Module 8 Flashcards
Describe the problem the environmental justice (EJ) movement aims to address
The environmental justice movement aims to address disproportionate environmental risks borne by low-
income communities and communities of color resulting from poor housing stock, poor
nutrition, lack of access to healthcare, unemployment, underemployment, and employment
in the most hazardous jobs.”
List groups of people most associated with environmental injustice
those are at risk of environmental hazards
What are the 4-6 glands (of the endocrine system)
Thymus, pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, pituitary gland, and the hypothalamus
What is the role of the endocrine system
the gland and organs that make hormones and release them directly into the blood stream and travel to the tissue and organ
What is the role of the hormones in physiology
to help with growth development, reproduction, and metabolism
What are the three organic chemicals that are endocrine disrupters
DDT, PCBs, and PFAS
What are four features of chemicals that make them a POP
Resistant to biological, photochemical, and chemical degradation
Persist in the environment (soil and water) and is hard to remove from the environment
Lipophilic resides in fatty tissue
Bio-accumulates (microorganism) move up the food chain
What are four chemicals that are POPs
DDT, PCBs, Dioxins, and PFOA
What is the purpose of DDT
The purpose of DDT was an organochloride pesticide used for mosquitos
What are the two characteristics of PCBs that made them valuable for manufacturing/industrial purposes
Two characteristics of PCBS are
What is the common source of exposure to PCBs today for residents of the U.S. and the route of exposure
The common source exposure to PCBs is through the air, food chain, and ingestion
What is the target organ most susceptible to PCB exposure
endocrine, immune, skin, and nervous system
What is the source of Toxins
What is the target organ most susceptible to dioxins
The liver
What are three characteristics that make children more vulnerable to environmental hazards
Hand-to-mouth behavior
Metabolism differences
Latency period of certain chemicals
