Cross-sectional exposure assessment

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This assignment is in two parts:

Part 1: Exposure Assessment Case Study Read "Cross-sectional Exposure Assessment of Environmental Contaminants in Churchill County, Nevada" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003). Use this case study to complete the Exposure Assessment form.

Part 2: Risk Assessment Case Study Read "Illness Associated with Drift of Chloropicrin Soil Fumigant Into a Residential Area - Kern County, California, 2003." Use this case study to complete the Risk Assessment assignment.

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“In conclusion, this paper is all about a case study in respect to the challenges faced by the Kern County in California in 2013 which was very severe and it also looks at the case of the Churchill county in Nevada in which also the challenges suffered by the citizens were severe but most importantly, it looks at both the Risk Assessment and Exposure Assessment of both case which is the major for this paper”

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6) Exposure concentration: 0 mg/kg (food) 0 mg/litre (water) 0 ug/m3 (air) 0 ug/cm3 (contaminated surfaces) 0 % by weight 0 fibres/m3 (air) 7) Exposure route: 0 inhalation 0 dermal contact 0 ingestion 0 multiple routes 8) Exposure frequency: 0 continuous 0 intermittent 0 cyclic 0 random 0 rare 9) Exposure duration: 0 seconds 0 minutes 0 hours 0 days 0 weeks 0 months 0 years 0 lifetime 10) Exposure setting: 0 occupational 0 non-occupational 0 residential 0 non-residential 0 indoors 0 outdoors 11) Exposed population: 0 general population 0 population subgroups 0 individuals 12) Geographic scope: 0 site 0 specific 0 local 0 regional 0 national 0 international 0 global

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Directions: After reading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case study, answer the following questions. Case Study: “Cross-sectional Exposure Assessment of Environmental Contaminants in Churchill County, Nevada” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.t http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/clusters/fallon/factsheet.pdf 1) Identify the agent:_____________________________________________________ 2) What type of agent is described? 0 biological 0 chemical 3) Source: 0 anthropogenic 0 non-anthropogenic 0 area 0 point 0 stationary 0 mobile 0 indoor 0 outdoor 4) Transport/carrier medium: 0 air 0 water 0 soil 0 dust 0 food product item 5) Exposure pathways: 0 eating contaminated food 0 breathing contaminated air 0 touching a contaminated surface 0 drinking contaminated water

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12/30/2017 4:20:58 AM

2. Hazard Identification a. What types of adverse health effects might be caused by the problem? b. How quickly and for what duration might the problem be experienced? 3. Dose Response Assessment a. Evaluate both qualitative and quantitative toxicity information to estimate the incidence of adverse effects occurring in humans at different exposure levels. 4. Exposure Assessment for the Relevant Population a. Determine the frequency, magnitude, extent, duration, and character of exposures to the hazard. 5. Risk Characterization a. Detail the nature and potential incidence of effects for the exposure conditions described in the exposure assessment. Exposure Assessment Case Study (50 points)

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12/30/2017 4:19:55 AM

Do you see the attached files. Read the case study and then use it to provide the answers to the asked question. Risk Assessment (50 points) Directions: Use the case study to provide answers to the following questions. Case Study: “Illness Associated with Drift of Chloropicrin Soil Fumigant into a Residential Area—Kern County, California, 2003,” located on p. 154 of the textbook 1. Issue Identification a. What is causing the identified problem? b. Why is the problem a problem? c. How was the problem initially identified? d. What are the public perceptions of the hazard?

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12/28/2017 5:38:00 AM

5) Exposure pathways: 0 eating contaminated food 0 breathing contaminated air 0 touching a contaminated surface 0 drinking contaminated water 6) Exposure concentration: 0 mg/kg (food) 0 mg/litre (water) 0 ug/m3 (air) 0 ug/cm3 (contaminated surfaces) 0 % by weight 0 fibres/m3 (air) 7) Exposure route: 0 inhalation 0 dermal contact 0 ingestion 0 multiple routes 8) Exposure frequency: 0 continuous 0 intermittent 0 cyclic 0 random 0 rare 9) Exposure duration: 0 seconds 0 minutes 0 hours 0 days 0 weeks 0 months 0 years 0 lifetime 10) Exposure setting: 0 occupational 0 non-occupational 0 residential 0 non-residential 0 indoors 0 outdoors 11) Exposed population: 0 general population 0 population subgroups 0 individuals

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12/28/2017 5:35:43 AM

5) Exposure pathways: 0 eating contaminated food 0 breathing contaminated air 0 touching a contaminated surface 0 drinking contaminated water 6) Exposure concentration: 0 mg/kg (food) 0 mg/litre (water) 0 ug/m3 (air) 0 ug/cm3 (contaminated surfaces) 0 % by weight 0 fibres/m3 (air) 7) Exposure route: 0 inhalation 0 dermal contact 0 ingestion 0 multiple routes 8) Exposure frequency: 0 continuous 0 intermittent 0 cyclic 0 random 0 rare 9) Exposure duration: 0 seconds 0 minutes 0 hours 0 days 0 weeks 0 months 0 years 0 lifetime 10) Exposure setting: 0 occupational 0 non-occupational 0 residential 0 non-residential 0 indoors 0 outdoors 11) Exposed population: 0 general population 0 population subgroups 0 individuals

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12/28/2017 5:31:37 AM

a. Determine the frequency, magnitude, extent, duration, and character of exposures to the hazard. 5. Risk Characterization a. Detail the nature and potential incidence of effects for the exposure conditions described in the exposure assessment. Exposure Assessment Case Study (50 points) Directions: After reading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case study, answer the following questions. Case Study: “Cross-sectional Exposure Assessment of Environmental Contaminants in Churchill County, Nevada” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.t http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/clusters/fallon/factsheet.pdf 1) Identify the agent:_____________________________________________________ 2) What type of agent is described? 0 biological 0 chemical 3) Source: 0 anthropogenic 0 non-anthropogenic 0 area 0 point 0 stationary 0 mobile 0 indoor 0 outdoor 4) Transport/carrier medium: 0 air 0 water 0 soil 0 dust 0 food product item

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12/28/2017 5:22:00 AM

Read the case study and then use it to provide the answers to the asked question if have any other query let me know Risk Assessment (50 points) Directions: Use the case study to provide answers to the following questions. Case Study: “Illness Associated with Drift of Chloropicrin Soil Fumigant into a Residential Area—Kern County, California, 2003,” located on p. 154 of the textbook 1. Issue Identification a. What is causing the identified problem? b. Why is the problem a problem? c. How was the problem initially identified? d. What are the public perceptions of the hazard? 2. Hazard Identification a. What types of adverse health effects might be caused by the problem? b. How quickly and for what duration might the problem be experienced? 3. Dose Response Assessment a. Evaluate both qualitative and quantitative toxicity information to estimate the incidence of adverse effects occurring in humans at different exposure levels. 4. Exposure Assessment for the Relevant Population

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