EESA10H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dental Fluorosis, Bisphenol A, Ion

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What is the environment: environment is everything that affects a living organism. Includes the study of both the direct and the indirect pathological( ) effects of various: Physical (only man-made) (e. g. housing, urban development, land) Environmental health: the declining health of other organisms is the clearest indicator of environmental threats to human health, environmental factors are responsible for 25% of all preventable diseases. In developing countries, diarrhea and respiratory infections are heading the list. The smog was the result of coal burning. Produced lots of smoke and so2(sulphur dioxide) The peak in the number of deaths coincided with the peak in both smoke and sulphur dioxide pollution levels. Cut trees and burn them and after do agriculture. The fire will end by monsoon, but that (cid:455)ear mo(cid:374)soo(cid:374) did(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:272)o(cid:373)e i(cid:374) ti(cid:373)e. Outdoor air pollution: sources of outdoor: Primary air pollution: (e. g. co2, co( ), so2) ( ) Secondary air pollution: ozone((cid:8908) o3, ,(cid:24272) : air pollution from burning fossil fuels.