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").ecosystemsecosystem 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 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