PPT-Your healthy home Reducing the Impact of Toxic Chemicals

Course instructions YourHealthyHomeCorpCOCAENV10 Thank you for downloading this course  Whether you are taking it for your own personal journey or planning to use it to share with others there are a few things you should know. Reduction Strategy . PPRC Roundtable. October 24, 2012. Holly Davies, PhD. Washington State Department of Ecology . Reducing Toxic . Threats. Identify & Gather Data on Chemicals of Concern. Benign design. - ter-feeding organisms like clams concentrate toxic chemicals in their bodies. Invasive alien plants and animals are another threat to British Columbia’s es- tuaries. Eurasian wetland plants su The Unseen Dangers of a Toxic World. Our Toxic . World, Our Body Burden. Multiple . environmental toxins. Total load exceeds the body’s ability to adapt. The Damages:. Immunotoxicity. Asthma, Allergies, Cancers & Chronic Disease. Personal . Protective . Equipment. : What must be worn when you work in the laboratory.. 2. 1. . PPE. Eye Protection. Lab Coat. Long Pants. Closed Toed Shoes – no exposed skin around feet. Lab gloves – when required. toxic. ?. Why do . donations. help to . decrease. . toxic. ?. A . presentation. By Beyza eryilmaz . Contents. Chemicals. . used. for . produce. of textile. Toxic. . as a . metaphor. Labels . / . Healthy Kids. Training for Families and Professionals. Developed by the Healthy Environments for Children Initiative Department of Extension, University of Connecticut . in partnership with the LAMPP Project, . Tips for getting . toxic chemicals out of your life. www.womensvoices.org. Women’s Voices for the Earth is a national organization that works to eliminate toxic chemicals that impact women’s health. . Studying Effects of hazards. Risk Assessment & Risk Management. Philosophical and Policy Approaches. Toxicology. Environmental Health . We face four types of environmental hazards. Physical, Biological, Chemical, Cultural. Draft Year: 1976. Amendment Years: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992. Affects only U.S. businesses and firms (national). Chris Yang. Period 3. Functions. Regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. Mei Adachi, Period 2. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Draft Year: 1976. Ame. ndment Year: In 2016 for . Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. . The Toxic Substances Control Act is a national law that regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. . Draft Year: 1976. Amendment Years: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992. Affects only U.S. businesses and firms (national). Chris Yang. Period 3. Functions. Regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. 2016. Program Facilitator Training. Reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that nearly all pregnant women in the U.S. . have some harmful chemicals in their bodies. . An Introduction to Chemical Hazards in the Workplace Table of Contents Introduction2 Routes of exposureWhat makes a chemical toxic4 How can toxic substances harm the body7 What are the different form Why reduce toxicsIf not you whoReduce WasteHow to reduceic chemicalsChemicals are part of our lives We treat illnesses paint our houses and even clothe ourselves with products that have been developed