COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES + EFFECTS, LAWS/POLICIES

COMMUNITY

Consists of people who stay or live in one particular area and exhibit a sense of belongingness

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 

• Interaction of humans with their environment

• Focuses primarily on preventing diseases caused by contaminated water, waste, food, insects, and other environmental pollutants

HEALTHY COMMUNITY

• Various people serve as partners in health care with a common vision and mission, and work together harmoniously in achieving a common goal

solid waste

household products, manufacturing, mining, etc.

Hazardous waste

waste with potentially harmful properties to the environment and human health

Chemical waste

consists of discarded solid, liquid, and gaseous chemicals

Toxic

harmful and fatal when ingested or absorbed, mercury and lead

Corrosive

damage to the skin

Flammable

burn easily

Reactive

reacts easily

Air pollution

cigarettes, chimneys, and vehicles that contain carbon monoxide and lead

Air pollutants/air toxics

• asbestos, benzene, chloroform, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, nickel

Chronic effects

produced from a long-term exposure and are often reversible

Acute effects

characterized by sudden and severe exposure to and rapid absorption of substances

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibility of each individual to help in the prevention of further environmental damage

Reduce

finding ways to use alternative, eco-friendly materials as replacement for the original)

Reuse

selling or donating

Recycle

collect waste and convert them to usable materials or use them as raw materials for a new product

Sustainability

deals with the continuity of the economic, social, and institutional aspects of human society while preserving biodiversity and the environment

Ecological footprint

measure of human demand on Earth’s ecosystems

Carbon footprint

amount of carbon being emitted by an activity or organization

Montreal protocol

(substances that deplete the ozone layer) 1987

Basel convention

(control of the transboundary movements of hazardous waste and their disposal) 1989

United nations framework convention

(climate change)

Republic act no. 6969

toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear waste control act of 1990

Republic act no. 8749

philippine clean air act 1999

Republic act no. 9003

ecological solid waste management act of 2000

Republic act 9275

philippine clean water act of 2004

Presidential decree no. 984

pollution control law