PBHL 3400 Dr. C. Gungil
Environmental Health Spring 2017
Due Date: Tuesday May 2, 2017 100 points
Instructions: There are two parts to this paper.
1. Select one of the following assignments topics (or one of your own):
Bedbugs
2. Go to at least five environmental websites, textbooks and/or journals to gather information about your topic. You can also use the links that I have provided at the end of this assignment. Be sure that a) the website address ends in .edu or .org or .gov. (At the end of each chapter there are some great references that you could utilize; b) The references are to be no more than five years old.
3. Write your paper using the following format:
A. Statement of the problem: Here you will define as well as explain the environmental problem.
B. Literature Review: Here you will place all of the information that you gathered from #2 above.
C. Discussion: In this section you will explain what your findings mean.
D. Recommendations: In this section you will state, based on your findings, what you would do to eradicate the problem.
E. Conclusion: From the information that you gathered in class and from the text, what do you now think about the problem.
F. References: Be sure to include all sources of information.
This assignment will be graded on content and style. Grammar and spelling count. Papers must be typed using double spacing and standard 1″ margins. Present in a narrative, using 12-point size type. Your paper should be approximately 7-10 pages.
Examples of Websites:
1. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/
2. http://www.who.int/phe/en/
6. www.epa.gov
7. www.ajph.org
8. www.osha.gov
9. www.blacksmithinstitute.org
10. www.fda.gov
11. www.usda.gov
13. www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
14. www.climatecrisis.net
15. www.nj.gov/dep
17. http://www.who.int/phe/en/
