Healthy at Home: Latina Mothers Knowledge and Behavior Regarding Indoor Environmental Health Hazards

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-109
Author(s):  
Tiana Wilson ◽  
Andrea Crivelli-Kovach ◽  
Heidi Worley
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Latina Mothers ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
At Home

Asbestos and Other Fibrous Materials

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Catherine W. Skinner ◽  
Malcolm Ross ◽  
Clifford Frondel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Inorganic Materials ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
General Description ◽  
Fibrous Materials ◽  
Legal Professionals ◽  
Naturally Occurring

This comprehensive sourcebook describes the chemical, physical, and mineralogical aspects of fibrous inorganic materials, both synthetic and naturally occurring. A general description of the fibrous state, the range of compounds that can adopt this form, and an overview of the characteristics unique to such materials form the backbone of the book . The authors also assess the application and use of asbestos and other fibrous materials in industry and evaluate their potential as health hazards. The information gathered here will be highly useful to medical investigators and legal professionals involved in environmental health.

scholarly journals Impact of Hydrophobic Pollutants' Behavior on Occupational and Environmental Health

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ijeoma Kanu ◽  
Ebere Anyanwu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Environmental Hazards ◽  
Environmental Hazard ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Risk Effects ◽  
Hydrophobic Pollutants ◽  
Hazard And Risk ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Behavior

This paper reviews the influence of hydrophobic pollutant behavior on environmental hazards and risks. The definition and examples of hydrophobic pollutants are given as a guide to better understand the sources of release and the media of dispersion in the environment. The properties and behavior of hydrophobic pollutants are described and their influence on environmental hazard and risk is reviewed and evaluated. The overall outcome of the assessment and evaluation showed that all hydrophobic pollutants are hazardous and risky to all organisms, including man. Their risk effects are due to their inherent persistence, bioaccumulation potential, environmental mobility, and reactivity. Their hazardous effects on organisms occur at varying spatial and temporal degrees of emissions, toxicities, exposures, and concentrations.

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