CIVTECH 3CS3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Disinfectant, Sustainable Development, Sunscreen

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology
• Course: CIVTECH 3CS3
• Professor: Jonathan Sussman

Document Summary

Environmental hazards to specific populations: a) children"s environmental health (a huge topic and the most important) Because o f the limited diet of children, the behaviour unique to children, how and where children spend their time and the impact of their short height. An average infant (less than one year old) consumes 15-17 times more apple juice and 14-15 times more pears than adults. Cow milk products comprise 36% and 58% of the diet of the nursing and non-nursing infants respectively. Thus a contaminated food can cause great amounts of harm to children. Behaviour unique to children: mouthing behaviour (2-6 year olds touch their mouths about 9 times every hour) The mouth is a means of exploring and understanding. This can lead to the ingestion of: Infections agents: children enjoy participation in certain athletics and/or risky activities. Exposure to the sun (lack of sun-screen)