Reflect on the numerous environmental threats facing the Everglades or South Florida in general from what we have touched upon in class. Choose one current environmental challenge and address the following questions in your 300+ word response: Describe the environmental threat. What caused it, and what are the …
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For this module’s discussion, please first review the following resources: http://www.bromhttps://www.bsef.com/what-are-flame-retardants/#furniture (Links to an external site.)http://www.acsh.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/20060809_flame.pdf (Links to an external site.)http://www.ceh.org/wp-content/uphttps://www.ceh.org/latest/press-releases/playing-on-poisons-childrens-furniture-found-with-harmful-flame-retardant-chemicals/ (Links to an external site.)http://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2014/07/02/13/41/preventing-human-exposure-to-polybrominated-diphenyl-ether-flame-retardants-to-protect-public-health (Links to an external site.)Then, reflect on and respond to the following: Based on these resources (please use references and citations, where appropriate), how do you see the trade-offs …
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is working to identify the undeveloped lands that are most critical to the state’s long-term ecological health. These lands, referred to as Maryland’s green infrastructure, provide the natural foundation needed to support diverse plant and animal populations, and enable valuable natural processes like filtering water and cleaning the air …
If local ozone levels are partly the result of long range transport, but the responsibility for attainment is left to the local level, how can we protect health?
The Maunder Minimum was a time within the Little Ice Age (1645-1715) where there was little sunspot activity and colder temperatures. One the other hand, there was a period in the North Atlantic Region (950-1250) we refer to as the Medieval Climate Anomaly. In your opinion, are we in a climate anomaly, in a period …
Identify various types of manmade hazards. Prioritize and discuss the manmade hazards in your community that you consider high, medium, and low risks. · Identify and discuss any risk assessments that have been conducted for the community.
One potential source of pthalates is water consumed from plastic water bottles. But quantifying water consumption is not easy. Consider your personal water consumption over the past 24 hours and contribute to the discussion; How many ounces of water did you consume? How many of these were from plastic bottles?Do you know if any of …
Consider the types of places that a safety inspector would visit for an inspection such as a manufacturing or processing plant, a construction site, or a pharmaceutical company. You may even consider the environment that a firefighter may encounter for this assignment. Then identify one chemical or toxicant that an …
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A developer has proposed to build a retail mall in a long-neglected area of your town. Most people in town support the move because it would bring business and interest to the area. However, a portion of the proposed site is believed to be wetlands. As the president of the local …
Summarize at least three articles on environmental health that you have seen in a recent newspaper (published over the past week). The summaries must be in your own words, not just a partial or complete restatement of the article abstract. In your journal entry, please List the URLs of the articles …
