ENVS 1126 Chapter : Chapter 17 Environmental Hazards And Human Health
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Human health: yellow fever became famous because of panama canal. Because of its composition or quantity prevents functioning of natural processes, and. Ex: poor and rural more vulnerable than people more affluent living in the city. Along with accumulation of nonbiodegradable products (e. g. , plastic, synthetic organic chemicals: cdc (center for disease control and prevention) prevention added later. Tuberculosis came from russian and russian prison population. 1/3 of children under 5 (1. 3 million all over the world don"t make it to 5 years old due to diarrhea (preventable, but poor people don"t have access to. Malnutrition who put on list to get rid of. 1/3 of children under 5 die from: chemical hazards exposed on chronic level to get cancer this. Un feeding people because of famine worldwide: physical hazards - tornado. Civil action book and movie and 4 years later tom"s river. Kids get sick more easily: toxicology field of study to see if any compounds have any toxicity.
