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Chapter 17 Human Health and Environmental Risks

Three categories of human health risks physical biological chemical

Leading Causes of Death in the World More than ¾ of all world deaths are caused by diseases. Among the deaths caused by infectious diseases, 94% are caused by only SIX types of diseases

Biological Risks Infectious diseases- those caused by infectious agents, known as pathogens. Examples: pneumonia and venereal diseases

Biological Risks Chronic disease- slowly impairs the functioning of a person’s body. Acute diseases- rapidly impair the functioning of a person’s body.

Leading Health Risks in the World The leading health risks for low income countries include issues related to poor nutrition and sanitation. The leading risks for high-income countries include issues related to tobacco use, inactivity, obsity, and urban air pollution.

Historical Diseases Plague Malaria Tuberculosi s

Emergent Diseases HIV/AIDS Ebola Mad Cow Disease Bird Flu West Nile Virus

Pathways of Transmitting Pathogens Oh how pathogens have evolved….

Chemical Risks Neurotoxins- chemicals that disrupt the nervous system Carcinogens- chemicals that cause cancer Teratogens- chemicals that interfere with the normal development of embryos or fetuses Allergens- chemicals that cause allergic reactions Endocrine disruptors- chemicals that interfere with the normal functioning of hormones in an animal’s body

Dose-Response Studies LD50- lethal dose that kills 50% of the individuals ED50- effective dose that causes 50% of the animals to display the harmful but nonlethal effect

Synergistic interactions- when two risks come together and cause more harm that one would. For example, the health impact of a carcinogen such as asbestos can be much higher if an individual also smokes tobacco.

Routes of Exposure

Bioaccumulation bioaccumulation- an increased concentration of a chemical within an organism over time

Biomagnification Biomagnification- the increase in a chemical concentration in animal tissues as the chemical moves up the food chain.

Persistence Persistence- how long a chemical remains in the environment

Risk Analysis

The Probabilities of Death in the Unites States

Qualitative Risk Assessment Making a judgment of the relative risks of various decisions Probability- the statistical likelihood of an event occurring and the probability of that event causing harm

Quantitative Risk Assessment The approach to conducting a quantitative risk assessment is: Risk= probability of being exposed to a hazard X probability of being harmed if exposed

Stockholm Convention In 2001, a group of 127 nations gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, to reach an agreement on restricting the global use of some chemicals 12 chemicals were to be banned, phased out, or reduced These include DDT, PCBs, and certain chemicals that are by-products of manufacturing processes.