environmental health

You are an Environmental  Health Specialist in the public health department of the county where you  reside. The city council is concerned about mercury pollution in a local lake  area that is a major fishing and camping recreational attraction and brings  many visitors. 

Case Assignment 

Your task in this Case Assignment is to:

1. Explain  to the park community what the risks from fishing and swimming in the lake may  be, due to mercury contamination.
2. Compare  the risks from being in the lake water or eating fish caught in the lake, for  different types of lake users (pregnant women, young children, older children,  adults).
3. Prepare  a list of recommendations and organize the list by potential uses of lake water  and consumption of fish caught in the lake. 

Assignment Expectations

Use  information from your module readings/articles as well as appropriate research  to support your paper.

Length:  The SLP assignment should be 3-5 pages long (double-spaced)