Environmental Health and Safety Exam with Complete Solutions

Environmental Health and Safety Exam with Complete Solutions What is endangering our environment? ANSWER - Activities of our growing population - Demand for increasing energy Environmental Health ANSWER The study of how environmental factors affect human health and our quality of life Environmental Hazards ANSWER Factors or conditions in the environment that increase the risk of human injury, disease, or death Air Pollution ANSWER The contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources - Natural: Forest Fires, Volcanoes Major sources of air pollutants in the USA ANSWER 1. Transportation 2. Electric power plant s 3. Industry (Mills) Primary Pollutants ANSWER Pollutants that are put directly into the air by human or natural activity. Ex. Carbon Dioxide Secondary Pollutants ANSWER Formed by reaction of primary pollutants ex: acid rain, O3, Sulfate Sailts Acute and Chronic Effects of air pollution ANSWER Acute: Burning eyes, coughs respiratory illness