Public Health 150B: Environmental Health (MDI) ALL
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VERIFIED ANSWERS.
public health correct answers this science is more concerned with preventing, whereas
medicine is with after it is has happened. This is also more concerned at the public level - not
the individual.
medicine correct answers this science is focused on the individual and after something has
happened.
exposure assessment correct answers this is the process to identify populations exposed to
specific toxicants, toxins, infectious agents, or work agents, and examine the magnitude,
frequency, and duration of such exposures.
epidemiology correct answers this is a quantitiative research method for the study of the
distribution and determinants of health outcomes in human populations.
toxicology correct answers this is the study of toxicants and toxins and how they adversely
affect our body.
animals, people correct answers the one difference between toxicology and epidemiology is
the toxicology deals with ____ whereas epidemiology deals with ____.
risk assessment correct answers the spare the air day is an example of ___ ___.
management, communication correct answers risk ____ and risk _____ describes exposures
in populations at risk, reduces environmental sources of disease, and proposes effective and
affordable intervention.
interventions correct answers Affordable ___ strategies include: proper handling of chemicals
and hazardous waste, reduction of emissions, and replacement of hazardous chemicals,
processes and produces with safe alternatives.
favor correct answers the people who were in ____ of lead in the article said that is was
essential to the progress of America; any innovation requires risk, and that the men who died
were careless and it was their own carelessness that led to their death.
opposition correct answers the people who were in ____ of the lead said that it was because
lead is a position, governments should assume responsibility for the health of the people;
people are not at fault; public health takes precedence over industry.
public health, industry. correct answers the lead article is a classic example of ____ ____
community v. ____
I-80, telegraph avenue correct answers people near ____ would have higher lead than people
living near ____
,chronic correct answers the acute effects of lead on the kidney are often reversible. However,
___ (long term) effects are not.
kidney correct answers chronic effects of lead on the ___ include nephropathy (kidney
disease)
hematologic correct answers ___ effects of lead often include the way it detrimentally affects
hemoglobic. It can also induce anemia.
50, 40 correct answers threshold of lead for adults: ___ ug/dL, threshold for children = ___
ug/dL
thyroid correct answers the gland that the excessive lead affects badly in the endocrine
system is ___
hypertension correct answers the cardiovascular effect of lead is an increased risk of ____
placenta, neurological correct answers the developmental effects of lead are particularly
daunting because it can cross the ___ and affect _____ development.
10 correct answers neurological effects in children are documents at levels well below ___
ug/dL. These effects include lowered IQ, attention deficits, and impaired hearing.
biomarker correct answers _____ are things that we can measure that can reflect back on
something that someone was exposed to. For example, the amount of lead in the blood is a
___ for the amount of lead that someone was exposed to.
paint, gasoline, plumbing correct answers the three sources of exposure to lead was ___ ___
and __ ___.
1978 correct answers Lead paint was banned in ____
1996 correct answers Lead in gasoline was banned in _____
1996 correct answers Lead in plumbing was also banned in ___.
lead correct answers ____ is a blue-gray metal that is found in the natural environment by
itself.
lighter correct answers lead is often used to make your skin ____. This goes back in history to
some guy (need to go back to updated slideshow to view this guy)
1978 correct answers pre ___ homes with paint that is made of lead serve as some crazy sites
of poison - espcially for children. Most exposure is from landed dust in the home. If pb is still
in teh house and chipping off, it could severely affect the children. So pre 1978 homes are in
danger.
exposure, outcome correct answers environmental health is all about breaking the link
between ___ and ____. Sometimes this intervention comes in the form of a law.
,EPA (environmental protection agency) correct answers ___ (stand alone committee at the
cabinet level) has set standards for lead in water, air, and soil.
CDC (center for disease control) correct answers ___ has said that the level of concern for
children with lead in their blood is 5ug/ml. Howver, they cannot make any laws, so just place
guidlens.
