Types of Chemical Hazards
What are allergens?
They cause allergies
What are the 4 categories of environmental hazards?
Biological, social, chemical, and physical
Where can we find indoor chemical hazards?
computers/ gaming systems, stoves, cleaning products, lawn care products, paint
Where do we find outdoor chemical hazards?
in the land, air, and water
What are carcinogens?
They cause cancer
What is a social hazards?
smoking, living near factors, drinking
What is carbon monoxide and radon?
they are colorless, odorless, gases that can cause humans to die from poisoning (carbon monoxide) and lung cancer (radon)
how do outdoor chemicals get into our air?
they get into our air from human activities and natural events like volcanic eruptions
What are teratogens?
They harm fetuses and embryos
What are chemical hazards?
pesticides, chemicals, heavy metals, radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide
What do radon and asbestos have in common?
they cause humans to have lung cancer.
what kinds of chemical hazards come from human activities and natural resources?
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, small particles, other gases
What are mutagens?
They cause genetic mutations
what are physical hazards?
natural disasters (fires, tornadoes), extreme sunlight, extreme temperature
How can we reduce indoor chemical hazards?
using masks when cleaning, installing carbon monoxide alarms, checking our houses yearly
how do we get chemical hazards in our water and land?
from oil spills in cars on the roads, pesticides runoff into the water
What are endocrine disruptors?
The interfere with hormones.
what are biological hazards?
pathogens (bacteria, viruses, COVID- 19, flu)
What are examples of VOC's?
we ingest, inhale, touch them. we can get sick