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

children's immune system is much more weaker than adults. enviromental hazards can unbalance their homeostasis.

Children are at a higher risk of suffering from environmental hazards than adults because they don't have a fully developed immune system, an increased exposure when they're outside because kids love to play outside, and they take in more air mass than they're natural body weight.