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Environmental Health
Environment Renewable resources
is a natural resource with the ability to reproduce through biological or natural processes and replenished with the passage of time
Non-renewable resources is a natural resource which cannot be
reproduced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate; once depleted there will be no more available for future use
Examples Examples
Renewable timber (when harvested sustainably) and wind (used
to power energy conversion systems) are considered renewable resources.
Nonrenewable Fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum, and natural
gas), nuclear power (uranium) and certain aquifers are examples
Overpopulation an organism's numbers exceed the carrying
capacity of its habitat often refers to the relationship between the
human population and its environment, the Earth
Deforestation clearance or clearing is the removal of a
forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.[1]
Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use.
Recycling is processing used materials (waste) into
new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from land filling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to plastic production.
Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy.
Air Quality Air quality index (AQI) is a number used
by government agencies to communicate to the public how polluted the air is currently or how polluted it is forecast to become.
As the AQI increases, an increasingly large percentage of the population is likely to experience increasingly severe adverse health effects
Inversion Inversion (geology), the relative uplift of a
previously basinal area resulting from local shortening, in structural geology
What about weather inversion?
Sustainability is the capacity to support, maintain or
endure Sustainable ecosystems and environments
provide vital resources and processes (known as "ecosystem services").
Compost is organic matter that has been
decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment
At the simplest level, the process of composting simply requires making a heap of wetted organic matter (leaves, "green" food waste) and waiting for the materials to break down into humus after a period of weeks or months.
Modern, methodical composting is a multi-step, closely monitored process with measured inputs of water, air and carbon- and nitrogen-rich materials
Conservation Conservation Movement
to protect animals, fungi, plants and their habitats
Energy the reduction of non-renewable energy
consumption Water
reducing the use of water to protect the environment
Examples Turning off water when soaping Turn off lights, unplug chargeable devices
Hazardous Waste Waste that poses substantial or potential
threats to public health or the environment. In the United States, the treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste is regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA
Biodegradable is the chemical dissolution of materials by
bacteria or other biological means Biodegradable matter is generally organic
material such as plant and animal matter and other substances originating from living organisms, or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be put to use by microorganisms
Sanitation Hygienic means of promoting health
through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes
Wastes that can cause health problems include human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic wastewater (sewage, sullage, greywater), industrial wastes and agricultural wastes
Pollution Introduction of contaminants into the
natural environment that cause adverse change Water- hazardous chemicals… Air- factories, automobiles… Land- garbage, waste… Noise- airplanes, traffic…
Land Fill A site for the disposal of waste materials by
burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment AKA tip, dump, rubbish dump or dumping
ground
Carcinogens Any substance, radionuclide, or radiation
that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer
Carbon Footprint The total set of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person
Reduce Footprint The most common way to reduce the carbon
footprint of humans is to reduce, reuse, and recycle
Walk or bike to destination
Assignment Environmental Health Project This project will be due on Monday November 16th The project must include: presentation 5- 10 slides~ 10 pts Company Name~ 2 pts Rational~ 4pts What kind of materials are being used~ 4 pts Why I should choose your company to make my house of school "green"~
4pts The total mount of money to spend on this project should not exceed
1,000,000~ 4pts How much money will this save me over the course of 10 years, will there
be a return? ~4pts The uniqueness of your plan.~ 6pts works cited~ 2pts Total points 40pts