Blog M1.4

Potential environmental exposures at my home:

A.      Home

1.       Lead in old and chipping paints

2.       Ground Radon

3.       Lead, chlorine, Total trihalomethanes, asbestos, pesticides in water

4.       Mercury in fish (salmon, tuna)

5.       Bacteria under shoes

6.       Alcohol in hair shampoo, conditioner, and spray

7.       Chlorine in pantiliners

8.       Asbestos in popcorn ceilings

9.       Bleach in cleaning supplies

10.   Fungal dust in clothing

11.   Colorant in food

12.   Fumes from oven (burnt oil)

13.   Pesticides sprays

B.      School

1.       Inside house dust

2.       Cleaning supply chemicals

3.       Food colorant in cafeteria

4.       Plastic components of plates, cups, utensils in the cafeteria

5.       Caffeine and calories in drinks

6.       Chemicals in hand soaps

7.       Chemical from latex (erasers)

8.       Lead from old paints

9.       Radon underground

10.   Lead, chlorine, Total trihalomethanes, asbestos, pesticides in water

C.       Workplaces

1.       Chemicals from medicines

2.       Plastic materials, packaging

3.       Radiation from x-rays

4.       Droplet viruses and bacteria in air (influenza, tuberculosis bacilli)

5.       Chemicals from cleaning supplies

6.       Odors from aerosols to neutralize odors

7.       Bacteria from wounds

8.       Radiation from I-131 treatment

9.       Intravenous chemo drugs

10.   Chemo pill medicines (hazardous to pregnant women)

11.   Latex in vaccines

D.      Community

1.       Food pesticides

2.       Ground Radon

3.       Lead in chipping paints in playgrounds

4.       Restaurant food (mercury in salmon)

5.       Chemicals in plastics

6.       Cigarette smoke

7.       Vehicle emissions

8.       Fumes from the cement factory

9.       Emission from granite counter factory

10.   Left over paints, rubber