1. If you were Patty, what concerns would you have about being a rescue worker?
some of the concerns I would have about being a rescue worker are diseases, bacteria, cuts( infections), water related accidents such as drowning.
2. Are any of your concerns health-related? Order your health-related concerns from highest concern to lowest.
Yes, cuts, infectious diseases, bacterial diseases, trauma.
3. How many of these concerns exist only in the fl ood conditions present in New Orleans right after Hurricane Katrina?
one, trauma because any survivor after the accident will think about it and is vulnerable to diseases like trauma.
1. What are some possible sources for the lead in the fl ood water?
sources include batteries, ceramic glazes, projectiles for firearms, radiation shielding, solder, electrodes.
2. How could you determine where the lead comes from?
depending on the places around the water and the amount of lead in the water
3. What populations/individuals are at the highest risk from the lead in the fl ood waters and why?
children are highly affected by it because it can cause learning disabilities.
1. What are some reasons why the concentration of lead is so high in New Orleans soil?
Some possible reasons might be agriculture, pesticides and hurricane or water runoffs from other places will get mixed with the soil and stay there
2. Would you expect a diff erence between New Orleans and New York City soil?
Yes, given that new York has more people and has more industries than new Orleans the soil is more likely to be polluted.
3. Would you expect a diff erence between New Orleans and the soil in a very small, rural town?
Yes, the rural the town is the less polluted the soil is to be
4. What precautions could Patty take to minimize her exposure to lead?
since the lead exposure is orally and skin absorption she should wear a gas mask and something to protect her skin.
5. Should Patty stay and help the rescue eff ort or should she quit her job?
In my opinion she should quit her job because it's just too much of a risk but it really depends on how she wants to help people
some of the concerns I would have about being a rescue worker are diseases, bacteria, cuts( infections), water related accidents such as drowning.
2. Are any of your concerns health-related? Order your health-related concerns from highest concern to lowest.
Yes, cuts, infectious diseases, bacterial diseases, trauma.
3. How many of these concerns exist only in the fl ood conditions present in New Orleans right after Hurricane Katrina?
one, trauma because any survivor after the accident will think about it and is vulnerable to diseases like trauma.
1. What are some possible sources for the lead in the fl ood water?
sources include batteries, ceramic glazes, projectiles for firearms, radiation shielding, solder, electrodes.
2. How could you determine where the lead comes from?
depending on the places around the water and the amount of lead in the water
3. What populations/individuals are at the highest risk from the lead in the fl ood waters and why?
children are highly affected by it because it can cause learning disabilities.
1. What are some reasons why the concentration of lead is so high in New Orleans soil?
Some possible reasons might be agriculture, pesticides and hurricane or water runoffs from other places will get mixed with the soil and stay there
2. Would you expect a diff erence between New Orleans and New York City soil?
Yes, given that new York has more people and has more industries than new Orleans the soil is more likely to be polluted.
3. Would you expect a diff erence between New Orleans and the soil in a very small, rural town?
Yes, the rural the town is the less polluted the soil is to be
4. What precautions could Patty take to minimize her exposure to lead?
since the lead exposure is orally and skin absorption she should wear a gas mask and something to protect her skin.
5. Should Patty stay and help the rescue eff ort or should she quit her job?
In my opinion she should quit her job because it's just too much of a risk but it really depends on how she wants to help people