Pollution

Question 1

4 Stages of Demographic Transition

Answer 1

Preindustrial
Transitional
Industrial
Postindustrial

Question 2

What are the 9 environmental problems that naturally degrade the environment?

Answer 2

Air Pollution
Climate Change
Shrinking Forests
Soil Erosion
Decreased wildlife habitat
Species Extinction
Aquifer Depletion
Declined ocean fisheries
Water Pollution

Question 3

Represents the amount of oxygen consumed by bacteria and other microorganisms while they decompose organic matter under aerobic (oxygen is present) conditions at a specified temperature.

Answer 3

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

Question 4

Involves studying how chemicals (toxicants), biological agents
(disease), and physical hazards (accidents, radiation) affect the
health of human populations

Answer 4

Epidemiology

Question 5

PCB?

Answer 5

Polychlorinated biphenyls

Question 6

P x A x T = I
Meaning?

Answer 6

Population x Consumption per person (Affluence) x Technological Impact = Impact of Pollution

Question 7

Once risks have been characterized, this information can help inform decisions about risk. Unsa mani na finalest step sa risk assessment?

Answer 7

Risk Management

Question 8

Pollution Prevention (katung six kabuok)

Answer 8

Material Selection
Waste Gen Mechanisms
Operating Conditions
Material Storage and Transfer
Energy Consumption
Process Safety

Question 9

“…When you can measure what you are speaking about,
and express it in numbers, you know something about
it…”

Answer 9

William Thomson (Lord Kelvin)

Question 10

Pollutant Categories

Answer 10

Organic
Inorganic
Organometallic
Acid
Physical
Radioactive
Biological

Question 11

Studies the effects of toxicants on living organisms

Answer 11

Toxicology

Question 12

3M’s VP Joe Ling with 3P

Answer 12

Pollution Prevention Pays

Question 13

Increased concentration of toxic
chemicals, such as PCBs, heavy
metals, and certain pesticides, in
the tissues of organisms that are
at higher levels in food webs

Answer 13

Biological magnification

Question 14

Buildup of a
persistent toxic substance, such as
certain pesticides, in an
organism’s body, often in fatty
tissues

Answer 14

Bioaccumulation

Question 15

Waste Management Pyramid

Answer 15

Prevention
Minimization
Reuse
Recycle
Recovery
Disposal

Question 16

Contamination of the environment by a
chemical or other agent such as noise or heat that is harmful
to health, survival, or activities of humans or other organisms

Answer 16

Pollution

Question 17

Dose at which 50% of the population dies

Answer 17

LD-50

Question 18

Used to indicate response (e.g. reduced enzyme
activity), or onset of specific symptoms (e.g. nausea)

Answer 18

TD-50 (Toxic dose)

Question 19

Adverse effects that occur within a short period after high-level
exposure to a toxicant

Answer 19

Acute toxicity

Question 20

Unsa na gas ang naleak sa Bhopal Gas Tragedy?

Answer 20

Methyl isocyanate

Question 21

When ang Bhopal Gas Tragedy?

Answer 21

December 2-3, 1984

Question 22

Adverse effects that occur after a long period of low-level exposure to a
toxicant

Answer 22

Chronic Toxicity

Question 23

5 Life Cycle Phases

Answer 23

Raw Material Extraction
Production
Transport
Product Use
Disposal

Question 24

Natural Capital = ____ + _____

Answer 24

Natural Resources + Natural Services

Question 25

Dose at which an effect is observed in 50% of the population

Answer 25

ED-50 (Effective dose)

Question 26

Four Steps of Risk Assessment

Answer 26

Hazard Identification Dose-response Assessment Exposure Assignment Risk Characterization

Question 27

The idea that new technologies, practices, or materials should not be adopted until there is strong evidence that they will not adversely affect human or environmental health

Answer 27

Precautionary Principle

Question 28

4 Management and Law

Answer 28

Product Planning Design Manufacturing Sales/Services

Question 29

The natural environment and the biodiversity contained within that is necessary for the provision of the ecosystem goods and services “essential to basic human needs such as survival, climate regulation, habitat for other species, water supply, food, fiber, fuel, recreation, cultural amenities, and the raw materials required for all economic production”

Answer 29

Natural Capital

Question 30

“a chemical out of place”

Answer 30

Pollutant

Question 31

Give 5 Global Goals for Sustainable Development

Answer 31

No Poverty No hunger Good health Quality Education Gender Quality Clean Water and Sanitation Renewable Energy Basta daghan pa, kapoy nag type

Question 32

Overall rank of Philippines in terms sa Environmental Performance Index

Answer 32

114

Question 33

Severity of health adverse effects

Answer 33

Response

Question 34

Amount of exposure

Answer 34

Dose