Speculate as to the liklehood that the environmental revolution would result in no environmental problems. Is it possible for organisms to not produce waste? When is waste a problem? Think about nutrient cycling and when problems are created in a nutrient cycle.
How would you create a city that does not produce more air pollution than the atmosphere can cleanse naturally? In creating this more sustainable environment, consider livability, safety, and convenience.
Health effects of cadmium exposure
Describe an environmental health problem for either indoor or outdoor air. My choice is cadmium exposure. In one page please explain the problem and support the importance of the problem with statistics and references. Describe what is currently being done about this problem (e.g. regulations, policies, programs) and if you ...continues
Choose a specific occupational hazard and describe it. (Sleep deprivation) Validate its importance with statistics and references. Describe at least one intervention for this type of occupational hazard. What is at least one barrier or limitation to the intervention for this occupational hazard.
Health risks of nanotechnology/ altrafine particles
Describe nanotechnology as an environmental health problem for outdoor air quality. What is currently being done about this problem (e.g. regulations, policies, programs)? Describe a potential community public health or stewardship intervention that you feel could be a valuable addition to the current ones. Use/cite primary sour ...continues
In one page investigate the particular foodborne illness E COLI . Describe its symptoms, sources, and significance. Validate with references and statistics. Discuss both prevention and control measures for this illness. Be sure that you are presenting public health or environmental stewardship interventions and not personal int ...continues
Public health / drinking water safety
Discuss an element of drinking water where you see a public health gap or need that should be addressed. You may bring up a specific case relevant to your community if you have one, or bring up a global issue.
2 page research outline for adverse health effects of ambient ultrafine particulate matter (nanoparticles).
Environmental Health Risks - Exposure Areas
Choose two different health topics from -liquid waste, solid waste, rodents, insects- and describe a related health issue for each. Discuss (a)the importance of the problem (include references and statistics), (b)current public health gaps or needs for this problem, and (c) at least one possible community based public health or ...continues
Avian Flu- Assessing Environmental Health Issues
Pose THREE indepth questions or requests for clarification to the following statement: A connection between avian influenza infection and food sources was made in Thailand when 147 of 418 tigers fed raw chicken carcasses contacted H5N1 avian influenza and suffered pneumonia. This suggests that ingestion of raw infected birds ...continues
