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    neurodevelopment that in utero environmental smoke exposure has is considerably less understood than the effects of tobacco smoke exposure, therefore, the impact that prolonged coal smoke exposure had on fetuses during the Hazelwood coalmine fire is not well known. While, it is often desirable to expose animal models to environmentally relevant doses of various pollutants providing an accurate risk assessment, high doses are often required to determine the effects of exceptionally high doses (14), such as

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    There has been several psychological and chronic health effects associated with the exposure to the World Trade Center disaster and its repercussion. People who were exposed to fumes, smoke and dust produced during the tragedy and subsequent recovery, clean-up and rescue activities have shown increased risk of respiratory diseases such as asthma (Jordan et al., 2011). Furthermore, psychological trauma as a result of the tragedy is connected with an increased risk of severe psychological distress

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    exposed to this chemical on a regular basis except in small amounts and it is harmless but since it is in many products that we use it can cause harm to the human body. Some of these products are canned food, plastic, receipts, and it is in the air. Exposure to BPA can cause many health problems overtime because it is a carcinogen. BPA should be banned from being in products because of how poisonous it is to others health. Women who work in factories who are in contact with BPA have a higher chance

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    Denhyia Brigmon Kathy Johnson AP Language November 30, 2016 Effects of Child Exposure to Domestic Violence Children look at their parents as their own personal hero’s, but what type of a role model is a father who hits a mother? Who is truly to blame when a child feels responsible for what’s happening in the home? Being exposed to domestic violence seriously threatens the health and emotional wellbeing of children. Researchers found date that when domestic violence occurs in households with children

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    The health effects following exposure to blast impact are a growing concern in the United States, especially in the military population. The United State’s involvement in warfare in recent years has led to many unseen developments not only psychologically but also physically in the service men and women returning home. Technological changes in current years have allowed for the development of various types of lethal weaponry, such as with high-intensity explosive devices. Improvised explosive devices

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    A range of affected behavior is evident, with any degree of general impairment possible in intelligence, reflex development, motor coordination, and hyperactivity of muscle.1 Core deficits that are found in a majority of cases of prenatal alcohol exposure include deficits in attention, learning, memory, emotional dysregulation, and executive functioning, which

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    Some lead particles move from soil into ground water and this depending on the characteristics of the soil and the type of lead compound. Lead can cause a harmful effect to humans when ingested or inhaled, especially to children under the age of six. Lead poisoning can cause a number of adverse effects to human’s health, but is particularly harmful to the neurological development of children. Everyone in his live is exposed to widespread distributed lead. People can be exposed to lead by many routes

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    Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Motor Development This paper explores the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on motor development. With this topic, came many questions. They are: Is every child effected the same amount, or does it depends on how much the mother drank and how much the fetus was exposed to?, Is there anything the mother can do to reverse the effects of exposure, or perhaps lessen the damage on the child?, Is there a safe amount of alcohol that can be consumed without harm

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    1. High exposure to substance usage: The theme of exposure to substance usage is one found within the speech of many of participants within the conducted interview sessions. It is important to note that every single participants within the study claimed to have been exposed to substance use, abuse and dependency to some degree, and indeed many participants claimed to have used substances themselves. Also noteworthy is that participants seemed unsurprised by these high levels of exposure. [Participant

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    Exposure to alcohol during prenatal development is one of the leading causes of preventable birth defects and mental impairments (Bower, Szajer, Mattson, Riley, & Murphy, 2013; Nuñez, Roussotte, &Sowell, 2011; Sowell et al., 2008a). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), the more severe form of PAE, affects two to seven out of every 1000 individuals in the United States (May et al., as cited in Simmons, Thomas, Levy & Riley, 2010). The term Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) describes an individual with

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