Question 1

whats the appropriate description of the environmental toxin? -Was recognized in the 19^th century to cause neurological damage in workers who made felt hats-the origin of the expression "mad as a hatter".

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Question 2

whats the appropriate description of the environmental toxin?
-The federal government recommends that all young children poor enough to be eligible for Medicaid be screened for presence in the blood.

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Question 3

whats the appropriate description of the environmental toxin?
-Was not recognized as an important environmental toxin until the United Nation's Children Fund inadvertently turned it into one in the 1970s in India and Bangladesh

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Question 4

whats the appropriate year of the event?
-The United States joined 90 other nations in signing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, agreeing to reduce and/or eliminate the production use, and release of 12 of the POPs of greatest concern.

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-The...

Question 5

whats the appropriate year of the event?
-A leak at a cooking oil factory contaminated a batch of the rice oil with heat exchanger fluids containing PCBs and related chemicals known as the Yusho incident.

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-A...

Question 6

whats the appropriate year of the event?
-Contamination of New York's Hudson River with PCBs was traced to two General Electric Company capacitor plants that had been discharging large volumes of PCBs into the river for more than 25 years.

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-Contamination...

Question 7

whats the appropriate year of the event?
-Rachel Carson's best-selling book Silent Spring was published which was a wake-up call to the American public warning that chemicals in the environment cause harm.

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-Rachel...

Question 8

whats the appropriate occupation of the exposure?
-Caused bladder cancer in dye factory workers

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-Caused...

Question 9

whats the appropriate occupation of the exposure?
-Caused nerve damage in shoemakers

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-Caused...

Question 10

whats the appropriate occupation of the exposure?
-Caused nerve damage in dry cleaners

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-Caused...

Question 11

whats the appropriate occupation of the exposure?
-Caused lung and lymphatic cancer in copper smelters

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-Caused...

Question 12

whats the appropriate description of the pollutant?
-Extremely harmful to the respiratory system at ground level, is a natural component of the upper atmosphere that provides a layer of protection against ultraviolet radiation

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-Extremely...

Question 13

whats the appropriate description of the pollutant?
-Scientists are convinced that these chemicals, used as refrigerants and spray can propellants, were responsible for the breakdown of ozone

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-Scientists...

Question 14

whats the appropriate description of the pollutant?
-Acts like the glass of a greenhouse, allowing sunlight to enter but trapping the heat inside

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-Acts...

Question 15

whats the appropriate description of the pollutant?
-Damages forests, reduces crop yields, and corrodes the surfaces of buildings and statuary.

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-Damages...

Question 16

whats the appropriate description of the organization?
-Regulates bottled water and requires it to meet drinking water standards set by the EPA

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-Regulates...

Question 17

whats the appropriate description of the organization?
-Published a study in 1999 in which many of the 103 brands of bottled water tested contained chemical or biological contaminants

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-Published...

Question 18

whats the appropriate description of the organization?
-Surveillance recorded a multistate outbreak affecting 84 people caused by Salmonella in bottled water due to contamination at the water source

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-Surveillance...

Question 19

whats the appropriate description of the organization?
-More than one in five private water wells contain at least one contaminant at a concentration high enough to be a health concern

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The answer of whats the appropriate description of the organization?
-More...

Question 20

whats the appropriate year of the event?
-Passage of the original Pure Food and Drugs Act in which accurate labeling was one of the important provisions

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-Passage...

Quiz 32: Exploring Public Health: Definitions, Leaders, and Controversies

whats the appropriate description of the environmental toxin? -Was recognized in the 19th century to cause neurological damage in workers who made felt hats-the origin of the expression "mad as a hatter".

whats the appropriate description of the environmental toxin? -The federal government recommends that all young children poor enough to be eligible for Medicaid be screened for presence in the blood.

whats the appropriate description of the environmental toxin? -Was not recognized as an important environmental toxin until the United Nation's Children Fund inadvertently turned it into one in the 1970s in India and Bangladesh

whats the appropriate year of the event? -The United States joined 90 other nations in signing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, agreeing to reduce and/or eliminate the production use, and release of 12 of the POPs of greatest concern.

whats the appropriate year of the event? -A leak at a cooking oil factory contaminated a batch of the rice oil with heat exchanger fluids containing PCBs and related chemicals known as the Yusho incident.

whats the appropriate year of the event? -Contamination of New York's Hudson River with PCBs was traced to two General Electric Company capacitor plants that had been discharging large volumes of PCBs into the river for more than 25 years.

whats the appropriate year of the event? -Rachel Carson's best-selling book Silent Spring was published which was a wake-up call to the American public warning that chemicals in the environment cause harm.

whats the appropriate occupation of the exposure? -Caused bladder cancer in dye factory workers

whats the appropriate occupation of the exposure? -Caused nerve damage in shoemakers

whats the appropriate occupation of the exposure? -Caused nerve damage in dry cleaners

whats the appropriate occupation of the exposure? -Caused lung and lymphatic cancer in copper smelters

whats the appropriate description of the pollutant? -Extremely harmful to the respiratory system at ground level, is a natural component of the upper atmosphere that provides a layer of protection against ultraviolet radiation

whats the appropriate description of the pollutant? -Scientists are convinced that these chemicals, used as refrigerants and spray can propellants, were responsible for the breakdown of ozone

whats the appropriate description of the pollutant? -Acts like the glass of a greenhouse, allowing sunlight to enter but trapping the heat inside

whats the appropriate description of the pollutant? -Damages forests, reduces crop yields, and corrodes the surfaces of buildings and statuary.

whats the appropriate description of the organization? -Regulates bottled water and requires it to meet drinking water standards set by the EPA

whats the appropriate description of the organization? -Published a study in 1999 in which many of the 103 brands of bottled water tested contained chemical or biological contaminants

whats the appropriate description of the organization? -Surveillance recorded a multistate outbreak affecting 84 people caused by Salmonella in bottled water due to contamination at the water source

whats the appropriate description of the organization? -More than one in five private water wells contain at least one contaminant at a concentration high enough to be a health concern

whats the appropriate year of the event? -Passage of the original Pure Food and Drugs Act in which accurate labeling was one of the important provisions

whats the appropriate description of the environmental toxin? -Was recognized in the 19^th century to cause neurological damage in workers who made felt hats-the origin of the expression "mad as a hatter".