
# Reducing exposure to occupational carcinogens, mutagens or toxic to reproduction (CMR);
# Strengthening the evaluation capacity of hazardous chemicals;
# Strengthening scientific research.
Better inform and protect the public
# Inform the public and promote public debate, a challenge coordinated by the French Agency for Environmental Health Safety;
# Decrease by 50% the childhood lead poisoning in 2008;
# Launch by 2008 an epidemiological study of 10 000 to 20 000 children, from conception to adulthood to gauge the impact of environment on their health;
# Decrease by 50% of legionellosis cases by 2008.