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Impacts Of Pollutants On Human Health Quiz 1 (25 MCQs)

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1. Where are chemical hazards present outdoors?
2. Which of the following is a part of risk assessment?
3. The increasing concentration of a pesticide in an organism as it moves up a food chain is referred to as:
4. A(n) _____ disease is a disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time or that has existed for a while, but is increasing rapidly or spreading around the world.
5. Which list is made up of toxic metal pollutants?
6. What is an example of a controllable social hazard?
7. Which one is NOT a reason why infectious diseases are less of a threat in developed nations?
8. Infectious diseases are diseases caused by a _____, such as a virus or a bacterium.
9. In 1918 a virus called the Spanish Flu spread rapidly around the globe; within a few months, it killed 20-50 million people
10. What is any substance that poses a chemical hazard considered?
11. Which is associated with a tornado?
12. What type of natural disasters occur in Georgia?
13. DDT, PCB's, BPA and phthalates are all examples of _____
14. What was the cause of the mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows?
15. How does human acquires malaria?
16. What caused the cholera outbreak?
17. Which of the following substances is a heavy metal, pollutant that is associated with nerve damage?
18. Which of the following pollutants is used in agriculture and landscaping and might cause nerve damage, birth defects, and cancer in humans?
19. Pollutant can come from both _____ sources and human activities.
20. The pollution of waterways creating conditions in which productivity is decreased and gills of bottom dwelling organisms are clogged is due to
21. What do antibiotics cure?
22. A toxin, such as DDT, builds up in the fatty tissue of an organism. This is referred to as _____
23. When testing water chemistry of a creek you find a high levels of phosphate, where might the source of this contamination come from.
24. Which of the following best describes an exposure threshold for a toxic chemical?
25. Risk assessment is useful NOT because
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