7 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Question 1

Totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms

Answer 1

environment

Question 2

Combination of external physical conditions that
affect and influence the growth, development
and survival of organisms

Answer 2

environment

Question 3

addresses all physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person and all factors impacting behavior

Answer 3

environmental health

Question 4

factors affecting environmental health

Answer 4

biological
chemical
social
physical

Question 5

Assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health

Answer 5

environmental health

Question 6

top diseases due to environmental exposure

Answer 6

diarrhea
malaria
lower respiratory infections

Question 7

more vulnerable population groups

Answer 7

children, elderly, women (and men based sa occupation)

Question 8

healthe ffect of outdoor air pollution

Answer 8

respiratory and ccardiovascular diseases, lung cancer

Question 9

health effects of unsafe drinking water

Answer 9

diarrhoeal/gastrointestinal illnesses

Question 10

contaminated recreational water

Answer 10

diarrhoeal/gastrointestinal illnesses
eye, ear, nose, and throat infections

Question 11

insect vectors health effects

Answer 11

malaria, dengue fever, riccketsial disease

Question 12

too much UV exposure

Answer 12

skin cancer
melanoma

Question 13

too little uv expsosure

Answer 13

vit D deficiency, rickets, osteoporosis, osteomalacia

Question 14

houeshold crowding

Answer 14

infectious diseases (respiratory)

Question 15

cold and cramp housing

Answer 15

excess mortality

Question 16

climate change

Answer 16

giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, salmonellosis, heat stroke

Question 17

hazardous substances

Answer 17

poisoning, burns, dermatitise

Question 18

lead exposure to children

Answer 18

developmental delays, behavioral problems

Question 19

asbestos

Answer 19

breathing difficulties, lung cancer, mesothelioma

Question 20

noise

Answer 20

hearing loss, cardiovascular problems, insomnia, psychophysiological problems

Question 21

benefits of environmental health

Answer 21

cleaner air quality
cleaner water
reduced hazardous watse
increases access to healthy foods
safe outdoor environment for adults and children
improved population health
improved health equity

Question 22

used in environmental health to measure the causality of diseases

Answer 22

exposure response paradigm

Question 23

exposure response paradigm components

Answer 23

hazard, exposure pathway, dose-response, health effects

Question 24

Alteration of the physical, chemical and biological
properties of the atmospheric air

Answer 24

air pollution

Question 25

Matter found in the atmosphere that is detrimental to health or the environment other than atmospheric gases

Answer 25

air pollutant

Question 26

sources of air pollutants

Answer 26

natural, anthropogenic, stationary, mobile

Question 27

stationary sources of air pollutants

Answer 27

point source, fugitive source, area source

Question 28

emits over 10 tons of single toxic pollutant or 25 tons of any combination per year

Answer 28

point source

Question 29

unintentional and undesirable emission/leakage of gases

Answer 29

fugitive source

Question 30

concentrated number of smaller toxic source, major contributor to toxics in the environment

Answer 30

area source

Question 31

categories of air pollutants

Answer 31

criteria air pollutant hazard air pollutant

Question 32

air pollutant category that is ubiquitous, omnipresent, and is emitted directly to the atmosphere

Answer 32

criteria air pollutant

Question 33

air pollutant category where sources are limited;industry specific

Answer 33

hazard air pollutant

Question 34

colorless gas with sharp odor

Answer 34

sulfur dioxide

Question 35

sources of sulfur dioxide

Answer 35

burning of fossil fuels, production of paper, cement, and aluminum

Question 36

colorless and odorless gas

Answer 36

carbon monoxide

Question 37

sources of carbon monoxide

Answer 37

incomplete combustion of carbon containing materials, volcanoes, forest fires

Question 38

health effects of sulfur dioxide

Answer 38

respiratory problems and CVDs

Question 39

health effects of carbon monoxide

Answer 39

fetal deaths, low birth weight, learning ability impairments

Question 40

reddish brown gas

Answer 40

nitrogen dioxide

Question 41

nitrogen dioxide sources

Answer 41

fossil fuel burning, motor vehicle exhaust, unvented combustion, motor transport

Question 42

greenhouse gas that is inert at low temp

Answer 42

nitrogen oxide

Question 43

nitrogen oxide is destroyed by ___________

Answer 43

photolysis

Question 44

mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets in the air

Answer 44

particulate matter

Question 45

types of particulate matter

Answer 45

PM2.5 and PM10

Question 46

health effects of nitrogen dioxide

Answer 46

irritation of mucus membranes and lung problems

Question 47

causes bronchial irritation and worsening of bronchial asthma

Answer 47

particulate matter

Question 48

leads to Pulmonary edema and damage to central nervous system, pulmonary infections

Answer 48

nitrogen oxide

Question 49

binds irreversibly to hemoglobin

Answer 49

carbon monoxide

Question 50

long term effects of air pollution on the planet

Answer 50

global warming ozone depletion

Question 51

sources of water

Answer 51

surface water, rai water, ground water

Question 52

what class in public water supply class 1

Answer 52

Class AA

Question 53

what class is public water supply class II

Answer 53

Class A

Question 54

what class is recreational water class 1

Answer 54

Class B

Question 55

what class is recreational watre class II and industrial water supply class 1

Answer 55

Class C

Question 56

what water class is for fishery water

Answer 56

Class C

Question 57

what water class is for bathing

Answer 57

class B

Question 58

what water class is industrial water supply class II and is for agriculture

Answer 58

Class D

Question 59

health aspects of water pollution

Answer 59

water-washed, water-borne, water-based, water-insect related

Question 60

unavailabillity of water resorting to usage of unsafe sources of water

Answer 60

water-washed