EOH 353 - Global Perspective of Environmental Health » Spring 2020 » Chapter 7 Quiz

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Question #1
Lindane, mirex, and DDT all belong to a group of pesticides called:
A.   carbamates.
B.   chlorinated hydrocarbons.
C.   naturally occurring substances.
D.   organophosphates.
E.   None of these is correct.
Question #2
What type of chemical hazard results from incomplete combustion of petroleum-based chemicals and other organic substances?
A.   Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
B.   Polychlorinated biphenyls
C.   Volatile organic compounds
D.   Persistent organic pollutants
E.   None of these is correct.
Question #3
What form of carbamate is used mainly as an herbicide?
A.   Carbaryl
B.   Metam sodium
C.   Dithiocarbamate
D.   None of these is correct.
E.   Thiocarbamate
Question #4
Pesticides are:
A.   always the best weapon against insect pests.
B.   None of these is correct.
C.   All of these are correct.
D.   always highly toxic to humans.
E.   all synthetic chemicals.
Question #5
Agent Orange is an example of a(n):
A.   herbicide.
B.   fumigant.
C.   insecticide.
D.   fungicide.
E.   None of these is correct.
Question #6
One of the concerns that surrounded the use of Agent Orange was that it:
A.   contained very small amounts of dioxin.
B.   was a major cause of night blindness.
C.   All of these are correct.
D.   was not effective because it evaporated rapidly.
E.   was transported home on the clothing of military personnel.
Question #7
DDT has been found to:
A.   both accumulate in the tissues of many animals and persist in the environment.
B.   persist in the environment.
C.   cause a significant number of accidental deaths.
D.   accumulate in the tissues of many animals.
Question #8
Which of the following is an unclassified pesticide used as a soil fumigant?
A.   Parathion
B.   Malathion
C.   Chloropicrin
D.   Diazinon
Question #9
Synthetic chemicals, used on our farms, not only help feed us cheaply and well, they help feed much of the rest of the world as well.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
Hazardous chemicals, omnipresent in the environment, are vital to society yet simultaneously raise the specter of potential harm to all living things on earth.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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