Environmental Health Quiz 6 (Ch. 6)
For fetuses, infants, and children, the hazard of heavy metals include:
Impairment of physical and mental development Some forms of cancer Brain damage Damage to internal organs
Possible methods for exposure to metals include which of the following?
Inhalation of metal fumes Inhalation of dusts Ingestion Skin contact with dusts
Bioaccumulation (biomagnification) of heavy metals in a particular hazard associated with which of the following?
Mercury
Minimata disease was associated with ingestion of seafood tainted with which of the following?
Mercury
Which of the following metals is not classified as a major toxic metal with multiple effects?
Silver
Which of the following statements about heavy metals is true?
Their specific gravity exceeds that of water by five or more times
Substances on the National Priorities List (United States) have which of the following characteristics?
They are scheduled for possible remediation under Superfund They appear frequently in uncontrolled or abandoned waste sites They have known or suspected toxicity They have potential for human exposure
Itai-itai disease was a form of poisoning associated with ingestion of which of the following?
Cadmium
The symptoms of long-term exposure to lower levels of toxic metals include which of the following?
Chronic illness effects
Diffuse and spotted melanosis are associated with ingestion of which of the following?
Arsenic