This week discusses chemical exposures and human and environmental health. We often take for granted that we are exposed to chemicals every day and everywhere as we breathe, touch, and eat them. Some of these chemicals are harmful to human health, like lead and asbestos, while others are beneficial, like those found in medicines. Some chemicals are toxic at all levels of exposure, while others may be harmful at a certain threshold and beneficial at another.
This week, we will focus on chemicals that have harmful effects. We'll explore how you and others are exposed to chemicals through your everyday geographies, and will consider the relationship between human and environmental health. You will:
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You are expected to include the full citations for these materials in your assignments, as detailed in our Quick Guide [2]. You should look up the missing information not provided with the materials, which, if it is not to be found in the document or opening film credits, can easily be located through a quick online search.
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Links
[1] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog430/315
[2] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog430/node/280