List of environmental health hazards

'Environmental hazard' is a generic term for any situation or state of events which poses a threat to the surrounding natural environment and adversely affect people's health. This term incorporates topics like pollution and natural disasters such as storms and earthquakes. Hazards can be categorized in five types:

  1. Chemical
  2. Physical
  3. Mechanical
  4. Biological
  5. Psychosocial

Examples

See also