“UNSAFE DRINKING WATER” An adequate supply of safe drinking water is one of the major prerequisites for a healthy life‚ but waterborne disease is still a major cause of death in many parts of the world‚ particularly in children‚ and it is also a significant economic constraint in many subsistence economies. The basis on which drinking water safety is judged is national standards or international guidelines. The most important of these are the WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality. The quality
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Short Essay: The 2010 Haiti Earthquake -Chloe Hunt Word count: 556 (not including headings‚ sub-headings‚ reference list‚ figures‚ in-text citations) Introduction: Haiti is one of the most disaster prone countries on the planet‚ experiencing reoccurring floods‚ hurricanes‚ earthquakes and tropical storms‚ placing a dent in the countries social and economical development. The 2010‚ 7.0 magnitude Haiti earthquake was the most severe natural catastrophe recorded in the countries history. (Borenstein
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Environmental Hazards December 6‚ 2012 Environmental hazards can have many effects to one’s health. It has the potential to threaten the surroundings of a natural environment and harmfully affect people’s health. It can cause health issues to plants‚ minerals‚ or animals. Some hazards have the potential to be poisonous to the environment. Some examples are oil spills‚ which can cause fish or any animal living in the water to die. There are earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and floods. Environmental hazards are
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Compound Molecular Structure Molecular Weight (g/mol) Melting point (0C) Solubility Hazard Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) 98.079 10 Miscible in water Hazardous in case of eye contact (irritant)‚ of ingestion‚ of inhalation. Slightly hazardous in case of skin contact (irritant) Ammonium Bromide (NH4Br) 97.94 452 Soluble in water Hazardous in case of eye contact (irritant)‚ of ingestion‚ of inhalation. 1-Butanol (C4H10O) 74.12 -89.8 Soluble in water. Very soluble in acetone‚ miscible with ethanol‚
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Unsafe sex or unprotected sex describes sexual contact of any form that takes place in the absence of a condom normally used in preventing the risk of sexually transmitted infections and HIV (Chambers‚ 2010). The World Health Organisation (2004) considers all the consequences that can arise from unsafe sex practice and came up with a broader definition stating that any sexual contact that can lead to unwanted pregnancy‚ abortion‚ infertility‚ unstable mental conditions and cancer arising from certain
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ESSAY PLAN Introduction: Briefly answer the question asked: “Why do similar kinds of hazards have different impacts in different places?” Talk about the risk vulnerability quadrant. Talk about the risk equation and how it will link to the question. P1: Point: Economic situation of the country affected by the disaster - Lots of money = better health cares to treat affected people. Little money = little spent to rebuild‚ plan‚ prepare‚ predict hazards so impact is greater. Explain: If they have
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8.2.2.2. Hazard and cum hazard plotting http://itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/apr/section2/apr222.htm 8. Assessing Product Reliability 8.2. Assumptions/Prerequisites 8.2.2. How do you plot reliability data? 8.2.2.2. Hazard and cum hazard plotting Another kind of plotting‚ called Cum Hazard Plotting‚ has the same purpose as probability plotting Just commercial probability paper is available for most life distribution models for probability plotting of reliability data‚ there are also special
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Nina Tran Mr. Zibell English 7-8 5 December 2012 Unsafe by Racial Profiling In a society where all are striving for fairness and equality‚ the idea of “racial profiling” is abhorring to those with a strong sense of independence and freedom‚ embracing what the Constitution has given them from the time of its birth. All those under the United States’ flag were given the ultimate rights to walk and drive outside without worrying about who may question their actions. However‚ this “racial profiling”
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Unsafe Abbreviations In 2001‚ The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on the subject of medical abbreviations‚ and just one year later‚ it’s Board of Commissions approved a National Patient Safety Goal requiring accredited organizations to develop and implement a lost of abbreviations not to use. In 2004‚ the joint Commission created its “do not use” list of abbreviations as part of the requirements for meeting that goal. Currently‚ this requirement
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Assigned Task 9 - Hazards and risks Briefly describe a situation in your care work when you have recently been involved in an activity with a child that involved either: moving and handling (such as a wheelchair) hazardous and non-hazardous equipment and materials (such as a craft session‚ cookery group‚ assisting someone with hygiene needs or administering medication). Any setting or activity carries a level of risk. By identifying and reducing risks in advance‚ full use can be made of the setting
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