Environmental Impacts are changes in the natural or built environment, resulting directly from an activity that can have adverse effects on the air, land, water, fish, wildlife or the inhabitants of the ecosystem. Discus

Environmental impacts on health have long been a major concern of social reformers, forward-looking health professionals, and social movements. The state of a society's environmental health is much related to its social and economic organization. The huge upsurge of synthetic chemicals since World War II has altered the environment in dramatic ways, leading to increased cancers of various types and to other diseases. Actual and potential environmental hazards and catastrophes have become a significant component of the cultural milieu of many societies.