The Effect of Our Environment On Human Health

1. The cleanliness of our environment can affect our health. For example, if we litter, our environment will become more and more contaminated, which can affect our health negatively.

2. It is scientifically proven that going outdoors, whether it is to exercise or to just relax and get some fresh air, is good for your health. This is includes physical and psychological health.

3. Second hand smoke from tobacco is extremely harmful to the health of students.

4. People around smokers take in nicotine and toxic chemicals by the same route smokers do. The more SHS you breathe, the higher the level of these harmful chemicals in your body.

5. Secondhand smoke (SHS) is classified as a “known human carcinogen” (cancer-causing agent) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

6. Global warming can cause increased risk for skin cancer, because of the UV rays let through the ozone.

7. Chemicals from farmer's fields can run off into streams. Cattle can drink from these streams and get sick. We then eat the cattle and get sick.

8. Nitrates from animal waste, septic systems, and decaying plants can contaminate water wells. People who drink this water with high nitrates can get very sick.