Blog 2- Fate and Transport

I had never heard of the phrase “fate and transport” until recent.  In today’s society, this is a controversial topic, especially surrounding EPA, chem trails, the honeybee’s dying, etc.  As Americans, we cannot deny the excessive use of pesticides lathered onto our fruits and vegetables.  I was once talking to a patient, who was a renowned farmer in India, about the fruits and vegetables we have and eat here.  I was shocked to learn how much preservatives are pumped into and onto the “organic” labeled fruits and vegetables.  We would be naïve to think the pesticides do not affect the soil they touch or bodies they enter.  To me, “fate and transport” refers to the fate of our future generations due to transportation of chemicals used to preserve naturally perishable food for a longer shelf-life and profit.

Blog 1- Environmental Risks

What an eye-opening exercise.  To think how casually we handle these deadly and environmentally poisonous chemicals is alarming.  I found a multitude of insect pesticides underneath my kitchen sink.  Luckily, there are no children in the house for these chemicals to become accessible to.  Completing the home assessment, I see that the process in which older houses were built were not as regulated and chemically tested as they are now.  The information available in previous years regarding lasting and harmful health issues due to environmental materials that construct a house was not as recognized as they are now. 

Exposures

Home exposures: Bleach*, Lead*, Gas stove, Raid, Pesticides*, Diesel*, Mercury*, Fire Extinguishers*

School exposures: Lead, Air Pollutants*, Science Lab Chemicals, BPA, Mercury, Fire Extinguishers

Workplace exposures: Bleach, Lead, Fire Extinguishers, Mercury, Pesticides

Community exposures: Lead, Air Pollutants, Pesticides, Formaldehyde, Mercury, Diesel, Cigarettes

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Barbara