© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. AP Environmental Science Mr. Grant Lesson 81 Winter Term Final Exam Follow-Up & Chapter 14 Preparation

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Have you seen this interesting article in The Week?

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Objectives: Hand back and discuss winter term final exam. Prep Unit 6 with class. Chapter 14 Pre-Reading: In class exercise to help activate background knowledge, make connections, stimulate predictions, and form a purpose for reading. TED - Break down the oil slick, keep it off the shores: that's grounds for pumping toxic dispersant into the Gulf, say clean-up overseers. Susan Shaw shows evidence it's sparing some beaches only at devastating cost to the health of the deep sea.

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Unit 6: Humans and their Environmental Impact Chapter 14 – Environmental Health and Toxicology Chapter 22 – Managing Our Waste Chapter 23 – Minerals and Mining Unit Plan WikiSpaces APES Multiple Choice Practice APES Free Response Practice Unit 5 Preparation…

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 14 Vocabulary… infectious disease acute exposure allergens bioaccumulation biomagnification bisphenol A carcinogens case history chronic exposure dose dose-response analysis dose-response curve ED50 endocrine disruptors environmental health environmental toxicology epidemiological studies LD50 mutagens neurotoxins REACH response risk risk assessment risk management synergistic effects teratogens threshold dose toxicant toxicity toxicology Toxic Substances Control Act toxins

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 15 Pre-Reading… 1.Describe some environmental health hazards that you think you may be living with indoors. 2.Do you think animals should be used in experiments in toxicology? Why or why not?

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. A recently recognized hazard

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. TED Video Susan Shaw is an internationally recognized marine toxicologist, author and explorer. "Both types of Corexit dispersants used in the Gulf contain solvents – petroleum distillates that are animal carcinogens – capable of killing or depressing the growth of a wide range of aquatic species. For vulnerable species such as phytoplankton, corals and small fish, the combined effects of Corexit and dispersed oil can be greater and last longer than the effects of oil alone." Susan Shaw: The Oil Spill's Toxic Trade-Off (16:42)