GEO 106 Lecture 2: 02 Hazard and Risk
3 Dec 2017
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Could fall going up or down (ex. stairs) Often expressed as a fraction (1 in a million) How much substance is necessary to kill or injure an experimental animal (hazard) (preferable to testing on humans) Costs- significant financial, economic, and social costs on the. In terms of increased health care costs, missed days of work and reduced worker productivity, air pollution costs canadians and the canadian economy billions of dollars per year. Based on a conservative assumption that air pollution will not increase in the future. Canada one of first nations to track these associated deaths. Impact of aging on health care costs 2010 to 2036. Probably because they are changing demographic structure is why this is being impacted. The better off among us (nations) canadians will have to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. This will save future generations from the chance of a hotter world.
