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Environmental Health Exam 1 Notes with Complete Solutions Latest Updated Ch 1 Learning Objectives - Correct Answer -describe how environmental health problems impact our lives -describe the potential impacts of population growth upon the environment -state a definition of the term environmental health -list at least 5 major events in the history of environmental health -identify current issues in the environmental health field -describe employment opportunities in the environment...

Environmental Health Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers with Complete Solutions What are some environmental health threats? - Correct Answer -Trash that fouls our beaches -Hazardous wastes leaching from disposal sites -Continuing episodes of air pollution in some areas -Exposures to toxic chemicals -Destruction of the land through deforestation What are the 3 P's? - Correct Answer Pollution Population Poverty Pollution - Correct Answer Combustion of fossil fuels (ex. petroleum a...

Types of Disasters: Correct Answer-- Natural (eg. tornado, diseases, droughts, wildfires, hurricane, or earthquake) - Man-made (e.g. plane crash, terrorism, riots, fires, bridge collapse, toxic spill, pollution, or wars) - Combination (natural/technological) - natural disaster that creates or results in a widespread technological problem What is a Natural Disaster? Correct Answer-- A natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life Mass Cas...

N3632 Exam 1 Question and answers correctly solved N3632 Exam 1 FACTORS AFFECTING SAFETY - correct answer developmental level lifestyle mobility sensory perception knowledge level communication ability physical health state psychosocial state developmental level (consideration) safety - correct answer Each level is different Conception- adulthood (pregnant women on drugs) Several risks of injury at each age group Education to prevent these hazard are imperative nursing ...

Containing a plumbing system from the public water supply requires backflow protection at the _______? A. Appliance or fixture B. Building foundation C. Irrigation system D. Service Connection E. Sprinkler riser - Answer-Service Connection Backflow preventer manufacturers recommend that assemblies be field-tested annually and when_____? A. Installed B. Moved C. Repaired or Installed D. Shut down E. Water suppliers provide notice - Answer-Repaired or Installed A differential pressur...

TEST BANK for Environmental Science: A Global Concern 16th Edition by William Cunningham, Mary Cunningham TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Understanding Our Environment Chapter 2 Principles of Science and Systems Chapter 3 Matter, Energy, and Life Chapter 4 Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions Chapter 5 Biomes: Global Patterns of Life Chapter 6 Population Biology Chapter 7 Human Populations Chapter 8 Environmental Health and Toxicology Chapter 9 Food and Hunger Chapt...

IB ESS EXAM FULL REVIEW UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers List and explain a historical event or influence that had an impact on the development of the modern environmental movement. (1) - Ans Ex: Minimata, Japan In 1956, a chemical company in Minimata Bay released toxic methyl mercury into the waste water. As a result, organisms in the water like fish and shellfish were poisoned due to the contamination. Local people who consumed these fish developed mercury poisoning. This r...

MGMT 311 HAILEY HONORS TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Nuisance - Answer-Person is liable if use property in a way that unreasonably interferes with other's property rights - Private nuisance: indiv. identifies harm distinct from others - money damages, injunction - Public nuisance: harm to public at large, public authority will seek relief Toxic Tort - Answer-Negligence and strict liability Against those who pollute env w/toxic substance EPA - Answer-Environmental Protection Agency ...

Processes of the Hydrologic Cycle - ANSWERprecipitation, evaporation, infiltration, runoff, transpiration Purpose of Clean Water Act - ANSWEREliminate the pollution problems caused by municipal sewage and industrial waste water Toxic Pollutants - ANSWERSolvents, paints, pesticides, corroded metals, used oils -Can contaminate drinking water or fish which limit types of fish can be eaten safely Organic Pollutants/Enrichment - ANSWER-Septic systems, airplane operations, antifreeze, food p...

List and explain a historical event or influence that had an impact on the development of the modern environmental movement. (1) correct answers Ex: Minimata, Japan In 1956, a chemical company in Minimata Bay released toxic methyl mercury into the waste water. As a result, organisms in the water like fish and shellfish were poisoned due to the contamination. Local people who consumed these fish developed mercury poisoning. This raised awareness about the threat of industrialization and the ne...