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EVR1001 chapter 10Which of the following would likely be the best way to decrease polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons? -
correct answer ✔✔Decrease fossil fuel burning.
Which of the following appears to be true? - correct answer ✔✔Increasing aerosol viscosity leads to an
increase in the distance polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons travel.
You conduct an experiment exposing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to ozone. Which of the following
is most likely? - correct answer ✔✔The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons will break down.
You are a toxicologist studying polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Which of the following diseases should
concern you the most? - correct answer ✔✔Cancer
In which of the following conditions are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons most likely to be oxidized? -
correct answer ✔✔Over a warm, humid area.
Which age group has a higher relative exposure risk to BPA? - correct answer ✔✔Babies and small
children
Which of these is a major concern driving the push to ban BPA? - correct answer ✔✔It mimics the
female sex hormone estrogen.
In what percentage of Americans is BPA traceable within their bodies? - correct answer ✔✔90%
How do endocrine disruptors affect human health at very low doses? - correct answer ✔✔They mimic or
block hormones that direct reproductive and developmental processes.
__________ is an organism that transmits a pathogen to a host. - correct answer ✔✔A vector
, How do toxicants get transported over vast distances? - correct answer ✔✔Toxicants are carried by the
wind as well as the waters of streams and the oceans.
The "dirty dozen" POPs targeted by the Stockholm Convention include ________. - correct answer
✔✔PCBs
What does the left y-axis show? - correct answer ✔✔sea surface temperature anomaly, in degrees
Celsius
What does the red graph line represent? - correct answer ✔✔incidence of cholera
In which of the following years did the incidence of cholera reach its lowest level? - correct answer
✔✔1989
In which of the following years was the sea surface temperature more than 1ºC above the average
temperature?
Select all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔-1983
-1987
-1997
Which of the following statements is supported by the data in the graph? - correct answer ✔✔There is a
positive correlation between sea surface temperature and the incidence of cholera.
Is this statement supported or not supported by the data on the graph?
As global warming causes sea surface temperatures to increase in the future, the incidence of cholera in
Bangladesh will also increase. - correct answer ✔✔cannot be determined from the graph
________ is a naturally occurring substance that seeps up from the ground and is potentially toxic to
people. - correct answer ✔✔Radon gas
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