ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF SOURCES
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FIGURE 11.1 Environmental hazards have both human and natural sources. In Singapore, forest fires in nearby Malaysia have caused severe air pollution. Drinking water from a well contaminated with arsenic has produced lesions on this woman’s feet. In January 2015, health workers in Taiwan test a flock of geese for avian flu viruses H5N2 and H5N8, which had been detected on the island.
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