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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Sandboxes/tholmberg_at_nwcc.edu/Introduction_to_Environmental_Science/6%3A_Environmental_Hazards_and_Human_HealthSummarize the principles of environmental toxicology When her son and his wife both died of AIDS, Chumee took on the care of their daughter who was just two years old. Some years later, after repeated...Summarize the principles of environmental toxicology When her son and his wife both died of AIDS, Chumee took on the care of their daughter who was just two years old. Some years later, after repeated illness, the young girl was diagnosed HIV positive, and she has been on treatment since. At 82, Chumee is getting too weak for all the household chores, so her granddaughter helps by collecting firewood, fetching water, making coffee and baking bread.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Ecology/Environmental_Science_(Ha_and_Schleiger)/04%3A_Humans_and_the_Environment/4.04%3A_Environmental_HealthThe field of environmental health is concerned with how natural and human-built surroundings affect health and well-being. Humans face biological, chemical, and physical hazards. Biological hazards re...The field of environmental health is concerned with how natural and human-built surroundings affect health and well-being. Humans face biological, chemical, and physical hazards. Biological hazards result in infectious disease, and epidemiologists study patterns of disease outbreaks. Environmental toxicologists study the effects of chemical hazards. Public health organizations focus on environmental hazard reduction.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Hartnell_College/Environmental_Biology_(Fisher_and_Dorsner_Custom)/06%3A_Environmental_Hazards_and_Human_HealthThumbnail image - Bayee Waqo (12) was named after her grandmother Bayee Chumee (82). When her son and his wife both died of AIDS, Chumee took on the care of their daughter who was just two years old. ...Thumbnail image - Bayee Waqo (12) was named after her grandmother Bayee Chumee (82). When her son and his wife both died of AIDS, Chumee took on the care of their daughter who was just two years old. Some years later, after repeated illness, the young girl was diagnosed HIV positive, and she has been on treatment since. At 82, Chumee is getting too weak for all the household chores, so her granddaughter helps by collecting firewood, fetching water, making coffee and baking bread.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Coastline_College/ENVS_C100%3A_Environmental_Science_(Hoerer)/05%3A_Humans_and_the_Environment/5.04%3A_Environmental_HealthThe field of environmental health is concerned with how natural and human-built surroundings affect health and well-being. Humans face biological, chemical, and physical hazards. Biological hazards re...The field of environmental health is concerned with how natural and human-built surroundings affect health and well-being. Humans face biological, chemical, and physical hazards. Biological hazards result in infectious disease, and epidemiologists study patterns of disease outbreaks. Environmental toxicologists study the effects of chemical hazards. Public health organizations focus on environmental hazard reduction.