OSHA correct answers ____ stands for occupational safety and health administration . This is
different from the EPA in a number of ways. Firstly, instead of being a stand alone, it is a
gency. Additionally, OSHA's authority is limited to the workplace, whereas the EPA is more
just concerned with anything that poses a threat to public health.
50 correct answers the OSHA standard states that ___ ug/dL is called for removal from teh
job.
40 correct answers OSHA says that ___ ug/dL calls for mandatory notification.
toxilogical, epidemiological correct answers the threshold measures often determined come
from ___ (animals) and ___ (people) studies.
there often tends to be a bit of lead within the pipe that tends to settle, if given time. correct
answers boiling does not get rid of lead, and you can reduce your exposure to it by running
cold water before exposure. Why is this?
water correct answers Lead can enter _____ by leaching from lead containing service lines
and internal piping, from braxx faucets, and from solder.
flexible correct answers we have to water a bit before we drink the water because the pipes
that bring h2O into our houses have lead in them. This is because the lead is ___ and once the
pipes enter the home, they have to turn more, so there is lead. That is one of the reason why
you have run the water before you start drinking because that gives time for water from the
streets to get to house.
1991 correct answers the lead and copper rule was official in ____
90%, 1.3 correct answers Under the lead copper rule, the lead in ___ of the samples, neede to
have less than .015 mg/L, and copper needed to have 90% of same with less than __ mg/L
Lead is commonly used in copper wires. correct answers why is copper linked/joined with
lead?
9, .2 correct answers initially, low levels of lead in faucets was defined as _% of lead.
However, berkeley guy was like you can make a faucet with _% of lead, so he got this in the
state legislature and it passed!
risk management correct answers examples of lead ___ ___, includes avoiding exposure to
sources of lead, not letting children chew on painted surfaces, wet cleaning surfaces weekly,
and not letting children play with bare soil. Cover bare soil in teh yard with grass, and 6
inches of mulch.
, risk management correct answers Other strategies for lead ___ ___ is to run cold water for 1-
2 minutes before using. Wash children's hands and faces. Wash toys with soap and water, adn
feed children plenty of Ca rich foods
associated between Pb and elevated blood levels, ph inhibited by Ca/Fe, and Ph has an
affinity for Ca binding sites. correct answers Why are Ca/Pb/Fe related?
reduction programs can work correct answers Over the Pb use is decreasing and as such pb in
gasoline is also decreasing. Once Pb/Ca rule put into place (1991), they slowly started to
decrease.
law suit correct answers The lead in the news says hat the LA county brought a huge __ __
and sued the paint manufacturers. Their claims was that they knew about the bad effects of
their paint, but they did it anyway, so they should pay for the repairs. They won the law suit.
toxicology correct answers ____ the study of adverse physiochemical effects of chemical,
physical or biological agents on living organisms and the ecosystem.
poisons correct answers agents capable of producing an adverse response in a biological
system. Examples include chemicals. Theoretically, a toxin is a poison; it is just made within
the human body/inside an organism's cell.
toxins correct answers these are substances produced by living organisms. Can be produced
by a number of organisms, and tends to be composed of a couple of peptides.
toxicants correct answers these are toxic substances that are man made adn result from human
activity. Examples include industial waste products and pesticides.
toxins, toxicants correct answers the difference between ___ and ____ is that the former is
produced by living things, and the latter is created specifically by humans.
toxic substances correct answers materials that are toxic/ have toxic properties are called
____ substances.
xenobiotics correct answers chemical substances that are foreign to the chemical system are
called ___. IT tends to be a foreign substance found within an organism that is not
normally/naturally produced by that organism.
xenobiotics correct answers examples of ___ include lead, food additives, environmental
pollutants. These agents are unique because they are not normally found in the human body.
The name implies negative connotation, but technically, it can be something positive used to
enhance our lives! (like antibiotics)
curare correct answers one the earliest uses of the development of toxicology is ____. Use it
to make poison arrows for hunting.
curare correct answers this contains alkaloids that relax and paralyze respiratory muscles nad
was one the earliest developments of toxicology.
