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Environmental Health in Fresno

Minimum Requirements:

• • 2000 wo’rds minimum.  Wo’rd Count from the intr’oduction to the conc’lusion without counting the list of r’eferences.
  • Your es’say should be ty’ped and do’uble spaced on standard-sized pa’per (8.5″ x 11″), with 1″ margins on all si’des.
  • Fo’nt should be easy to read, such as 11-point Calibri, 11-point A’rial, and 10-point Lu’cida Sa’ns 12-point Ti’mes New Ro’man, 11-point Georgia, 10-point Computer Modern.
  • Use AP’A format.
• Pap’er Sections: Your es’say should include three major sections

 

• What environmental health topic are you researching and why is it important?,

• How does this topic impact air water and land?,

• What are the human health effects including toxicological or epidemiological findings?,

• How is the issue locally relevant to Fresno County and the Central Valley?,

• What laws and future policies exist or are needed to address the issue?

1. Title Pa’ge
2. Main Bo’dy: Break the main bo’dy in the following sections.
   1. Int’roduction: Des’cribe the environmental health to’pic you are going to res’earch.  Dis’cuss the importance or significance of the to’pic
   2. Environmental Impacts: Disc’uss the Environmental conditions and impacts related to your to’pic: water, air, land impacts.
   3. Human Impacts: Describe the human health impacts associated with your to’pic. Disc’uss any applicable Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology.
   4. Local relevance: Discuss the local relevance of the to’pic.  How does it impact Fresno County and the Central Valley?
   5. Laws and Regulations: Res’earch and discuss the applicable laws and regulations that attempt to mitigate the issues associated with the to’pic.  Who is responsible for implementation?  You may include a discussion about the economic cost of implementing the regulation.
   6. Looking forward: What do you con’clude about the adequacy of public policy related to your to’pic.  What future measures may be taken to help address this issue?
3. 3. Ref’erences

• Use peer rev’iewed ar’ticles or current publications from government agencies, res’earch organizations, or institutions.