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| Which of the following statements regarding environmental health is true? |
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| Who must ultimately be responsible for environmental health? |
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| The federal government, because pollution can spread widely, and those harmed by it are often not those that produce it |
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| Which of the following is not known to be true of environmental pollutants? |
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| Most human cancer is caused by pesticides in the environment |
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| Which of the following statements is not true of occupational exposures? |
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| Workers today are more likely to die of occupational diseases than workers of the past century |
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| Which of the following statements is false? |
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| Pesticides may legally be released into the environment without being tested |
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| Current sources human exposure to harmful radiation include all of the following except: |
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| Glow-in-the-dark watch dials |
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| Metals with harmful health effects include all of the following except: |
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| Asbestos exposure has caused documented cancers in all of the following except: |
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| Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, focused on the harmful environmental effects of which of the following substances: |
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| Which of the following substances was responsible for the Yusho and Yu-cheng illnesses? |
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| Which of the following statements about BPA and phthalates is false? |
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| They have been proven to cause obesity and diabetes |
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| Workers are considered to be “guinea pigs” for all the following reasons except: |
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| They are purposely used for laboratory experiments |
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| Which of the following statements about factory farms is false? |
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| They are regulated under the Clean Air Act |
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| All of the following governmental agencies are responsible for setting standards to protect human health from environmental hazards except: |
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| Which of the following is not a factor in why regulation of toxic chemicals has progressed slowly: |
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| Which is believed to be the single most important environmental threat to the health of American children? |
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| Which of the following is not one of the criteria air pollutants? |
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| All of the following technologies has contributed to progress in reducing air pollution except: |
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| Which of the following statements is true? |
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| All of the criteria air pollutants enter the air as the result of combustion |
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| All of the following possible strategies for reducing air pollution has been employed in the United States except: |
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| Which of the following statements is false? |
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| Bacteria cannot cause disease by becoming air-borne |
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| Which of the following measures of particulate matter is most important for health? |
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| Which of the following statements about sulfur dioxide is false? |
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| It is high in motor vehicle exhaust |
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| Which of the following statements about ozone is false? |
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| It is limited to urban areas |
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| Which of the following statements about lead is false? |
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| The amount in the air has been increasing since the 1980s |
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| Which of the following initiatives have had the most success in reducing pollution? |
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| The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act |
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| All of the following are important indoor air pollutants except: |
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| Acid rain in the eastern U.S. comes from pollutants produced in: |
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| Which of the following causes depletion of the ozone layer? |
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| The Montreal Protocol was an international agreement to deal with which of the following environmental issues? |
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| Which of the following gases contributes most to global warming? |
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| Why has there been a significant reduction in air pollution in the United States since the 1970s? |
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| Stricter legislation on air quality standards and emissions |
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| Which of the following air pollutants is least likely to be found indoors? |
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| The U.S. government began to address the problem of air pollution by all of the following legislation except: |
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| Established the Montreal Protocol in 1987 |
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| Indoor air may have even more significant effects on health than outdoor air. |
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| Ozone is protective in the upper atmosphere but harmful in the lower atmosphere. |
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| The water treatment process used to make water potable achieves: |
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| Water that meets the EPA drinking water standards |
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| All of the following processes are commonly used in wastewater treatment except: |
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| Which of the following statements is false? |
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| Most industrial wastes are discharged into municipal sewage systems |
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| Which of the following statements is false? |
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| Most community water supplies meet EPA standards for water contaminants |
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| Which of the following statements is true? |
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| Federal regulation of water quality is necessary because: |
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| Sources of pollution and the affected communities are often under different political jurisdiction |
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| Which of the following is not an example of point source pollution? |
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| Which of the following statements is false? |
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| Because of the Clean Water Act, most American lakes are fishable and swimmable |
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| All of the following are acceptable method of sludge disposal except: |
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| All of the following processes are used in New York City's drinking water treatment except: |
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| A failure in _______________ was responsible for the Milwaukee cryptosporiosis outbreak. |
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| All of the following are federal agencies involved with ensuring safe drinking water except: |
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| Which of the following water pollutants can be removed by filtration? |
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| Which of the following are not commonly measured in laboratory tests for water purity? |
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| Which of the following statements is false? |
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| The safest way to dispose of unused medicines is to flush them down the toilet |
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| This process introduces chlorine to kill pathogens: |
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| This process uses beds of sand or other materials to remove smaller particles that do not settle: |
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