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Impacts Of Pollutants On Human Health Quiz 5 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following benthic macroinvertebrates would indicate good water quality?
2. A global outbreak of an infectious disease is called a or an
3. What are environmental hazards that result from where we live and our lifestyle choices?
4. An agent or factor that causes birth defects
5. Which one is NOT a reason why emerging diseases are particularly dangerous to humans?
6. Which of the following is an example of a social hazard that can't be controlled easily?
7. A person's age, sex, weight, health issues, and genetic makeup influence how he or she responds to
8. In the United States, medical data currently shows a steep rise in the number of people with diabetes.
9. Toxicology is used to determine
10. Viruses bacteria, and other organisms in the environment that harm human health are classified as
11. What is the name for the measure of how harmful a substance is?
12. Vaccines are most often associated with this pathogen.
13. Toxicology deals primarily with what types of hazards?
14. A child shows symptoms of lead toxicity, which is linked to lead based paint on found on the bedroom walls. This type of poisoning would be considered _____
15. "Planned obsolescence" is when a product is designed in order to be only used once or a few times and then disposed of. What could you do to help prevent this form generating more MSW?
16. What percentage of commercial chemicals have been tested for toxicity?
17. Naturally occurring pollutants usually become hazardous to health when they are _____ above their normal levels in the environment
18. What are viruses, bacteria, and organisms in the environment that causes human health classified as?
19. Which law gave the EPA the ability to track haz waste from "Cradle-to-grave" ?
20. DDT is _____ in the environment. This means it doesn't break down/decompose, instead it lasts a long time.
21. Why are high levels of CO$_{2}$ a problem?
22. Which one of the following is NOT from pollutants from human activities?
23. What causes people to respond differently to environmental hazards
24. This disease can be transmitted through blood and sexual fluids.
25. The environment is an important factor in the spread of cholera and dysentery because
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