HLTH 102 Lecture : Air Pollution and Health

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5 May 2012

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Contributes to over 2 million premature deaths each year: outdoor urban air pollution and indoor air pollution. 21,000 canadians will die from heart and lung illnesses brought on by breathing polluted air. Leads to higher rates of cardiovascular disease by damaging muscle cells in the arteries of the heart. Air pollution leads to blood clots and heart attacks: the most harmful effects of air pollution on health and lungs are due to micro particles. Children"s who"s mothers were exposed to the most air pollution before birth scored lower iq: impairs school performance. Negative effects on health start to appear at low pollution rates: infant mortality and cancer rates increase. The average person spends 90% of their time indoors: what gets in can"t get out, chemical pollutants inside the house are 2 5 times higher. One of the most environmental threats to your health: leads to :

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QUESTION 1 In which region of the world would the burden from indoor air pollution be the greatest?

A. Latin America B. The Middle East C. South Asia

QUESTION 2 The leading environmental risk factors for DALYs lost in low-income countries is:

A. Lack of Vitamin D B. Unsafe water, lack of sanitary disposal of human waste, and poor hygiene C. Leaded gasoline

QUESTION 3 What is the most cost-effective approach to reducing indoor air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia? A. Improving mechanisms for venting smoke B. Moving the kitchen away from the main part of the houses C. Promoting the use of improved stoves

QUESTION 4 Which of the following describes a waterborne infection?

A. The pathogen is in water that is ingested B. Transmission by insects that breed in water or bite near water C. Person-to-person transmission because of a lack of water for hygiene

QUESTION 5 Which of the following is a health effect associated with outdoor air pollution?

A. Respiratory irritation B. Skin cancer C. Schistosomiasis

QUESTION 6 Which of the following is a waterborne disease?

A. Malaria B. Cholera C. Dengue

QUESTION 7 Which of the following is a waterborne disease?

A. Hookworm B. Malaria C. Cholera

QUESTION 8 Which of the following is responsible for the largest number of DALYs lost in low- and middle-income countries?

A. Urban air pollution B. Lack of proper sanitation, unsafe water, and poor hygiene C. Exposure to toxic chemicals

QUESTION 9 Which of the following is the largest cause of the burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries?

A. Outdoor air pollution B. Indoor air pollution C. Toxic chemicals in the soil

QUESTION 10 Which of the following is the largest contributor to the burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries?

A. Indoor air pollution B. Climate change C. Outdoor air pollution

QUESTION 11 Which of the following sanitation technologies would buy the most health gained in a rural area of a low-income country for the lowest cost?

A. Building pit latrines B. Building a small bore sewer C. Building septic tank systems

QUESTION 12 Which of the following would buy the most health gained in a rural area of a low-income country at the least cost?

A. Building pour flush latrines B. Building pit latrines C. Building a piped sewerage system

QUESTION 13 Which of the following would provide the most health gains at the least cost in an uneducated rural area of a low-income country?

A. Building a piped water supply system B. Promoting a community-based hand washing scheme C. Building a piped sewerage system

QUESTION 14 Which of the following would see the most improvement in health at the lowest cost per DALY averted in a rural area of a low-income country?

A. Promoting a piped water supply system B. Promoting community wells C. Promoting hand washing with soap

QUESTION 15 Who is most affected by poor environmental conditions indoors?

A. Men working in urban cities B. Women and children in urban areas of middle-income countries C. Poor women and children in low-income countries

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Clean Air Act programs have lowered levels of six common pollutants -- particles, ozone, lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide -- as well as numerous toxic pollutants. The emissions have improved in the quality of the air that we breathe. Between 1990 and 2015, national concentrations of air pollutants improved 85 percent for lead, 84 percent for carbon monoxide, 67 percent for sulfur dioxide (1-hour), 60 percent for nitrogen dioxide (annual), and 3 percent for ozone. Fine particle concentrations (24-hour) improved 37 percent and coarse particle concentrations (24-hour) improved 69 percent between 2000, when trends data begins for fine particles, and 2015. Airborne lead pollution, a widespread health concern before EPA phased out lead in motor vehicle gasoline under Clean Air Act authority, now meets national air quality standards in most areas of the country. Further reductions in power plant pollution have been achieved. Efforts to cut interstate air pollution, achieving additional public health benefits and helping downwind states meet health-based air quality standards for fine particles and ozone. . It avoided premature deaths, heart attacks (acute myocardial infarction), millions of cases of respiratory problems such as acute bronchitis and asthma attacks, and hospital admissions, prevented lost workdays, improving worker productivity which contributes to a stronger economy, kept kids healthy and in school, avoiding lost school days due to respiratory illness and other diseases caused or exacerbated by air pollution. Clean air fosters healthy communities and a stronger economy, it works to protect Americansâ right to breathe by securing the strongest possible health protections and preventing the most dangerous polluters from dodging their legal requirements to clean up our air. Economic welfare and economic growth rates are improved because cleaner air means fewer air-pollution-related illnesses, which in turn means less money spent on medical treatments and lower absenteeism among American workers. The study projects that the beneficial economic effects of these two improvements alone more than offset the economic impacts from expenditures for pollution control.

Hello, I am respectfully requesting help responding to the below discussion. I need to respond by applying the following:

Participate individually with meaningful and original comments in the dialogue of the posted discussion questions.

Ensure your posted content is written in your own words. Repetitive (redundant) answers, copied articles or portions of articles from Web sites, books, magazines and so on will not count towards participation

Cite properly and consistently and include all sources used for your responses

I choose pollution. Pollution comes in many forms whether its air pollution, water pollution, and land/soil pollution. Air pollution is caused by gases and toxins that come from factories. Water pollution is caused by oil spills or trash that people throw into the water, and soil pollution is caused by industrial waste that affects soil from getting its essential nutrients. All kinds of pollution can be harmful to plants, animals, and humans. Air pollution is the main pollutant in everyday life. Things such as cars, planes, power plants, and other human activities produce air pollution. "Pollution disturbs our ecosystem and the balance in the environment. "Water pollution not only harms the aquatic beings but it also contaminates the entire food chain by severely affecting humans dependent on these. Water-borne diseases like cholera, diarrhoea have also increased in all places." A solution for the pollution would be having a big fine for people that pollute, fix the cars, planes, and power plants to where they don't give off carbon dioxide, and find a way to prevent oil spills into the ocean. Some other solutions for each would be:

Air Pollution:

"Seek advice from environmental professionals when locating exhaust outlet"

"Use smokeless fuel, such as gas and electricity"

"No outdoor cooking, e.g. hotpot & BBQ"

Water Pollution:

"Remove the accumulated bottom sludge regularly"

"Engage registered grease trap waste collector for regular cleaning and overhauling of grease trap"

"Keep an updated drainage plan in management office"

"Check the drainage plan before carrying out of drainage works to ensure correct drainage route

Pollution: Causes and Effects. (2016, December 24). Retrieved December 05, 2017, from https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/pollutiontypes.php

15 Current Environmental Problems That Our World is Facing. (2016, December 24). Retrieved December 05, 2017, from https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/15-current-environmental-problems.php

Pollution Problems & Practical Solutions. (n.d.). Retrieved December 05, 2017, from http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/greenproperty/poll_pro/poll_pro_rec.html

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