Chapter 17 Sanitary landfills pros/cons – Risk Methods used to detoxify hazardous waste Types of hazards Storing hazardous waste Epidemic/pandemic Bottle bills Transmissible disease Upcycling Tuberculosis Environmental justice Biggest viral killer? Integrated waste management Genetic resistance to antibiotics Chapter 22 Ecological medicine How much $ has Portland saved its residents in transportation costs? Teratogens/mutagens/carcinogens 2 ways that an urban area grows HAAs and examples of % of world’s population that lives in urban areas Bisphenol A (BPA) – Trends in urban population dynamics Toxicology/toxicity What draws people to urban areas? Dose Advantages of urbanization Response? and types of Disadvantages of urbanization Persistence Noise levels when do you have permanent hearing – Children and toxic chemicals damage? What % of the synthetic chemicals have been tested Urban heat islands for toxicity? Mexico since 1992? Globally what is the greatest risk? How many deaths in U.S. due to vehicle pollution? Chapter 21 Smart growth E-waste What country has taken the strongest stand against Types of solid waste urban sprawl? The 4 Rs Urban growth boundaries and Portland management/waste reduction Greenbelts who has used this approach? – 3 steps of recycling Cluster development 2 types of recycling Eco-city 2 types of recyclable waste Triple bottom line Composting Eco-village Fee per bag Waste to energy incineration
Chapter 17 Risk Types of hazards Epidemic/pandemic Transmissible disease Tuberculosis Biggest viral killer? Genetic resistance to antibiotics Ecological medicine Teratogens/mutagens/carcinogens HAAs and examples of Bisphenol – A (BPA) Toxicology/toxicity Dose Response? and types of Persistence Children and toxic chemicals What % of the synthetic chemicals have been tested for toxicity? Globally what is the greatest risk? Chapter 21 E-waste Types of solid waste The 4 Rs management/waste reduction 3 steps of recycling 2 types of recycling 2 types of recyclable waste Composting Fee per bag Waste to energy incineration Sanitary landfills – pros/cons Methods used to detoxify hazardous waste Storing hazardous waste Bottle bills Upcycling Environmental justice Integrated waste management Chapter 22 How much $ has Portland saved its residents in transportation costs? 2 ways that an urban area grows % of world’s population that lives in urban areas Trends in urban population dynamics What draws people to urban areas? Advantages of urbanization Disadvantages of urbanization Noise levels – when do you have permanent hearing damage? Urban heat islands Mexico since 1992? How many deaths in U.S. due to vehicle pollution? Smart growth What country has taken the strongest stand against urban sprawl? Urban growth boundaries and Portland Greenbelts – who has used this approach? Cluster development Eco-city Triple bottom line Eco-village