EESA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Urban Sprawl, Clothes Dryer, Country Living
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Exposure to certain synthetic organic chemicals also increases the risk of obesity obesity has become a serious national problem and one that is rapidly getting worse. Among adults those in the lower income and education bracket spend the most hours indoor at home working adults spent substantial time in the work environment and similarly children spend a lot of time in school. Radon gas in buildings: exposure to radon a natural hazard can be enhanced by construction practices. In high granite regions indoor exposure to naturally occurring radon gas and radon progeny, which amid ionizing radiation can be substantial particularly in a building with a basement. Radon rises from the soil and seeped into the basement air from where it may circulate throughout the house. A exhaust vent example of clothes dryer can create negative pressure drying more radon into the basement.