高中英语学习材料(灿若寒星*制作整理)Unit5同步检测Ⅰ
阅读理解TheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgrammeiscallingforurgentactiontoreducegrowingrisksfromchemicals
Bettermanagementofchemicalscouldsavemillionsoflivesandbillionsofdollars
Asestimated,143,000chemicalsarenowproduced
Yetthereportsaysonlyasmallnumberofthesechemicalshavebeenstudiedfortheireffectsonhumanhealthandtheenvironment
Itsaysdeathanddisabilityratesarehighfromtheunsafeuseofchemicalproducts
SylvieLemmet,directoroftheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme,sayspoormanagementofchemicalshasahigheconomiccost
Forexample,shesaysthecostishigherthantheamountofoverseasdevelopmentaid,orODA,forhealthcareinsub-SaharanAfrica
Shesays,“Ifyoulookattheestimatedcostofpoisoningfrompesticideinsub-SaharanAfrica,onlytheinjuryandthelossofworkingtimeisestimatedtobe6
3billionUSdollarsin2009