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Question 2 One of the human health effects of sulfur dioxide is: O Lung cancer Brain/CNS damage O ...
Question 2 One of the human health effects of sulfur dioxide is: O Lung cancer Brain/CNS damage O None of the listed answers O Carboxyhemoglobin formation Bronchial constriction O All of the listed answers 1.5 pts
Question 3 Water stress is defined as: An annual supply of renewable freshwater less than 1,000 cubic meters per person O The water that is delivered to the distribution system after treatment O None of the listed answers An annual supply of renewable freshwater between 1,000 and 1,700 cubic meters per person A layer or section of earth that contains freshwater The natural cycle by which water evaporates from water bodies 1.5 pts
Question 4 1.5 pts Outdoor Air Pollution can have acute and chronic effects on health. Which of the following is not an acute or chronic effect of outdoor air pollution? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Barrett's esophagus Nausea Bronchitis Pneumonia Heart Disease
Acid rain is: The precipitation of acidic compounds formed when components of air pollution interact with other components in the air Dust, soot, and other finely divided solid and liquid particles A mixture of pollutants, principally ground-level ozone An atmospheric condition during which a warm layer of air stalls above a cool layer None of the listed answers A condition associated with smog that causes eye irritation, irritation of the respiratory tract, and chest pains
> Question 6 1.5 pts Risk Perception Benefits are: Risks percieved to be unfamiliar are less readily accepted and perceived to be greater than risks perceived to be familiar Risks perceived as relatively unknown have highly uncertain dimensions are less readily accepted than risks that are relatively known to science Risks perceived to have potentially irreversible adverse effects are less readily accepted and perceived to be greater than risks perceived to have reversible adverse effects Risks perceived to have unclear or questionable benefits are less readily accepted and perceived to be greater than risks perceived to have clear benefits Risks perceived as unevenly and inequitably distributed are less readily accepted than risks perceived as equitably shared
Question 7 1.5 pts Which of the following material accounts for the highest percentage of solid waste collection by the municipal corporation? O yard trimmings food waste paper O metals
Question 8 1.5 pts Match the food-borne illness organism with its characteristic Salmonella [Choose ] [Choose ] Many strains are normal flora in the human intestine Clostridium botulinum Among the most frequent foodborne illnesses in the United States Grows in an anaerobic environment Escherichia coli [Choose ]
Question 9 Match the stage of sewage treatment with its description: Remove large materials for [Choose ] composting or shipment to landfill [Choose ] Secondary Microbial digestion of organic material Tertiary Primary Removal of remaining solids and [Choose ] microorganisms from liquid 1.5 pts
Question 10 1.5 pts The average person in the United States uses approximately how much water daily (in gallons)? 100 10 200 50 None of the listed answers
What are the major categories of food hazards? 1. Biological 2. Physical (e.g. stone, glass, metal) 3. Chemical 4. Nutritional (presence of nutrients and other food constituents in excess or deficient amounts that lead to disease) None of the listed answers 1 and 3 2 and 3 O 1, 2, and 3 O All of the listed answers
2. Lung Cancer Lung Cancer is caused due to increased exposure to SO2 in the air. The presence of SO2 increases the chances of lung cancer by as much as 0.4% according to the latest research. 3. An ann