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.   chlorinated hydrocarbons.
B.   None of these is correct.
C.   naturally occurring substances.
D.   carbamates.
E.   organophosphates.
Question #2
What type of chemical hazard results from incomplete combustion of petroleum-based chemicals and other organic substances?
A.   Persistent organic pollutants
B.   Volatile organic compounds
C.   None of these is correct.
D.   Polychlorinated biphenyls
E.   Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Question #3
What form of carbamate is used mainly as an herbicide?
A.   Metam sodium
B.   Dithiocarbamate
C.   Carbaryl
D.   None of these is correct.
E.   Thiocarbamate
Question #4
Pesticides are:
A.   all synthetic chemicals.
B.   None of these is correct.
C.   always the best weapon against insect pests.
D.   always highly toxic to humans.
E.   All of these are correct.
Question #5
Agent Orange is an example of a(n):
A.   None of these is correct.
B.   herbicide.
C.   insecticide.
D.   fumigant.
E.   fungicide.
Question #6
One of the concerns that surrounded the use of Agent Orange was that it:
A.   was a major cause of night blindness.
B.   All of these are correct.
C.   was transported home on the clothing of military personnel.
D.   contained very small amounts of dioxin.
E.   was not effective because it evaporated rapidly.
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.   Chloropicrin
B.   Parathion
C.   Malathion
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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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