POSSIBLE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
public health correct answers this science is more concerned with preventing, whereas
medicine is with after it is has happened. This is also more concerned at the public level - not
the individual.
medicine correct answers this science is focused on the individual and after something has
happened.
exposure assessment correct answers this is the process to identify populations exposed to
specific toxicants, toxins, infectious agents, or work agents, and examine the magnitude,
frequency, and duration of such exposures.
epidemiology correct answers this is a quantitiative research method for the study of the
distribution and determinants of health outcomes in human populations.
toxicology correct answers this is the study of toxicants and toxins and how they adversely
affect our body.
animals, people correct answers the one difference between toxicology and epidemiology is
the toxicology deals with ____ whereas epidemiology deals with ____.
risk assessment correct answers the spare the air day is an example of ___ ___.
management, communication correct answers risk ____ and risk _____ describes exposures
in populations at risk, reduces environmental sources of disease, and proposes effective and
affordable intervention.
interventions correct answers Affordable ___ strategies include: proper handling of chemicals
and hazardous waste, reduction of emissions, and replacement of hazardous chemicals,
processes and produces with safe alternatives.
favor correct answers the people who were in ____ of lead in the article said that is was
essential to the progress of America; any innovation requires risk, and that the men who died
were careless and it was their own carelessness that led to their death.
opposition correct answers the people who were in ____ of the lead said that it was because
lead is a position, governments should assume responsibility for the health of the people;
people are not at fault; public health takes precedence over industry.
public health, industry. correct answers the lead article is a classic example of ____ ____
community v. ____
I-80, telegraph avenue correct answers people near ____ would have higher lead than people
living near ____
,chronic correct answers the acute effects of lead on the kidney are often reversible. However,
___ (long term) effects are not.
kidney correct answers chronic effects of lead on the ___ include nephropathy (kidney
disease)
hematologic correct answers ___ effects of lead often include the way it detrimentally affects
hemoglobic. It can also induce anemia.
50, 40 correct answers threshold of lead for adults: ___ ug/dL, threshold for children = ___
ug/dL
thyroid correct answers the gland that the excessive lead affects badly in the endocrine
system is ___
hypertension correct answers the cardiovascular effect of lead is an increased risk of ____
placenta, neurological correct answers the developmental effects of lead are particularly
daunting because it can cross the ___ and affect _____ development.
10 correct answers neurological effects in children are documents at levels well below ___
ug/dL. These effects include lowered IQ, attention deficits, and impaired hearing.
biomarker correct answers _____ are things that we can measure that can reflect back on
something that someone was exposed to. For example, the amount of lead in the blood is a
___ for the amount of lead that someone was exposed to.
paint, gasoline, plumbing correct answers the three sources of exposure to lead was ___ ___
and __ ___.
1978 correct answers Lead paint was banned in ____
1996 correct answers Lead in gasoline was banned in _____
1996 correct answers Lead in plumbing was also banned in ___.
lead correct answers ____ is a blue-gray metal that is found in the natural environment by
itself.
lighter correct answers lead is often used to make your skin ____. This goes back in history to
some guy (need to go back to updated slideshow to view this guy)
1978 correct answers pre ___ homes with paint that is made of lead serve as some crazy sites
of poison - espcially for children. Most exposure is from landed dust in the home. If pb is still
in teh house and chipping off, it could severely affect the children. So pre 1978 homes are in
danger.
exposure, outcome correct answers environmental health is all about breaking the link
between ___ and ____. Sometimes this intervention comes in the form of a law.
,EPA (environmental protection agency) correct answers ___ (stand alone committee at the
cabinet level) has set standards for lead in water, air, and soil.
CDC (center for disease control) correct answers ___ has said that the level of concern for
children with lead in their blood is 5ug/ml. Howver, they cannot make any laws, so just place
guidlens.
