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WEEK 1-3
As technology and innovation have transformed the market for building materials, we face many unknowns with untested chemicals and consumer products. In this segment, Ken Geiser, Professor Emeritus of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, discusses some of the chemicals most concerning in modern product manufacturing, and where these substances may be found.
As technology and innovation have transformed the market for building materials, we face many unknowns with untested chemicals and consumer products. In this segment, Ken Geiser, Professor Emeritus of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, discusses some of the chemicals most concerning in modern product manufacturing, and where these substances may be found.
1_1a_3_Ken Geiser_What we Make Affects People's Health.mp4Key Terms
Key Terms
- Environment
- Human Health
- Synthetic Chemical Revolution
- Nanochemical
- Volatile Chemicals
- Flame Retardants
- Pesticide
- Biocide
- Toxic
- Toxin
- Chemicals of Concern
- PBT (Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic)
- Halogens
- Asthmagens
- Carcinogen
- Reproductive Toxicant
- Endocrine Disruptor
- BPA (Bisphenol A)
- The Body Burden
- Assessment Tools
RESOURCES
RESOURCES
US Green Building Council (USGBC)
US Green Building Council (USGBC)
BlueGreen Alliance Foundation
BlueGreen Alliance Foundation
- Building Product Guidance - *Site access provided by New School University, Parsons School of Design
BuildingGreen
BuildingGreen
Healthy Building Network (HBN)
Healthy Building Network (HBN)
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