ANALYSIS 4.1 (3.5 HOURS)
Assessment Preparation Checklist:
To prepare for this assessment:
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Read Chapter 4 from your textbook, Visualizing Environmental Science. This chapter
introduces environmental health hazards and describes how they impact the
environment.
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Go through the lesson of this module, which discusses ways to analyze the risk
associated with environmental health hazards.
Title: Endocrine Disrupters
Review the case study titled “Endocrine Disrupters” on p. 92 in Chapter 4 of your textbook,
Visualizing Environmental Science, and answer the following questions:
1. Describe endocrine disrupters.
2. Because of endocrine disrupters, why did Congress amend the Food Quality
Protection Act and the Safe Water Drinking Act in 1996?
3. What is the precautionary principle and what are two criticisms of it?
Submission Requirements:
Submit your response in a MS Word document of the following specifications:
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Font: Arial; Point 12
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Spacing: Double
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Page length: 1 page, excluding the APA title page and Reference page.
Evaluation Criteria:
This assessment will be evaluated using the Analysis rubric in addition to the following
parameters:
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Did you describe endocrine disrupters?
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Did you explain why Congress amended the Food Quality Protection Act and the
Safe Water Drinking Act in 1996?
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Did you explain the precautionary principle and provide its two criticisms?
RESEARCH 4.1 (3.5 HOURS) (FOR HOMEWORK)
Assessment Preparation Checklist:
To prepare for this assessment:
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Read Chapters 8, 9, and 16 from your textbook, Visualizing Environmental Science.
These chapters focus on the various pollutants and contaminants that pollute the
environment.
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Go through the lesson of this module, which discusses the impacts of harmful
contaminants on the environment.
Title: Sources and Impacts of Contaminants
Analyze the sources of contaminants, such as airborne contaminants and petroleum spills,
in the area where you live. Based on your analysis, explain the two biggest sources of these
contaminants and their impact on the local environment.
Submission Requirements:
Submit your response in a MS Word document of the following specifications:
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Font: Arial; Point 12
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Spacing: Double
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Include an APA title page. Refer to the sample APA title page.
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Cite all sources used in APA format, including at least one in-text citation from each
source and a Reference page.
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Page length: 1 page, excluding the APA title page and Reference page.
Evaluation Criteria:
This assessment will be evaluated using the Research rubric in addition to the following
parameters:
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Did you analyze the sources of contaminants in the area where you live?
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Did you explain the two biggest sources of these contaminants and their impact on
the local environment?