Klarisa Mae E.

Natividad February 10,2022

BSES 4-A
Assignment 3
Enrichment
Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and
their environment, including both the living (biotic) and
nonliving(abiotic) components. Ecologists emphasize various
interacting aspects of the environment, including ecosystems,
communities, populations, and landscapes. Ecological changes of
range from habitat destruction to disruptions of food supplies.
These changes may in turn affect human health in many direct and
indirect ways.
Ecosystems are the planet's life-support systems - for the
human species and all other forms of life. The needs of the human
organism for food, water, clean air, shelter, and relative
climatic constancy are basic and unalterable. That is, ecosystems
are essential to human well-being and especially to human health.
Watch the video on “Diseases and Disorders caused by Poor
Environmental Sanitation” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=F7LOmmcNkQk

Answer: How did the video affect you as a future

environmentalist?
Evaluation

1. How does the study of ecology relate to environmental

health?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3091335/

2. Discuss three specific situations that show how

interactions in the environment caused problems in
health. Explain your answer well.

Toxins are poisonous compounds in the air that can

cause pollution or your health. If they come from natural
sources just like radon gas from the ground. Also man-
made sources, for example, the chemical compounds emitted
by factory exhaust pipes. It's possible to have more
health issues if you inhale or breathe toxic air
pollutants. Inhaling the benzene fumes released when you
fill up your car with gas, for instance, can increase
your risk of developing leukemia, which has been linked
to benzene exposure. Inhaling contaminated air and living
near a factory that releases cancer-causing chemicals can
also increase your cancer risk. Non-cancer effects, such
as emphysema or reproductive problems, maybe exacerbated
by inhaling air toxics.
Drinking water with high levels of contaminants can
lead to health problems such as gastrointestinal
problems, problems with the nervous system or
reproductive system, and chronic diseases such as cancer.
The type of contaminant, its concentration in the water,
individual susceptibility, the amount of water consumed,
and the duration of exposure are all factors that can
influence whether a contaminant has health effects.
Typhoid fever and cholera are the most life-threatening
waterborne diseases caused by microbes. Viruses,
bacteria, and parasites can cause stomach pain, vomiting,
diarrhea, headaches, fever, and kidney failure, among
other symptoms. Hepatitis is an example of an infectious
disease that can occur. In people with weakened immune
systems, for example, infants and the elderly, hepatitis
can be severe, and in people with severely compromised
immune systems, hepatitis can be fatal like cancer and
AIDS patients.
Wildfires, floods, and tornadoes are just a few
examples of natural disasters that can completely
defoliate forests and alter ecosystem structure. Wildlife
can be killed directly as a result of the disaster's
force or indirectly as a result of changes in habitat and
food supply. When sewage treatment plants flood or debris
enters reservoirs and waterways, it has an impact on the
quality of the water. Storm surges cause the shape and
movement of the beaches. During flash floods, the banks
of rivers erode. Natural disasters can have an impact on
historic structures in the urban environment,
necessitating work in restoration and preservation. New
permits, assessments, and repairs may be required for
infrastructures such as bridges, roads, transmission
lines, and oil and gas pipelines. The identification of
asbestos, mold or lead hazards in homes and commercial
buildings may be the first step in repairing them. In
recent years, more attention has been paid to health
issues associated with natural disasters, such as direct
trauma mortality, infectious disease mortality and
morbidity, and mental health issues like post-traumatic
stress disorder.