ENV221H1 Lecture Notes - Biodegradation
Document Summary
Are we better now than- life spans, cancer rates- in debate but needs evidence either here or there increasingly- income means nothing without your health etc- autoimunal diseases are increasing. Un funded griup- millennium assessment- human trajectory poverty levels, etc tied with ecosystem- crucial to quality of life not so relevant in urban settings, but not all communities have that luxury. Healt how defined- slide broad definition by who, mental well being booming business in developed worl. 4 categories physical- cultural within control, lifestyle hazards, drug use chemical in everyday lives, dysenfections, cosmetics, personal hygene biological infectious diseases. Toxics- these chemicals can harm depends on the quantity- lots of chem compounds are not toxic, how do you designate them? in canada. 23,000 chemicals in use in canada of these, only a small number have been evaluated if they are toxic or not.
