Review: Environmental Hazards

Recap: Environmental Hazards

By Grant Register

​Chemical Hazards

1. a. INK-PAIR-SHARE: Describe sources and effects of four types of chemical hazards.

   b. Response: Review a common environmental hazard (lead). Protect Your Family from Sources of Lead | US EPA

   What are some potential exposure sources of lead hazards?

   c. Response: Review a common environmental hazards (mercury).

   How People are Exposed to Mercury | US EPA

   What are some potential exposure sources of mercury hazards?

​Airborne Hazards

2. a. INK-PAIR-SHARE: Describe sources and effects of four types of airborne hazards.

   b. Response: Review a common airborne hazard (carbon monoxide)

   What is carbon monoxide? | US EPA

   What are some potential exposure sources of carbon monoxide?

   c. Response: Review a common airborne hazard (radon)

   Health Risk of Radon | US EPA

   What are some potential exposure sources of radon gas?

​Ecological Risk Assessment Process

3. a. INK-PAIR-SHARE: Describe the steps of an ecological risk assessment. Ecological Risk Assessment | US EPA

   b. Response: Describe the types of data collected during an ecological risk assessment. Factsheet on Ecological Risk Assessment for Pesticides | US EPA

​Human Health Risk Assessment

4. a. INK-PAIR-SHARE: Describe the steps of a human health risk assessment. Human Health Risk Assessment | US EPA

   b. Response: Describe the types of data collected during a human health risk assessment.

​Ecological Disasters (Oil Spill)

5. a. Describe ecological and social consequences of environmental disasters such as oil spills (short term and long term).

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