Environment and Disease

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Table of Contents

Environment and Disease

Key Points

Cholera

Part of John Snow’s Map London,1854

John Snow (1813-1858)

Cholera Pandemic

Global Cholera Update

Key Points

Lead Poisoning

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Fetal Brain Damage from Alcohol

Key Points

PCB Poisoning

DDT, PCBs, Dioxin

Bioaccumulation

Accumulation in food chain Great Lakes Fisheries

Key Points

Cancer Death Rates- Males

Cancer Death Rates- Females

Asbestos Treatment

Asbestos Fibers (magnified)

Asbestos & Tobacco Smoke

Cancer Suppressors

Key Points

Sources of Information

 Author: Francis Bretherton

Email: fbretherton@ssec.wisc.edu

Home Page: http://www.aos.wisc.edu/classpages/aos121br