Ca smog level 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is an emetic? Describe a few examples observed in Environmental Health. It is a chemical that induces vomiting. In E.H. emetics are used in Vector Control for rodent control, Red Squill What does USDA stamp on meat signify? The meat products have been processed and inspected by the USDA (United State Department of Agriculture) and has passed food quality inspections Mobile Home parks are monitored by what Federal agency? Housing and Urban Development (HUD) What are t...

First Law of Thermodynamics - ANSWERSenergy is neither created nor destroyed, may be converted from one form to another. Second Law of Thermodynamics - ANSWERSwhen energy is changed from one form to another, some useful energy is degraded into lower quality energy (usually heat). Energy - ANSWERSthe ability to do work. Units of energy: joules, calories, kilocalories, British thermal units (BTUs), Kilowatt-hours (kWh) Power - ANSWERSthe rate of doing work (work/time). Units of power: wat...

GGH2604_ SUMMARY NOTES. GGH2604 - People And The Environment. Geography offers a unique perspective on how human activities affect and influence ecological processes at different scales - The ANTHROPOCENE – the age of man - Evidenced by the widespread pollution & presence of artificial radioactive particles - Zalasiewicz (2016) -: sufficient evidence exists to suggest that the Anthropocene is a real ecological phenomenon with potential to be formalized within the Geological Time Scale” ...

Patho Midterm Chapter 1: Cellular Biology 1. Which statement best describes the cellular function of metabolic absorption? Ans: Cells can take in and use nutrients. 2. Most of a cell’s genetic i nformation, including RNA and DNA, is contained in the: Ans: Nucleolus 3. Which component of the cell produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by using oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative reaction? Ans: Peroxisomes 4. Which cell component is capable of cellular autodigesti...