Exam 20: The Environment and Your Health

Air pollution is defined as substances produced by human activities, but not naturally occurring substances.

The U.S. Surgeon General has warned that exposure to radon gas is the _________ leading cause of lung cancer in the United States.

Every year, five million children die from waterborne diarrhea diseases associated with unsanitary drinking water.

All of the following are threats to the regional environment EXCEPT

To reduce health risks associated with consuming high levels of mercury and PCBs, individuals should monitor their intake of shellfish, fish, and wild game.

Tropospheric ozone is an air pollutant that results in a brownish haze (also called smog).

Most land pollution today is associated with the disposal of hazardous waste.

The largest sources of biological water pollutants in surface waters of the United States today is from

How can one individual have an effect on the global warming problem?

About ____________ people in the United States obtain their drinking water from groundwater sources such as wells, streams, or cisterns.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major concerns about the expansion of the human population?

Long term exposure to volatile organic compounds such as paint and cleaning solvents are likely to do all of the following EXCEPT damage the

Paint stripper, disinfectants, and cleaning solvents are sources of

Describe some of the ways you can reduce threats to your health in your personal environment.

The primary sources of human-caused air pollutants come from the everyday use of aerosol cans and cleaning detergents.

The brownish haze over communities where substances produced when hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and other small particulate matter chemically interact in the presence of sunlight is referred to as

Very few chemicals and pesticides have adverse consequences for natural systems.

Exposure to lower levels of nuclear reactions presents little health risk to the individual.

The vast majority of the depletion of the ozone layer has occurred near the equator.

The rate of population growth can be slowed simply by providing education opportunities to girls.