HAZARD amphetamines Many women are vying to be skinny to look attractive so that they select a shortcut‚ using slimming products. Though slimming products are not necessarily safe. Some slimming products found to contain a compound called amphetamines. Amphetamine is a compound that is quite commonly found in products slimming (weight loss)‚ which claims the product is free from hazardous substances. At first‚ circa the 1960s‚ amphetamines may be freely used for weight loss. Amphetamines suppress
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Web Hazard Internet access can be neglectful to people and to their loved ones. Internet addictions may cause the person to be more obsessed with the computer‚ to avoid family time‚ and to be stuck in a fantasy world. Many people to spend more and more time at the computer‚ which can be addictive. According to Payne’s article‚ “On such boards [Internet Addicts Anonymous‚ Gaming Addiction and Internet Addicts Recovery Club]‚ posters admit that they feel as though they can’t step away from the computers
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Hazard identification Malathion is an insecticide that is used primarily on crops to control insects. Malathion brakes down quickly when exposed to the elements like soil‚ water‚ and sunlight. Normally people are not exposed to this insecticide unless they are in the vicinity of the area that is being sprayed. Then the risk will be the spray that is in the air‚ or on surfaces that have been touched. (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov) Malathion affects how the brain and the nervous system
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of volcanic hazards? (40 marks) A volcanic hazard is a situation that poses a threat to life‚ the environment‚ and infrastructure after a volcanic eruption. Volcanoes are formed at various plate boundaries‚ such as at mid oceanic ridges where plates are moving apart‚ for example at the Mid Atlantic ridge. They also occur on or near subduction zones. The ‘ring of fire’ tends to be where the most violent volcanic activity occurs.
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Anthropogenic hazard Anthropogenic hazards or human-made hazards can result in the form of a human-made disaster. In this case‚ anthropogenic means threats having an element of human intent‚ negligence‚ or error; or involving a failure of a human-made system. It results in huge loss of life and property. It further affects a person’s mental‚ physical and social well-being. Sociological hazards Crime Crime is a breach of the law for which some governing authority (via the legal systems) can ultimately
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Anthropogenic hazards or human-made hazards can result in the form of a human-made disaster. In this case‚anthropogenic means threats having an element of human intent‚ negligence‚ or error; or involving a failure of a human-made system. This is as opposed to natural hazards that cause natural disasters. Either can result in huge losses of life and property as well as damage to peoples’ mental‚ physical and social well-being. Fire Bush fires‚ forest fires‚ and mine fires are generally started by lightning
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Urbanization refers to general increase in population and the amount of industrialization of a settlement. It includes increase in the number and extent of cities. It symbolizes the movement of people from rural to urban areas. Urbanization happens because of the increase in the extent and density of urban areas. The density of population in urban areas increases because of the migration of people from less industrialized regions to more industrialized areas. The concept “Urban Sprawl” means increase
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Joey Purdee Environmental Hazards Instructor – Kellie Archie July 2‚ 2013 Abstract This week we will be discussing dumps and landfills. We will first describe what is meant by open dumping and also what a landfill is. We will be discussing early to modern landfills and the differences between then and now. We will discuss what some of the problems were with early landfills and also what improvements have been made with newer landfills. Finally‚ we are to choose one the listed landfills and
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due to its role in the process of rescue. The presence of GIS expertise in emergency management can be in part explained by the want and desire on the part GIS professionals to retain the consistency and integrity of data pertaining to any given hazard or disaster. This endeavour to build and maintain a reliable data stream facilitates more accurate and thorough long term analysis leading to the delivery of relevant short term information. Operationally the presence of GIS expertise in emergency
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