Life expectancy at birth, female (years) ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division.
Effect on human health: The land when contaminated with toxic chemicals and pesticides lead to problem of skin cancer and human respiratory system. The toxic chemicals can reach our body through foods and vegetables that we eat as they are grown in polluted soil.
The effects of water pollution on a vast array of life from humans to plants are immense. As our backyards and lakes are becoming landfills and toxic dumps, the scope of damage is just starting to be felt by all. Ecosystems around the world are being destroyed and species are rapidly going extinct.