DANOS DOS COMBUSTÍVEIS FÓSSEIS AO CORPO HUMANO

The document details how fossil fuels cause systemic health damage, affecting organs such as the heart, lungs, and brain, with specific vulnerabilities identified for children, the elderly, and pregnant women. It further maps these health risks to the entire fossil fuel lifecycle, from extraction and refining to combustion and waste.

• Fossil fuels cause widespread damage to multiple human organ systems and functions, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and high blood pressure in the heart; asthma, COPD, and lung cancer in the lungs; and cognitive decline, dementia, and Parkinson's disease in the brain and nervous system. It also impacts mental health through anxiety and depression, and the reproductive system, causing reduced fertility in men and infertility, miscarriage, and congenital defects in women.
• Health risks vary by age and developmental stage: children face risks of leukemia, asthma, and impaired brain development; the elderly experience aggravated chronic diseases and higher risks of dementia; and prenatal exposure to coal, oil, gas, traffic smoke, or benzene can lead to fetal brain, heart, and lung impairment, as well as increased childhood cancer risk.
• Serious health damages occur at every stage of the fossil fuel lifecycle, involving the release of various pollutants: mining and fracking release methane and heavy metals; refining and processing release benzene and toluene; combustion releases PM2.5 and black carbon; and post-combustion waste leads to leaks of arsenic, mercury, lead, and cadmium.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (n.d.). DANOS DOS COMBUSTÍVEIS FÓSSEIS AO CORPO HUMANO. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/C2G_PORTUGUESE-POSTERS-1-3-3.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. DANOS DOS COMBUSTÍVEIS FÓSSEIS AO CORPO HUMANO. n.d. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/C2G_PORTUGUESE-POSTERS-1-3-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalclimateandhealthalliancenddanos, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{DANOS DOS COMBUSTÍVEIS FÓSSEIS AO CORPO HUMANO}}, institution = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/C2G_PORTUGUESE-POSTERS-1-3-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }