High Mortality Rate due to Chemical Exposure

Historically, death due to chemical exposure has been extremely high. According to the World Health Organization, in 2004 there were 4.9 million deaths (8.3% of all deaths) that were due to environmental exposure to selected chemicals (“Chemicals”). The high number of deaths due to toxic chemicals is an indicator of societal failure and that a change needs to be made

“Chemicals”. (2017, November 3). World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/gho/phe/chemical_safety/en/.