KP231 Chapter Notes -Improved Sanitation, Public Health, Livingsocial

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3 Nov 2022

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Kp231 chapter one notes: discovering your personal rhythm for healthy living. Health and sickness: defined by extremes: early 1800s: people viewed health as the absence of diseases, survivors of deadly epidemics were considered healthy and congratulated themselves on their good fortune. Health: more than not being sick: early 1900s: leading causes of death were infectious diseases (pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis) and the average life expectancy was 58. 8 years for men and 60. 6 years for women. The definition also encompasses the ability to perform activities of daily living: social health: the capacity for satisfying interpersonal relationships, interacting with others, and adapting to various social situations. It also includes communication skills and other daily activities. It is through understanding our spiritual selves that we know who we are, what we value, and what our specific purpose is. Spiritual health may or may not involve a belief in a supreme being, or a specified way of living prescribed by a particular religion.

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Tiny solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere are called aerosols. Windblown dust, sea salts, volcanic ash, smoke from wildfires, and pollution from factories are all examples of aerosols. Depending upon their size, type, and location, aerosols can either cool the surface, or warm it. They can help clouds to form, or they can inhibit cloud formation. And if inhaled, some aerosols can be harmful to people's health.

These maps show average monthly aerosol amounts around the world based on observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite. Satellite measurements of aerosols, called aerosol optical thickness, are based on the fact that the particles change the way the atmosphere reflects and absorbs visible and infrared light. An optical thickness of less than 0.1 (palest yellow) indicates a crystal clear sky with maximum visibility, whereas a value of 1 (reddish brown) indicates very hazy conditions.

High aerosol amounts are linked to different process in different places and times of year. High aerosol amounts occur over South America from July through September. This pattern is due to land clearing and agricultural fires that are widespread across the Amazon Basin and Cerrado regions during the dry season. Aerosols have a similar seasonal pattern in Central America (March-May), central and southern Africa (June-September, and Southeast Asia (January-April).

In other cases, however, aerosol concentrations are not related to fires. For example, from May through August each year, aerosol amounts rise dramatically around the Arabian Peninsula and nearby oceans due to dust storms. Elevated aerosol amounts nestle at the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains in northern India in some months, and linger over eastern China for much of the year. These elevated aerosol amounts are due to human-produced air pollution.

What is the most likely source of the high concentration of particulates that appear off the coast of northwestern Africa?

What is the most likely source of the high concentrations of particulates over central Africa and central South America?

What is the most likely source of the high concentrations of particulates over eastern China?

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