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Mod 3 Flashcards

1
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study and management of environmental conditions that affect our health and well-being

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Environmental health

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2
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identify and evaluate environmental hazards and their sources.

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Environmental health specialists

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3
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Human populations are growing and expanding into new geographic areas

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More people live in close contact with wild and domestic animals. Close contact provides more opportunities for diseases to pass between animals and people.

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4
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The earth has experienced changes in climate and land use, such as deforestation and intensive farming practices.

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Disruptions in environmental conditions and habitats provide new opportunities for diseases to pass to animals.

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5
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International travel and trade have increased.

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Diseases can spread quickly across the globe.

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6
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potential threat to humans and welfare.

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hazard

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7
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likelihood or probability of a hazard occurring or creating loss

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Risk

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8
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social phenomena that occur when a community suffers exceptional levels of disruption and loss due to natural processes or technological accidents

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Disasters

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9
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potential threats facing human society by events that
originate in, and are transmitted through, the environment.

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Environmental hazards

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naturally occurring phenomena or events that produce/release energy in amounts that exceed human endurance, causing injury, disease, or death.

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Natural hazards

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Natural hazards

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Geologic
Atmospheric
Hydrologic
Biologic

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12
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Hazards made or modified by humans and used for their activities

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anthrosphere

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13
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housing, commerce, education, manufacturing and other activities

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Dwellings

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14
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Roads, railroads, airports and waterways

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Transportation

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15
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telephone lines or radio transmitters

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Communication

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16
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automobiles, airplanes, farm machinery

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Machinery

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17
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mines and oil wells

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Industry

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18
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major accidents that involve the anthrosphere.

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Technological hazards

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19
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Car crashes, plane crashes, ship wrecks

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Technological hazards

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20
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Structural collapse, fires, failure in utility systems

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Infrastructure failure

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21
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Hazardous material accidents, chemical spills, factory explosions

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Industrial hazards

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22
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environmental hazards that bring about global environmental change.

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Context hazards

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23
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Climate change, sea level rise

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International air pollution

24
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loss of natural resources

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Environmental degradation

25
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Intensive urbanization, concentration of basic facilities

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Land pressure

26
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Catastrophic earth changes, impact from near-earth objects

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Super hazards

27
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Technological hazards

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Transport accidents
Infrastructure failure
Industrial hazards

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Context hazards

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International air pollution
Environmental degradation
Land pressure
Super hazards

29
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introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

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Pollution

30
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garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded solid materials

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Solid waste

31
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comprises the waste generated by households, businesses, and institutions (e.g., schools) located within municipalities.

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municipal solid waste (MSW)

32
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solid waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harm-
ful to human health or the environment

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Hazardous waste

33
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include infectious and pathological wastes from hospitals, including sharps such as lancets and needles in syringes

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Hazardous wastes

34
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contamination of the air by substances

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Air pollution

35
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represents the single most dangerous air pollutant

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Ozone (O3)

36
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When nitrogen is released during fuel combustion it combines with oxygen atoms to create nitric oxide (NO).

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Nitrogen Oxides (NOx).

37
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gas is found in fumes produced in burning fuel

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Carbon monoxide

38
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mixture of solids or liquid droplets in the air that are categorized by size

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Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5)

39
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is a naturally occurring mineral fiber that was previously used for insulation and fireproofing material.

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Asbestos

40
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another indoor air pollutant, which can be associated with allergic reactions and respiratory difficulties, such as asthma.

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Mold

41
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also known as secondhand smoke

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Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)

42
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the smoke inhaled and exhaled by the smoker

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main- stream smoke

43
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the smoke that comes off the end of a burning tobacco product

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sidestream tobacco smoke

44
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The involuntary inhalation of ETS by nonsmokers is referred to as

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passive smoking

45
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dense, colorless, odorless noble gas that occurs naturally in the soil as the product
of the radioactive decay of radium

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Radon

46
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any physical or chemical change in water that can harm living organisms or make it unfit for other uses, such as drinking, domestic use, recreation, fishing, industry, agriculture, or transportation.

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Water pollution

47
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single identifiable source that discharges pollutants into the water, such as a pipe, ditch, or culvert.

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Point source pollution

48
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Includes all pollution that occurs through the runoff, seepage, or falling of pollutants into the water.

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Nonpoint source pollution

49
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WATER POLLUTANTS

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Biological Pollutants
Non-biological Pollutants

50
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process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves

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Radiation

51
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noise emitted from all sources except noise at the industrial workplace.

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Community noise

52
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means low danger from the sun’s UV rays for the average person.

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0 to 2

53
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moderate risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure.

Stay in shade near
midday when the sun is strongest.

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3 to 5

54
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means high risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure. Protection against skin and eye damage is needed.

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6 to 7

55
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very high risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure. Take extra precautions because unprotected skin and eyes will be damaged and can burn quickly.

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8 to 10

56
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means extreme risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure. Take all precautions because unprotected skin and eyes can burn in minutes.

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