Assignment: Health Related
This assignment is in two parts:
Part 1: Exposure Assessment Case Study
Read "Cross-sectional Exposure Assessment of Environmental Contaminants in Churchill County, Nevada" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003). Use this case study to complete the Exposure Assessment form.
1) Identify the agent:_____________.
2) What type of agent is described?
0 biological
0 chemical
3) Source:
0 anthropogenic 0 non-anthropogenic
0 area 0 point
0 stationary 0 mobile
0 indoor 0 outdoor
4) Transport/carrier medium:
0 air
0 water
0 soil
0 dust
0 food product item
5) Exposure pathways:
0 eating contaminated food
0 breathing contaminated air
0 touching a contaminated surface
0 drinking contaminated water
6) Exposure concentration:
0 mg/kg (food) 0 mg/litre (water)
0 ug/m3 (air) 0 ug/cm3 (contaminated surfaces)
0 % by weight 0 fibres/m3 (air)
7) Exposure route:
0 inhalation 0 dermal contact
0 ingestion 0 multiple routes
8) Exposure frequency:
0 continuous 0 intermittent
0 cyclic 0 random
0 rare
9) Exposure duration:
0 seconds 0 minutes
0 hours 0 days
0 weeks 0 months
0 years 0 lifetime
10) Exposure setting:
0 occupational 0 non-occupational
0 residential 0 non-residential
0 indoors 0 outdoors
11) Exposed population:
0 general population
0 population subgroups
0 individuals
12) Geographic scope:
0 site 0 specific
0 local 0 regional
0 national 0 international
0 global
Part 2: Risk Assessment Case Study
Read "Illness Associated with Drift of Chloropicrin Soil Fumigant into a Residential Area - Kern County, California, 2003." Use this case study to complete the Risk Assessment assignment.
1. Issue Identification
a. What is causing the identified problem?
b. Why is the problem a problem?
c. How was the problem initially identified?
d. What are the public perceptions of the hazard?
2. Hazard Identification
a. What types of adverse health effects might be caused by the problem?
b. How quickly and for what duration might the problem be experienced?
3. Dose Response Assessment
a. Evaluate both qualitative and quantitative toxicity information to estimate the incidence of adverse effects occurring in humans at different exposure levels.
4. Exposure Assessment for the Relevant Population
a. Determine the frequency, magnitude, extent, duration, and character of exposures to the hazard.
5. Risk Characterization
a. Detail the nature and potential incidence of effects for the exposure conditions described in the exposure assessment.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Risk-Assessment.rar