OSHA correct answers ____ stands for occupational safety and health administration . This is
different from the EPA in a number of ways. Firstly, instead of being a stand alone, it is a
gency. Additionally, OSHA's authority is limited to the workplace, whereas the EPA is more
just concerned with anything that poses a threat to public health.
50 correct answers the OSHA standard states that ___ ug/dL is called for removal from teh
job.
40 correct answers OSHA says that ___ ug/dL calls for mandatory notification.
toxilogical, epidemiological correct answers the threshold measures often determined come
from ___ (animals) and ___ (people) studies.
there often tends to be a bit of lead within the pipe that tends to settle, if given time. correct
answers boiling does not get rid of lead, and you can reduce your exposure to it by running
cold water before exposure. Why is this?
water correct answers Lead can enter _____ by leaching from lead containing service lines
and internal piping, from braxx faucets, and from solder.
flexible correct answers we have to water a bit before we drink the water because the pipes
that bring h2O into our houses have lead in them. This is because the lead is ___ and once the
pipes enter the home, they have to turn more, so there is lead. That is one of the reason why
you have run the water before you start drinking because that gives time for water from the
streets to get to house.
1991 correct answers the lead and copper rule was official in ____
90%, 1.3 correct answers Under the lead copper rule, the lead in ___ of the samples, neede to
have less than .015 mg/L, and copper needed to have 90% of same with less than __ mg/L
Lead is commonly used in copper wires. correct answers why is copper linked/joined with
lead?
9, .2 correct answers initially, low levels of lead in faucets was defined as _% of lead.
However, berkeley guy was like you can make a faucet with _% of lead, so he got this in the
state legislature and it passed!
risk management correct answers examples of lead ___ ___, includes avoiding exposure to
sources of lead, not letting children chew on painted surfaces, wet cleaning surfaces weekly,
and not letting children play with bare soil. Cover bare soil in teh yard with grass, and 6
inches of mulch.
, risk management correct answers Other strategies for lead ___ ___ is to run cold water for 1-
2 minutes before using. Wash children's hands and faces. Wash toys with soap and water, adn
feed children plenty of Ca rich foods
associated between Pb and elevated blood levels, ph inhibited by Ca/Fe, and Ph has an
affinity for Ca binding sites. correct answers Why are Ca/Pb/Fe related?
reduction programs can work correct answers Over the Pb use is decreasing and as such pb in
gasoline is also decreasing. Once Pb/Ca rule put into place (1991), they slowly started to
decrease.
law suit correct answers The lead in the news says hat the LA county brought a huge __ __
and sued the paint manufacturers. Their claims was that they knew about the bad effects of
their paint, but they did it anyway, so they should pay for the repairs. They won the law suit.
toxicology correct answers ____ the study of adverse physiochemical effects of chemical,
physical or biological agents on living organisms and the ecosystem.
poisons correct answers agents capable of producing an adverse response in a biological
system. Examples include chemicals. Theoretically, a toxin is a poison; it is just made within
the human body/inside an organism's cell.
toxins correct answers these are substances produced by living organisms. Can be produced
by a number of organisms, and tends to be composed of a couple of peptides.
toxicants correct answers these are toxic substances that are man made adn result from human
activity. Examples include industial waste products and pesticides.
toxins, toxicants correct answers the difference between ___ and ____ is that the former is
produced by living things, and the latter is created specifically by humans.
toxic substances correct answers materials that are toxic/ have toxic properties are called
____ substances.
xenobiotics correct answers chemical substances that are foreign to the chemical system are
called ___. IT tends to be a foreign substance found within an organism that is not
normally/naturally produced by that organism.
xenobiotics correct answers examples of ___ include lead, food additives, environmental
pollutants. These agents are unique because they are not normally found in the human body.
The name implies negative connotation, but technically, it can be something positive used to
enhance our lives! (like antibiotics)
curare correct answers one the earliest uses of the development of toxicology is ____. Use it
to make poison arrows for hunting.
curare correct answers this contains alkaloids that relax and paralyze respiratory muscles nad
was one the earliest developments of toxicology.
