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PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 4 Quiz

Question 1 Metals present in municipal wastewater may still be present in treated sewage sludge; __________.

Question 2 Historically, the use of chlorine bleach has made the pulp and paper industry an important source of __________ contamination.

Question 3 21. Chlorination of drinking water is highly effective at killing __________.

Question 4 Some likely human health impacts of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are suggested by their chemical structure, which is similar to that of _______________.

Question 5 Which of the following chemicals are widely used as flame retardants in consumer products?

Question 6 High biochemical oxygen demand in sewage effluent can lead directly to__________

Question 7 Two subgroups of the general population who may have particularly high phthalate exposures are _______________ and those receiving an IV drip for an extended period.

Question 8 Primary sewage treatment is fundamentally a _______________ process.

Question 9 Which of the following are steps in municipal drinking water treatment?

Question 10 The bar screen, grinder, and grit chamber are used in __________.

Question 11 Secondary sewage treatment is fundamentally a _______________ process.

Question 12 Currently, most human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment is through _______________.

Question 13 Exposure to byproducts of disinfecting drinking water with chlorine has been associated with increased risk of __________.

Question 14 Potable water is water that is __________.

Question 15 A septic system consists of a septic tank and a __________.

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 5 Quiz

Question 1 Which type of radiation is most penetrating, if a person is exposed from a source outside the body?

Question 2 Asbestos is a _______________ hazard.

Question 3 The human health effects of various nanomaterials in consumer products are _______________.

Question 4 Disruption of circadian rhythms due to occupational exposure to light at night is now believed to increase the risk of _______________.

Question 5 Which of the following is not a syndrome associated with acute high-level exposure to ionizing radiation?

Question 6 Occupational asthma is known to be caused by synthetic organic chemicals, dusts, and _______________.

Question 7 Which of the following is not a documented health effect of noise in the workplace?

Question 8 As a global average, the largest share of people’s exposure to ionizing radiation comes from _______________.

Question 9 In your role as Radiation Adviser to the US EPA, you’ve been asked to develop an intervention program that will most effectively reduce the US population’s exposure to natural sources of ionizing radiation. Your best bet is to work on reducing exposures to _______________.

Question 10 Which of the following types of radiation is not ionizing?

Question 11 Today, with asbestos exposures in the United States largely controlled, deaths from malignant melanoma in the country are _______________.

Question 12 The recycling of elements from discarded US personal computers is an industry that _______________.

Question 13Byssinosis and silicosis are examples of __________________ diseases caused by workplace exposures.

Question 14 Nanoparticles are in the same size range as __________________ particulates.

Question 15 Which is the basis of noise regulations to protect workers from hearing loss?

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 occurs because certain gases produced by human activity _______________.