HSCI 130 Study Guide - Final Guide: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder
21 Feb 2016
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An environmental carcinogen, more important than second hand smoking. Decreases in pollution will decrease non-trauma, respiratory, and cardiovascular deaths. Traffic pollution: causes asthma and impaired lung development (asymptomatic) Primary pollute: an air pollutant directly from a source: ex. Ozone, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide: particulate matter: liquid and solid particles in the air. Pm2. 5 make it further into the airway. Secondary pollute: chemicals that are not emitted directly from sources into the atmosphere, but formed through complex chemical reactions of precursors: precursor: something that aids in the formation of another substance. Indoor pollution and circular disease: results in acute lower respiratory infections (alris), cardiovascular, affects children and women the most, 86. 9% of our time is spent indoors, exposed to 3-7 hours/day. Solid fuel: half of the world relies on solid fuels. Biomass (dung, charcoal, wood, crop residues: as economic substances improve, so does the cleanliness, convenience, and cost of fuel.
