Explain why children are at a higher risk of suffering negative effects from environmental hazards than adults.

Answer:

Children are at a higher risk of suffering negative effects from environmental hazards than adults, because children do not have fully developed immune systems. In addition, children have a higher exposure to environmental hazards, because they spend more time outside, on average, than adults. Children also take in more air per unit mass than adults, which means that they also take in more pollutants relative to their size.