HSC 3002 Environmental Toxicology and Human Health
HSC 3002 Environmental Toxicology and Human Health
Environmental toxicology is a multidisciplinary domain of science, which occupies an important niche, overlapping the fields of toxicology, environmental health, and public policy. While studying the adverse health effects of chemical, biological, and physical agents on living organisms in the ecosystems, environmental toxicology focuses on humans and therefore plays an important role in addressing public health challenges. Over the years, environmental toxicology research has been providing tools and scientific evidence to policy-makers and the public in preventing substantially greater environmental degradation, including adverse human health impacts.
In East Asia, with the increasing number of environmental problems, there is a pressing need for immediate health solutions, and environmental toxicology is expected to increasingly play an important role. More fundamental and applied research must be carried out to deal with the public health challenges in terms of environmental problems and to increase the body of scientific knowledge in this field. While environmental toxicology receives increasing attention and shows significant growth, the number of articles published in international journals on environmental toxicology is still relatively limited. As society changes due to introduction of new technologies and the challenge of sustainable development in the face of increased human population, especially in the East Asian region, the role of environmental toxicology in enlightened public health and public policy will become even more important.
Air pollution from both natural and anthropogenic sources now constitutes one of the greatest public health challenges in East Asia at the present time. N. F. Suhaimi and J. Jalaludin conducted a search of journal articles and identified seven studies which used biomarkers to understand the association between air particles exposure and the development of respiratory problems resulting from the damage in the respiratory system. While finding the application of biomarkers in epidemiological studies of health effects caused by air particles in both environmental and occupational health to be inchoate, they concluded that biomarkers can unravel the complexity of the connection between exposure to air particles and respiratory health. N. A. M. N. Rawi et al. carried out a cross-sectional study among Malay children in Selangor to determine the indoor air quality (IAQ) and its association with respiratory health.
They measured the levels of particulate matters (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), air velocity (AV), temperature, and relative humidity and found that abnormality of FVC% among children was associated with the concentrations of PM2.5 and CO, while abnormality of FEV1% among children was associated with the concentration of CO. In addition, they found that wheezing was associated with concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, and CO. M. Watanabe et al. also studied the effects of air pollution on the pulmonary function of school children but targeted at the Asian dust storm (ADS). They identified seven ADS days from 2012 to 2013 in the Shimane Prefecture of Japan and observed a larger change in morning peak expiratory flow (PEF) in children after ADS exposure in 2012 (−8.17 L/min versus −1.17 L/min). Using airborne particles collected on ADS days to stimulate THP-G8 cells, they found interleukin-8 transcriptional activity was also higher when particles collected in 2012 were used. Therefore, they argue that the influence of ADS on pulmonary function of children may be related to interleukin-8 production.
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Important information for writing discussion questions and participation
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Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.
I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!
Hi Class,
Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.
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Important information on Writing a Discussion Question
- Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
- There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
- Include in-text citations in your response
- Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
- Follow APA-7th edition
- Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor
- A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
- Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
- Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
- Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
- Follow APA 7th edition
- Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
- Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
- Here are some helpful links
- Student paper example
- Citing Sources
- The Writing Center is a great resource