10 Feb Question 12 Most solvents affect the

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 3 Quiz

Question 1_______________ are the major cause of stratospheric ozone depletion.

Question 2 Many phthalates affect the _______________.

Question 3 Which of the following groups of chemicals was widely used as insulating fluid in electrical equipment?

Question 4 Which of the following chemicals were not intentionally manufactured, but rather occur as a byproduct?

Question 5 _______________ are widely used to degrease metals—for example, in the manufacture of electronic components.

Question 6 Which of the following is the most common medium for people’s exposures to solvents?

Question 7 Occupational asthma is known to be caused by synthetic organic chemicals, dusts, and _______________.

Question 8 Which of the following is true of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)? PCBs are:

Question 9 Which of the following is the most likely source of phthalates in the indoor environment?

Question 10 Sick building syndrome is a set of __________.

Question 11 In the human body, carbon monoxide (CO) _______________.

Question 12 Most solvents affect the _______________.

Question 13 When automobiles burn gasoline, they:

Question 14 Some likely human health impacts of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are suggested by their chemical structure, which is similar to that of _______________.

Question 15 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are commonly present in _______________.