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Week 5 Ch 16, H.W . Review Questions , Environment & Health

Week 5 Ch 16, H.W . Review Questions , Environment & Health

Q 1. 1. What health risks are associated with lead and asbestos? 2. 2. Describe actions you should take to safeguard drinking from a well on your own property? 3. What is "green space" and why is it important to your personal health? 4. Global warming and stratospheric ozone depletion are large-scale changes in the global environment with uncertain, but potentially significant, health consequences. For each of these global changes, describe the cause(s) of environmental change, the potential health effects, and what might be done to minimize these effects.

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1. Asbestos are the dangerous substances and people who comes in contact with asbestos leads to respiratory problems and different types of lungs diseases . Asbestos are tiny fibres which gets stucks in the lungs and irritate the lung tissues. Asbestosis is caused due to high exposure of asbestos over a long time and it causes breathing difficulties . Oxygen and Carbon dioxide do not pass in an out of the scarred lungs easily so breathing become difficult . It retards growth and development , can cause anemia , brain and kidney damage .