Environment, Water, and Climate Change

Question 1

What percent of deaths worldwide are due to environmental degradation?

Answer 1

40%

Question 2

What are some upstream factors in the production of goods “stuff”

Answer 2

toxic waste by-product or end product, dumping of toxic wastes, use of explosive/poisonous materials, leakage of chemicals into water or soil

Question 3

What are brownfields?

Answer 3

property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or containment

Question 4

Limited knowledge of environmental health

Answer 4

lack of research, limited powers in the Toxic Substances and Control Act

Question 5

Definition of climate change

Answer 5

a change in usual weather found in a place. Change in how much rain or usual temperature for a month/season - humans can change climate too by using energy

Question 6

Climate effects on health

Answer 6

increasing ground-level ozone and/or particulate matter air pollution, higher pollen concentrations and longer pollen season, wildfires, temp and precipitation extremes, diseases carried by vectors, diarrheal disease

Question 7

Government’s role in environmental pollution

Answer 7

influence of lobbying groups, industry is powerful and pushes legislation that makes it difficult for federal agencies to establish and enforce regulations, international agreements on health

Question 8

Who pollutes the water?

Answer 8

industrial agriculture - manure produced and increased use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, energy industry, production of plastics industry