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Air , Noise, and Light Pollution Section 12.2. Objectives: Describe 3 possible short-term effects and long-term effects of air pollution on human health. Explain what causes indoor air pollution and how it can be prevented. Describe 3 human health problems caused by air pollution.
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Air, Noise, and Light Pollution Section 12.2 Objectives: Describe 3 possible short-term effects and long-term effects of air pollution on human health. Explain what causes indoor air pollution and how it can be prevented. Describe 3 human health problems caused by air pollution.
Short-term Effects of Air Pollution on Health • Headache • Nausea • Eye, nose, and throat irritation • Chest tightness • Coughing • Upper respiratory infections (bronchitis, pneumonia) • Worsened symptoms for people with asthma and emphysema
Long-term Health Effects of Air Pollution • Emphysema • Lung cancer • Heart disease • Damaged lungs • Worsened medical conditions in the elderly
Assignment: Indoor Air Pollution • Make 2 columns on your paper. • Write down all the possible sources of indoor air pollution that you can think of: • At home? • At school? • At work? • Add any that are named that you do not have on your list.
Indoor Air Pollution • Sometimes indoor air is worse than the air outside. • Chemicals are released by carpet, paint, building materials, and furniture. • Sick-building syndrome: a set of symptoms such as headache, fatigue, eye irritation, and dizziness, that may affect workers in modern, airtight office buildings; believed to be caused by indoor pollutants
Indoor Air Pollution (cont.) • Radon gas • Colorless, odorless, and tasteless • Radioactive • Produced in the earth’s crust by decaying uranium • Seeps into buildings and sticks to dust particles • Asbestos: minerals that form long, thin fibers that are strong and heat-resistant • Fibers can be inhaled and lodge in lungs.
Continue Assignment: Indoor Air Pollution • List some ways to prevent or reduce the effects of such pollution.
Internet Assignment • Research five respiratory diseases that are caused by or aggravated by air pollution. • Find the following information about each disease: • Name of disease • Symptoms • Treatment • Age groups most likely affected • Relationship b/t disease and air pollutants
KNOW for the TEST! • Section Review (p.313): 1, 2, 6