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What chemicals are used primarily for two purposes: to prevent the spread of insect-born disease and to maximize food production by killing insects that eat crops?

A) polychlorinated biphenyls
B) pesticides
C) elements
D) solvents

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Question 32

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The field of environmental health grew out of efforts to control communicable diseases.

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B) False

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Question 33

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The biggest single component of household trash by weight is yard waste.

Define environmental health, and briefly describe why the field of environmental health was created.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been linked to long-term health consequences including cancer and damage to the central nervous system.

Indoor mold is an indoor air pollutant.

Chemical pollution is a new problem created by humans in the last 300 years.

Batteries and fluorescent lights are not recyclable and should be thrown into the trash.

Describe the Air Quality Index's five major air pollutants.

Greenhouse gas is a gas or vapor that traps infrared radiation instead of allowing it to escape through the atmosphere, resulting in a warming of the earth.

What is the biggest single component of household trash by weight?

Residents of poor and minority communities often receive more exposure to environmental toxins than people who live in wealthier communities.

The factors that contribute to population growth do not include

Discuss ways to prevent chemical pollution.

What does the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency call the measurement that indicates whether air pollution levels pose a health concern?

What is causing an increase in the earth's atmospheric temperature?

Which element has created unsafe levels in the blood of 500,000 children one to five years old, according to the CDC?

Describe various types of indoor air pollution and one way it has affected you personally.

Which suggestion could help protect the water supply?

Air pollution is a new problem.