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Principles of Environmental Science
William P. Cunningham, University of Minnesota
Mary Ann Cunningham, Vassar College

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to

I.

define health and disease in terms of some major environmental factors that affect humans.

II.

identify some major infectious organisms and hazardous agents that cause environmental diseases.

III.

distinguish between toxic and hazardous chemicals, and between chronic and acute exposures and responses.

IV.

compare the relative toxicity of some natural and synthetic compounds, and report on how such ratings are determined and what they mean.

V.

evaluate the major environmental risks we face and how risk assessment and risk acceptability are determined.