Exam 19: Environmental Health

that would allow new roads to be built through a wilderness area.Proponents support the measure because it would allow greater access for recreation and the harvesting of more trees from nonprotected areas that are now difficult for large trucks to reach.Opponents state that the plan will endanger the ecosystem and its wildlife through habitat destruction from road-building and from increased human use and logging.Uyen wishes to write her local representative about this issue.Choose a position,and draft a brief letter that supports it.

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Question 41

Key greenhouse gases include all of the following EXCEPT

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Question 42

DDT was banned in the United States in 1972 after it was

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Question 43

An environmentally friendly driving style includes all of the following EXCEPT

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Question 44

Contact with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)has been linked to certain types of

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Question 45

Gamma radiation causes cancer,sterility,and chromosome damage at low exposure levels.

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Question 46

Which of the following medical conditions has NOT been linked to air pollution?

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Question 47

Noise pollution can cause hearing loss and stress-related illnesses.

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Question 48

The most obvious depletion of the ozone layer has occurred over

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Question 49

Which of the following statements about the field of environmental health is FALSE?

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Question 50

The field of environmental health grew out of efforts to control communicable disease.

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Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a recommended way to reduce chemical pollution?

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Question 52

The Air Quality Index measures the

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Question 53

Most of the world's energy comes from nonrenewable sources.

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Question 54

The EPA's Air Quality Index measures all of the following EXCEPT

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Question 55

A self-contained sewage disposal system is a

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Question 56

The warming of the earth due to buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases that help trap energy is termed the greenhouse effect.

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Question 57

_______________ are the biggest energy consumers.

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Question 58

Which of the following communities is noted for having been contaminated with toxic industrial wastes?

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Question 59

Which of the following pollutants causes central nervous system damage and mental impairment and is a particular risk for children living in older homes and buildings?

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Exam 19: Environmental Health

Key greenhouse gases include all of the following EXCEPT

DDT was banned in the United States in 1972 after it was

An environmentally friendly driving style includes all of the following EXCEPT

Contact with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)has been linked to certain types of

Gamma radiation causes cancer,sterility,and chromosome damage at low exposure levels.

Which of the following medical conditions has NOT been linked to air pollution?

Noise pollution can cause hearing loss and stress-related illnesses.

The most obvious depletion of the ozone layer has occurred over

Which of the following statements about the field of environmental health is FALSE?

The field of environmental health grew out of efforts to control communicable disease.

Which of the following is NOT a recommended way to reduce chemical pollution?

The Air Quality Index measures the

Most of the world's energy comes from nonrenewable sources.

The EPA's Air Quality Index measures all of the following EXCEPT

A self-contained sewage disposal system is a

The warming of the earth due to buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases that help trap energy is termed the greenhouse effect.

_______________ are the biggest energy consumers.

Which of the following communities is noted for having been contaminated with toxic industrial wastes?

Which of the following pollutants causes central nervous system damage and mental impairment and is a particular risk for children living in older homes and buildings?

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