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.   organophosphates.
B.   naturally occurring substances.
C.   chlorinated hydrocarbons.
D.   None of these is correct.
E.   carbamates.
Question #2
What type of chemical hazard results from incomplete combustion of petroleum-based chemicals and other organic substances?
A.   Persistent organic pollutants
B.   Polychlorinated biphenyls
C.   None of these is correct.
D.   Volatile organic compounds
E.   Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Question #3
What form of carbamate is used mainly as an herbicide?
A.   Dithiocarbamate
B.   Carbaryl
C.   Metam sodium
D.   Thiocarbamate
E.   None of these is correct.
Question #4
Pesticides are:
A.   All of these are correct.
B.   always the best weapon against insect pests.
C.   always highly toxic to humans.
D.   all synthetic chemicals.
E.   None of these is correct.
Question #5
Agent Orange is an example of a(n):
A.   herbicide.
B.   fumigant.
C.   None of these is correct.
D.   insecticide.
E.   fungicide.
Question #6
One of the concerns that surrounded the use of Agent Orange was that it:
A.   All of these are correct.
B.   contained very small amounts of dioxin.
C.   was a major cause of night blindness.
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.   accumulate in the tissues of many animals.
C.   persist in the environment.
D.   cause a significant number of accidental deaths.
Question #8
Which of the following is an unclassified pesticide used as a soil fumigant?
A.   Diazinon
B.   Parathion
C.   Malathion
D.   Chloropicrin
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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