Abstract In the past five decades or so evidence has been accumulating about an environmental factor, which appears to be influencing mortality, in particular, cardiovascular mortality, and this is the hardness of the drinking water. In addition, several epidemiological investigations have demonstrated the relation between risk for cardiovascular disease, growth retardation, reproductive failure, and other
Arsenic Copper Cryptosporidium Campylobacter E. coli Enterovirus Giardia Hepatitis A Lead Nitrate Norovirus Radon Rotavirus Salmonella Shigella Over 15 million U.S. households obtain their drinking water from private wells 1, which are not covered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that protect public drinking water systems. Although the United States has one
Salmonella Salmonella is the second most common intestinal infection in the United States. More than 7,000 cases of Salmonella were confirmed in 2009; however the majority of cases go unreported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over 1 million people in the U.S. contract Salmonella each year, and that an average of
Advanced schooling newspaper writing about the procedure of increase of the company towards a new spot or countryside This document looks at approach to organization expansion towards a new area or state.
What Is Asbestosis? Asbestosis is a lung disease that develops when asbestos fibers cause scarring in your lungs. The scarring restricts your breathing and interferes with the ability of oxygen to enter your bloodstream. Other names for this disease are pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial pneumonitis. Many cases originate from workplace exposure to asbestos before federal
Hazardous Substances and Sites Nearly every activity leaves behind some kind of waste in the environment. Households create ordinary garbage. Cars, trucks, and buses emit exhaust gases while in operation. Industrial and manufacturing processes create solid and hazardous waste. Some wastes contain chemicals that are hazardous to people and the environment. Once these hazardous chemicals
