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Chapter 15 Environmental Health. Issues Overpopulation - too many people to support a healthy environment Air Pollution - the air that we breath Sulfur.

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1 Chapter 15 Environmental Health

2 Issues Overpopulation - too many people to support a healthy environment Air Pollution - the air that we breath Sulfur Dioxide Particulates Carbon Monoxide Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone Lead Hydrocarbons

3 Pollution Hydrocarbons Photochemical smog Temperature inversion Acid Rain Indoor Air Pollution Wood Stove Smoke Furnace Emissions

4 Pollution AsbestosAsbestos FormaldehydeFormaldehyde RadonRadon House hold ChemicalsHouse hold Chemicals

5 Pollution Ozone Layer DepletionOzone Layer Depletion Global Warming (green house gases)Global Warming (green house gases) Reducing air PollutionReducing air Pollution Water Contamination - septic systems, landfills, gasoline and petroleum productsWater Contamination - septic systems, landfills, gasoline and petroleum products

6 Waste Chemical ContaminatesChemical Contaminates Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) DioxinsDioxins PesticidesPesticides Municipal solid wasteMunicipal solid waste Hazardous wasteHazardous waste Ionizing RadiationIonizing Radiation Radiation absorbed dose (Rads)Radiation absorbed dose (Rads)

7 Radiation Nonionizing RadiationNonionizing Radiation Nuclear Power PlantsNuclear Power Plants MeltdownMeltdown

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