EESA10H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Great Smog Of London, Indoor Air Quality, Sandra Steingraber
26 Jul 2011
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Your environment is your health (but not the only factor influencing your health) According to the who: in its broadest sense, environmental health comprises those aspects of human health, disease and injuries that are determined or influenced by factors in the environment. According to the who: this includes the study of both the direct and the indirect pathological effects of various: chemical, biological, social agents (housing, urban development, land use, transportation) , physical. Chemical hazards (chemicals in air, water, soil and food) Biological hazards (bacteria, viruses, parasites, allergens, animals such as bees and poisonous snacks) Cultural (social) hazards (unsafe working conditions, poor diet, drugs, drinking, driving, poverty) Physical hazards (radiation, fire, tornado, hurricane, volcanic eruption, earthquake) Chemical hazard, biological hazard, cultural (social) hazard, physical hazard. Environment is everything that affects a living organism. Effect of environment on human health is so great: air, water, soil, manmade environment (created by society)
