Environmental health

several times, competed in a local aesthetics competition in which I always took the first position. The interest grew to a stage I decided to undertake a study in Urban and Regional Planning in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Nigeria, a profession that sees to environmental beauty and aesthetics, at the same time, managing…

to the environment. Since the USACE foresees possible environmental problems, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required. The EIS will look at the possible environmental impacts of the project and potential alternatives. The purpose of this project is to build a mine that will produce gold to sell over a 15-year period. The project covers over four thousand acres of land. With the large amount of land there were many environmental impacts for the USACE to look at. One of the…

because of greenwashing. Greenwashing is companies claiming they are environmental in order to sell their products. Some argue companies are responsible for greenwashing while others say it is the consumer's fault. According to the article "Tweetjecker: The Impact of Social Media on Corporate Greenwash," by Thomas P. Lyon, greenwashing is a growing concern making consumers question if the companies they are buying from are environmental. When consumers shop for products they want to know if…

indirectly affected by discriminatory environmental practices. Environmental Justice for All, promises to outline a framework that can be used to address environmental inequalities from a socioeconomic and political perspective. Lastly, parenthetical citations are used in different sections of the article where statistical data is presented and examined by the author. 2. What is it about, empirically? (What is being studied as the object?) 
 Environmental Justice for All, is formulated…

relevance or importance of environmental issues that are affecting populations locally and worldwide is growing and creating problems. Climate change, population growth, pollution, fossil fuels, alternative energy sources and many others are having an impact in our lives. Governments are implementing laws and policies aiming to reduce adverse impact to the environments. Scientists are busy studying and collecting data, new students enroll every year to study the environmental sciences. This…

lifestyle. The environmental crises are challenging the future of several cities around the world; Urmia city in Northwest of Iran, located near Urmia Lake is not an exception. This lake is an important internationally recognized natural area designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Maps and satellite images show the tragedy of water decline during 30 years, led to an environmental disaster from increased salinity and negative effects on ecosystems, agriculture, livelihoods, and health. This…

Bullard, and Ramachandra Guha write on contemporary global environmental movements and the deficiencies they face. While Gottlieb and Bullard’s works suggest the ongoing inability of environmental groups to incorporate needs of minority communities into their practices, Guha concedes that most global environmentalism—which also tends to be conducted by developed, white countries—denies developing countries a say in the creation of global environmental consciousness and policy, and is, therefore,…

With the 2016 ISO 14001 environmental recertification audit looming on the horizon, it’s important that we all know our role in the site’s Environmental Management System (EMS). A large part of our Environmental Management System and ISO certification relies on the identification and management of our Environmental Aspects. An Environmental Aspect is any activity carried out at the mill that does or may have an impact on the environment. This can range from activities associated with…

Residents of West Anniston refused to accept continual denials from Monsanto as to the potential health effects of PCBs which incidentally are still stated on their website today: “the health effects of PCBs have been extensively studied. Published studies have shown no consistent excesses in cancer.” (Monsanto) This claim flies directly in the face of EPA findings which state that PCBs are probable human carcinogens and these conclusions are supported by 15 peer reviews by experts on PCBs.…

knowledge, skill, attitudes, motivation and commitment to work individually and collectively towards the solutions of current problems and prevention of new ones”(UNESCO UNEP IEEP Environmental Education Series6,1990). The need of the time is to make people sensitive towards nature through a strong programme of environmental education. It is a way of creating knowledge, understanding values, attitudes, abilities, skills and awareness among individuals and social groups towards the environment…