Thursday, August 30, 2018
Home, Work, School, Community Exposures
After discussing chemical, biological and radiological exposures in class last week, I was overwhelmed by the number of exposures that exist at home, work, school and in the community. As a class we came up with a good, long list, but by no means was it an exhaustive list. It personally frightens and concerns me that I do not know of all the harmful agents that exist in my environment. I was surprised that the majority of exposures we came up with can be found in the home. Though this is disconcerting, the home is a place where we have the most control over our personal environment. I am hopeful that I will be more informed and have the tools to make better decisions regarding my cleaning supplies, personal care products, detergents, etc. by the end of this semester. This was an eye-opening activity and I look forward to (with some unease) learning more.
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I feel the same way! I feel that the exposure list is so overwhelming and almost never ending! I am glad that this class is opening our eyes to our consumer choices and the different exposures around us. Having control over our personal environment, I agree is the best way to limit these exposures.
ReplyDeleteI felt exactly the same while we did the assignment! It is quite scare that we came up to a conclusion that our homes have the longest lists of risky environmental exposures. I believe that if we had more time we could come up with even more. But the best thing about is is, you're right, opportunity to make better choices and positive changes. To me it was new and rather unusual that besides keeping home clean there are SO many other aspects I need to pay attention to.
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