ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD PART 2

Question 1

Refers to any substances that have the ability to cause an adverse effect on the health of the human being

Answer 1

Environmental Health Hazards

Question 2

Some of the hazards can be seenanside your households, and some of these hazards can be seen inside the workplaces. The type of hazard is referred to as

Answer 2

domestic hazards.

Question 3

Examples of this are the dust, dirt, or gases inside the buildings or inside the households that could be harmful to breathe in.

Answer 3

Indoor Air Pollution

Question 4

If the indoor air quality is in a poor state, it has been linked to diseases, specifically the lung diseases such as _______, _________, and the worst case is, a person can develop_____

Answer 4

asthma
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
lung cancer

Question 5

It is often associated with overcrowding and due to poor living conditions, especially those who are residing at the squatters area.

Answer 5

Domestic Problems

Question 6

There is a severe problem in areas lacking an organized sewerage system.

Answer 6

Sanitation

Question 7

This is associated with open waste dumps, specifically those communities who are residing near the open dumping site. It can really pose a health warning or health hazard on their part.

Answer 7

•Waste Handling

Question 8

Even though vou are not alreadv
smoking inside the house, the smoke will stay in the air for up to___ hours, it may stick on the wall and on the objects inside the house.

Answer 8

48

Question 9

• a superficial type of pollutant that is whitish in color and this is produced when there is growth of fungi

Answer 9

Mildew

Question 10

Hairs of the pets, dandruff, feathers (if you have birds in your house), and other forms of remains from our pets.

Answer 10

Pet dander

Question 11

Most dangerous type of chemical that is associated or one of the ingredients of paints is what we call_____.

_______- it can lead to lung problems and lung cancer after prolonged exposure.

Answer 11

Asbestos

Question 12

Combustion gases released by stoves, heaters, candles, and fireplaces

These gases can be in the form of ______ and ______

Answer 12

carbon monoxide and sulfuric oxide

Question 13

Cigarette smoke contains some_____ chemicals

Answer 13

4,000

Question 14

• a naturally occurring radioactive that cannot be seen, smelled, tasted, but this one has the capacity to seep into the homes from the surrounding soil, rocks, water, and through openings such as the cracks and drains so it can enter the household and it can pose harm to the people living inside.

Answer 14

Radon

Question 15

Accidents and noise pollution
During road constructions, there is traffic. So, there is a possibility of accidents as well as noise pollution due to the usage of the different equipment

Answer 15

Traffic

Question 16

Poorly regulated chemical industries
Those chemical industries or plantations. There are times where accidents cannot be
avoided due to poor regulation, that is why the government has this annual checking. You need to have a permit to operate before the start of the manufacture just to ensure that the building is safe to avoid future normal forms of accidents

Answer 16

Industrial Accidents

Question 17

Old industrial sites and waste-dumps
• It must be cleared out to avoid contamination, especially if the water/the source of water is affected because of this form of contamination

Answer 17

Contaminated Land

Question 18

sound is unpleasant/unwanted-this can be referred to as_____.-

Answer 18

NOISE

Question 19

It can be measured by an annovance factor.

Answer 19

Noise

Question 20

Refers to the sound volume
This measures the loudness and the
intensity of the sound

Answer 20

Amplitude

Question 21

The unit of measurement for the
amplitude

Answer 21

Decibels

Question 22

Decibels:
• Acceptable/Not harmful

Answer 22

30-80 decibels

Question 23

Decibels:
• Average/Almost harmful

Answer 23

80-89 decibels

Question 24

Decibels:
• Not acceptable/Harmful

Answer 24

90-140 decibels

Question 25

• Forms of waste extracted from the residential and industrial waste

Household waste and waste from the offices/workplace

Answer 25

Municipal Solid Waste

Question 26

____materials can cause life-threatening effects even with a small amount or short exposure

Answer 26

toxic

Question 27

_____materials can cause skin burns and permanent eye damage

Answer 27

corrosive

Question 28

• fire hazards are those memorable waste

Answer 28

Flammable

Question 29

Sources of Nuclear Waste:

Answer 29

Commercial plants
Hospitals
Non-military sources nuclear power plants

Question 30

impedes the body’s ability to cool itself

Answer 30

High humidity

Question 31

• have limited ability to sweat

Answer 31

Elderly

Question 32

• have difficulty in balancing the temperature inside their body.

Answer 32

Obese with fever dehydrated

Question 33

Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns

Answer 33

Climate change

Question 34

• these diseases are carried by a _____ like a mosquito (malaria and dengue fever). During rainy seasons, denque cases increase. Today, dengue deaths have an increased number than Covid deaths.

Answer 34

Vector-borne

Question 35

• the vehicle is the food. This increases during the hot weather since spoilage of food is increased when the temperature is warmer. An example of this is salmonella

Answer 35

Food-borne infections

Question 36

HEALTH IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Potentially fatal illnesses:

Answer 36

heat stress or hypothermia
skin cancer
heart and respiratory diseases

Question 37

• a war between groups of people. It can be a religion or something residing in the same country. An example of this one is sa Marawi last
  2017

Answer 37

Civil strife