Environmental Health

Chapter 17 Slides, Chapter 18 Slides

Read this session's assigned chapters. Also review the following journal articles on DDT:

DDT's Legacy, Malaria's Return

DDT & Human Sperm Count

World Health Organization DDT Indoor Exposure

DDT Health Effects: Pesticide Action Network

WHO on DDT

DDT & Premature Births

DDT, Mosquitoes, Malaria

DDT & Cancer

DDT & Lactation

DDT & Human Health

Read this session's assigned chapters. Answer all of the discussion questions identified below. Familiarize yourself with the vocabulary words in the assignment. Put the questions and your answers into drop box 9 on the Angel lesson board by 5 pm on the last day of the session.

Chapter Discussion Questions

For chapter 17 answer questions 1 and 2.
For chapter 18 answer questions 1-9.
After having reviewed the articles relating to DDT and human health, tell me to what degree your textbook includes this research and if so explain what they have to say about it.

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