[gep-ed] reminder--2013 COCE deadline is September 15
Environmental Studies colleagues: Hi. E-mailing to remind you that the 2013 Conference on Communication and Environment (COCE), sponsored by the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA) and hosted by the Swedish Agricultural University-Uppsala on June 6-10 of next year, has a submission deadline of September 15. You are encouraged to submit papers (extended abstracts), panel proposals, or poster proposals. General conference information, including submission guidelines, can be found at http://environmentalcomm.org/coce2013. COCE 2013 has a new submission FAQ page that can be found at http://environmentalcomm.org/sites/default/files/FAQ-COCE2013.pdf Hope to see many of you in Uppsala next June!!! Stephen P. Depoe, Ph.D. Professor and Head Department of Communication University of Cincinnati Chair, International Environmental Communication Association (http://environmentalcomm.org) Editor, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION: A JOURNAL OF NATURE AND CULTURE (www.tandfonline.com/renc)
[gep-ed] effects on human health
Any simple, straightforward reading on how (chemical) pollution affects people? Something that will shock students into the realization that 'the environment' is about people and not just about cute, furry animals. Rado Radoslav S. Dimitrov, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Political Science University of Western Ontario Social Science Centre London, Ontario Canada N6A 5C2 Tel. +1(519) 661-2111 ext. 85023 Fax +1(519) 661-3904 Email: rdimi...@uwo.ca
Re: [gep-ed] effects on human health
Rado, By coincidence I was just digging around in the literature on this topic. Three references are below. To provide a snippet: Landigran and colleagues conclude that the percentage of illness among US children attributable to environmental toxic substances is as follows. 100% for lead poisoning, 30% for asthma (range, 10-35%), 5% for cancer (range, 2-10%), and 10% for neurobehavioral disorders (range, 5-20%). Total annual costs are estimated to be $54.9 billion (range $48.8-64.8 billion). - Paul Annette Prüss et al. (2002) Estimating the Burden of Disease from Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene at a Global Level, Environmental Health Perspectives 110 (5): 527-42. Mokdad et al. (2004) Actual Causes of Death in the United States 2000, JAMA. 291(10):1238-1245. Philip J. Landrigan et al. (2002) Environmental Pollutants and Disease in American Children: Estimates of Morbidity, Mortality, and Costs for Lead Poisoning, Asthma, Cancer, and Developmental Disabilities, Environmental Health Perspectives 110(7): 721–28. -- Paul F. Steinberg Associate Professor of Political Science Environmental Policy http://www.hmc.edu/steinberg Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, the Arts 301 East Platt Boulevard Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA 91711 tel. 909-607-3840 On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Radoslav Dimitrov radoslav.dimit...@uwo.ca wrote: Any simple, straightforward reading on how (chemical) pollution affects people? Something that will shock students into the realization that 'the environment' is about people and not just about cute, furry animals. Rado Radoslav S. Dimitrov, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Political Science University of Western Ontario Social Science Centre London, Ontario Canada N6A 5C2 Tel. +1(519) 661-2111 ext. 85023 Fax +1(519) 661-3904 Email: rdimi...@uwo.ca
Re: [gep-ed] effects on human health
Hi Rado, A few years ago National Geographic had an eye-opening piece called Pollution Within on the pervasiveness of flame retardants in people, this is easy reading but still impressive: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/10/toxic-people/duncan-text Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth M. De Santo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dalhousie University Marine Affairs Program and College of Sustainability On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Paul Steinberg steinb...@g.hmc.edu wrote: Rado, By coincidence I was just digging around in the literature on this topic. Three references are below. To provide a snippet: Landigran and colleagues conclude that the percentage of illness among US children attributable to environmental toxic substances is as follows. 100% for lead poisoning, 30% for asthma (range, 10-35%), 5% for cancer (range, 2-10%), and 10% for neurobehavioral disorders (range, 5-20%). Total annual costs are estimated to be $54.9 billion (range $48.8-64.8 billion). - Paul Annette Prüss et al. (2002) Estimating the Burden of Disease from Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene at a Global Level, Environmental Health Perspectives 110 (5): 527-42. Mokdad et al. (2004) Actual Causes of Death in the United States 2000, JAMA. 291(10):1238-1245. Philip J. Landrigan et al. (2002) Environmental Pollutants and Disease in American Children: Estimates of Morbidity, Mortality, and Costs for Lead Poisoning, Asthma, Cancer, and Developmental Disabilities, Environmental Health Perspectives 110(7): 721–28. -- Paul F. Steinberg Associate Professor of Political Science Environmental Policy http://www.hmc.edu/steinberg Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, the Arts 301 East Platt Boulevard Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA 91711 tel. 909-607-3840 On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Radoslav Dimitrov radoslav.dimit...@uwo.ca wrote: Any simple, straightforward reading on how (chemical) pollution affects people? Something that will shock students into the realization that 'the environment' is about people and not just about cute, furry animals. Rado Radoslav S. Dimitrov, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Political Science University of Western Ontario Social Science Centre London, Ontario Canada N6A 5C2 Tel. +1(519) 661-2111 ext. 85023 Fax +1(519) 661-3904 Email: rdimi...@uwo.ca -- Elizabeth M. De Santo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Marine Affairs Program and College of Sustainability Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
