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The major components of the earth’s biodiversity are outlined in your Mini Lecture: Biological Diversity and Evolution.  Review these and discuss three examples of how people, in their daily living, intentionally or unintentionally degrade at least one of these types of biodiversity.

 

Discuss issues related to the impacts of the housing price increase on the availability of housing for poorer people.  Do you think this limit on who can live where is moral or ethical?  With this in mind, also discuss the impacts of urban renewal on the availability of housing and urban sprawl,

For this assignment, you are required to read the article entitled “HazMat Emergencies: Decontamination and Victim

Chain of Survival,” by Gunderson, Helikson, and Heffner (2014), and write a review. The article may be found in the

Academic Search Complete database in the CSU Online Library. Your review must include the following:

 Summarize the key points presented in the article.

 Describe the key elements of a solid emergency response program.

 Discuss why proper decontamination of victims is important.

 Discuss your opinion or what you can conclude from the article.

Your response must be at least 800 words in length. All sources used, including this article, must be referenced.

Develop a 7-10 slide PowerPoint presentation that explains the prairie dog land management issue. In your presentation include the following points:

• Discuss some of the challenges of urbanization and environmental benefits. Explain how the prairie dog land management issues are related to the challenges of urbanization.

• Explain the factors that influence population growth using prairie dogs as an example to illustrate your points. Briefly review how the natural environment is needed to support cities. Use the ecological role of prairie dogs and their benefit to land management and the city of Sparksville as an example.

• Describe the different policies that the city explored to manage prairie dog population growth, and discuss how these policies are rooted in environmental science and population dynamics.

• Discuss the final management decision, and explain how it balanced urban development with environmental sustainability. Include major challenges you faced in addressing this issue and reaching an optimal solution.

Include an introductory slide, a summary slide, and a reference slide.

 

1. In a PowerPoint presentation, detail the regulatory requirements for maintaining and operating an Underground Storage Tank onsite (2 slides). Review RCRA Sect 262.41- 262.44 to detail the records, documents, and reports that need to be generated and maintained (2 slides). Give your recommendation (and reasons based on the RCRA regulatory requirements) to keep the UST as is or to convert the UST to an above ground tank (2 sides).

 

 

 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length (for all questions except Power Point presentation). You are required to use at least the references in the reading assignment but are also encouraged to seek additional information from external resources. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

 

 

 

 

2.  Describe the definition of a solid waste and a hazardous waste as defined in RCRA. Give an example of a gaseous waste that qualifies as both a solid waste and as a hazardous waste under RCRA. Give an example of a liquid waste that qualifies as both a solid waste and as a hazardous waste under RCRA.

 

 

 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length. You are required to use at least the references in the reading assignment but are also encouraged to seek additional information from external resources. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

• Course Objectives

  Evaluate the types of information and information systems capabilities/technology needed by healthcare organizations

  Interpret the different economic and political forces on the various types of common healthcare organizations in the U.S.

  Describe administration differences in various types of common healthcare organizations

  Summarize the strengths and weaknesses associated with each major type of healthcare organization in the U.S. as delineated by economic/political forces in relation to the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare service delivery

  Describe and delineate the various types of common healthcare organizations.

• How will accomplishing these objectives support your success in management?
• What risks or challenges might a health care manager encounter if he or she has not mastered these objectives? Explain.

The topic for this unit was the classification of carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

For this assignment, pick a group 1 carcinogen from the IARC. Find at least five peer-reviewed journal articles that

support the relationship between the carcinogen and the cancer that it causes. Some suggested topics might be

 benzene and leukemia,

 crystalline silica dust and lung cancer, or

 vinyl chloride and liver cancer.

The Business Source Complete database is a good source of journals for safety-related articles from the CSU Online

Library.

Resource: Gamescape Episode 3. Assigned sections of Chapters 19 and 20 in Environmental Science.

Complete Episode 3: “Maintaining Terrestrial and Atmospheric Resources” of Gamescape

As Newly elected Mayor of Sparksville, the town’s citizens are eager to hear what you plan on doing to promote the local economy while maintaining a high level of environmental air quality.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word speech for a Town Hall Meeting that addresses the following points:

• State the current economic situation and the three choices that were available to the town of Sparksville.
• Discuss how these three choices would impact water pollution and indoor and outdoor air pollution. Explain how each of the three choices could be a point and non-source of water and air pollution.
• Describe how the air and water pollution generated from these sources can impact the health of Sparksville’s citizens, the local ecosystem, and the local economy. Include some potential solutions.
• Explain why your decision addresses the key environmental challenges and is the optimal choice given this situation.

Include two outside references to support your main points. One reference should be an academic journal found at the University’s library.

1. What are five components of an effective industrial hygiene program?
2. Explain why it is important to determine whether training can solve a safety problem.
3. Why is it important to have a written procedure for sampling methods?
4. List three examples of what a certified industrial hygienist can do to earn certification maintenance points.
5. List three examples of the types of health and safety activities that might be performed by Occupational Health and Safety Technologists.
6. What are some important questions found on an occupational health history form? Why are they important?
7. Describe the 5 steps of a Risk Management Program.
8. How can health and safety committees and employee suggestion boxes assist with the implementation of industrial hygiene programs?
9. Describe at least 2 benefits of an industrial hygiene program?
10. There is no regulatory requirement to have a written industrial hygiene program. Present your case to your employer or prospective employer as to why your company should develop and implement a written comprehensive industrial hygiene program. Your response should be a minimum of 400 words.

Review a court case related to the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, or Safe Drinking Water Act. Then, write a case study of at least two full pages in length. Please discuss the following:

 

 

 the court case

 why and when it occurred

the outcome

 how the outcome impacted future interpretation of the act

 personal thoughts about the court case