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PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 6 Quiz

Question 1 A safe level for lead exposure in children _______________.

Question 2 Which of the following contributes to both global climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion?

Question 3 A device that converts sunlight directly into electrical energy is called a _______________.

Question 4 _______________ is a general term for lung diseases in which a physical irritant causes the formation of scar tissue; _______________ is one such disease caused by particulate matter.

Question 5 The Superfund is a fund of money intended primarily to clean up _______________.

Question 6 The EPA made a determination that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and therefore subject to regulation as an air pollutant under the Clean Air Act, in _______________.

Question 7 More than half of municipal solid waste generated in the United States is __________.

Question 8 When natural gas is transported by ship, it is in a _______________ state.

Question 9 Which of these US laws most reflects a precautionary approach to industrial pollution?

Question 10 In regulating mobile sources of air pollution, EPA has set requirements for _______________.

Question 11 After a nuclear reactor accident, people are likely to be exposed to radioactive strontium-90, resulting in an increased risk of _______________.

Question 12 Which of the following is not an advantage of hybrid cars over traditional cars? Hybrid cars _______________.

Question 13 Most exposure to mercury from the burning of fossil fuels is exposure to _______________.

Question 14 The majority of U.S. uranium mines and tailings piles are located in the _______________ states; most nuclear power plants are in the _______________ states.

Question 15 The phenomenon known as global climate change oc