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What are the following:
Physical
Biological
Chemical |
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| The 3 Major Categories Of Human Health Risks |
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What is this an example of:
Natural Catastrophes |
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What is this an example of:
Diseases |
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What is this an example of:
Pesticides |
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What are the following:
Plague
Malaria
Tuberculosis |
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| Major Historical Infectious Diseases |
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What are the following:
HIV/AIDS
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Mad Cow Disease
Bird Flu
West Nile Virus |
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| Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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What are the following:
Neurotoxins
Carcinogens
Teratogens
Allergens
Endocrine Disruptors |
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| The 5 Major Types Of Toxic Chemicals |
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| What are studies that expose animals to a range of chemical concentrations to cause harmful effects? |
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| What are studies that identify a group of people who have been exposed to a chemical in the past and follow them through time to determine if they suffer any harmful effects? |
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| What studies identify a group of people and determine whether future exposures to chemicals are associated with any harmful effects? |
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What are the following:
Potential Routes Of Exposure
How Soluble The Chemical Is In The Environment And Human Body
Whether The Chemical Can Bioaccumulate With An Organism
Whether The Chemical Can Biomagnify Up A Food Chain |
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| The Factors That Determine The Amount Of Exposure To A Chemical |
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| What starts by identifying a potential hazard and assessing the risk concentrations in the environment pose to humans or other organisms? |
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| What Does Risk Analysis Determine? |
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What are the following:
Social
Economic
Political
Ethical |
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| Considerations that are weighed to ultimately manage risk. |
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| What requires scientists to demonstrate that a chemical causes harm to humans or the environment before any restrictions are imposed? |
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| The innocent until proven guilty principle |
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According to what principle:
If scientists have made a plausible association between a chemical and harm to humans or the environment, then the use of the chemical should be restricted until scientists can demonstrate that the chemical is safe. |
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