Week 4

• Read Chapters 6 & 7.

Our Global Environment 8th Edition, Nadakavukaren

ISBN 13: 978-1-4786-3771-4

• Read through the following and view the videos.
• Find a news article within the past 3 months related to one of the topics covered this week (hint – searching key words found in the chapter).
• Describe your related personal application or personal experience with the subject matter (see Syllabus for details). An example paper is included in Files. It must be between 200-300 words and must include in-text and full citation at end of paper in MLA format.
• Submit your paper via the link below.

Here are some questions to keep in mind as you read the chapter in the book and as you go through the other content:

• What is a zoonotic disease?
• What percent of infectious diseases (in humans) are zoonotic?
• In Environmental Health, what do we mean by a vector?
• What does biomagnification mean?
• What chemicals lead to decreased learning/intelligence in children?
• Whats the difference between a toxin and toxicant?

Study this set of slides:

View these videos (captioned) and websites: