HSCI 10100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Alpha Beta Gamma, Endocrine Disruptor, Alarp

• School: Purdue University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSCI 10100
• Professor: Rosenthal Frank

Document Summary

Environmental health, nature of environmental health hazards, physical - harmful energy in the environment, ex: sound waves, radiation (health physics), heat, biomechanical - transfer of mechanical or kinetic energy, ex: injury or trauma. Includes ergonomics: psychosocial - psychological hazards and mental health, ex: anxiety and stress, biological - any biology hazard, ex: plants, animals, insets, bacteria, viruses, communicable/infectious diseases: #1 problem in undeveloped nations. Insecticide on fruit trees: nervous system toxicity in agricultural workers, only recently phased out, used as feed additive in poultry and swine production. Ionizing: alpha, beta, gamma, x-rays, neutrons, alara = as low as is reasonably achievable, the alara principle, philosophy of radiation safety that every reasonable effort should be made to minimize dose, amount and type of radiation, time, distance. Industrial hygiene primer: health and safety - contrast. Industrial hygiene: application of scientific principles in the workplace to prevent the development of work-related disease/disorder.