SOCI 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Radon

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Air, soil & water (the great lakes: high p levels hypoxia; high pcbs food web affected; dams impede flow of water, nutrients and sediments; reduced ice cover) pollution with chemicals or biological agents. Individual behaviors related to the environment, such as hand-washing, food contamination with unsafe water or dirty hands. Indoor air pollution sources: radon radioactive natural gas in bedrock, soil, water. Accumulates to high levels in enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces (basements), can cause lung cancer; allergens; common chemical (radon, asbestos) & biological agents (pollen, bacteria, virus); asbestos; electromagnetic radiation (microwaves, tvs, computers, extensive wiring). All can cause the sick building syndrome sbs (also by stress, inappropriate sunlight, etc. ) Social shaping of exposure to environmental toxins, chemicals. Mad cow disease 2003: bovine spongiform encephalopathy bse central nervous system of adult cattle; transmissible, slowly progressive, degenerative, and fatal. Botulism 2006: clostridium botulinum muscle paralysis; grows on food. Listeriosis 2008: listeria monocytogenes older, pregnant, newborns, immune- susceptible individuals most affected.

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