Environmental Health Discussion Assignment

Environmental Health Discussion AssignmentQuestion 1In the United States, research has documented socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in residential exposures to _______________.
[removed]air pollution[removed]hazardous waste sites[removed]industrial facilities[removed]all of the above1 pointsQuestion 2In the context of ionizing radiation, the term relative biological effectiveness describes _______________, per unit of radiation energy absorbed by the body.
[removed]the relative damage caused by different types of ionizing radiation[removed]the relative impact of acute versus chronic exposure to ionizing radiation[removed]the relative risk of birth defects caused by exposure early versus late in pregnancy1 pointsQuestion 3Which of the following occupations is not particularly associated with high exposure to asbestos?
[removed]Insulation Workers[removed]Oil Workers[removed]Shipbuilding Workers1 pointsQuestion 4Which of the following diseases is a sentinel illness for asbestos exposure?
[removed]Fibrosis[removed]Lung cancer[removed]Mesothelioma1 pointsQuestion 5The half-life of a radioactive element is the time it takes for half the atoms in a sample to _______________.
[removed]become non-radioactive[removed]lose an electron[removed]undergo radioactive decay1 pointsQuestion 6Which of the following is not a syndrome associated with acute high-level exposure to ionizing radiation?
[removed]Bone marrow syndrome[removed]Central nervous system syndrome[removed]Gastrointestinal syndrome[removed]Respiratory syndrome1 pointsQuestion 7Occupational exposure to cotton dust causes _______________.
[removed]byssinosis[removed]lacrimosis[removed]tinnitus1 pointsQuestion 8Which of the following types of radiation is not ionizing?
[removed]Beta radiation[removed]Gamma radiation[removed]Infrared radiation1 pointsQuestion 9Which type of radiation is most penetrating, if a person is exposed from a source outside the body?
[removed]Alpha radiation[removed]Beta radiation[removed]Gamma radiation1 pointsQuestion 10Nanoparticles are in the same size range as __________________ particulates.
[removed]fine[removed]respirable[removed]ultrafine1 pointsQuestion 11Asbestos is a _______________ hazard.
[removed]biological[removed]chemical[removed]physical1 pointsQuestion 12Which of the following is not a documented health effect of noise in the workplace?
[removed]Cognitive failures[removed]Coronary heart disease[removed]Decrease in immune system function1 pointsQuestion 13Today, with asbestos exposures in the United States largely controlled, deaths from malignant melanoma in the country are _______________.
[removed]declining[removed]holding steady[removed]rising1 pointsQuestion 14Radioactive decay occurs when an atom of a radioactive isotope _______________.
[removed]Absorbs a burst of energy[removed]Ejects part of its nucleus[removed]undergoes fusion of the particles in its nucleus1 pointsQuestion 15In the United States, research on burdens of BPA, PFCs, and PBDEs in people’s bodies or in their microenvironments has shown:
[removed]consistently higher burdens in lower-socioeconomic-status and/or minority populations.[removed]consistently lower burdens in lower-socioeconomic-status and/or minority populations.[removed]variation in demographic patterns in body burdens.