Anthropogenic examples of the 20th century

Carbon Monoxide

Particle Pollutants

Natural Air Pollutants

Anthropogenic Air Pollutants

Indoor Air Pollutants

Which layer of the ozone is considered "bad" ozone? "Good" ozone?

What are the six principal pollutants identified by US EPA?

T/F - Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the major contributors of damage to the stratospheric ozone layer

Name some common toxicological features of metals

Major metals associated with toxicity

Define Water Pollution

Define and give an example of Point Source pollution

Define and give an example of Nonpoint Source pollution

Sulfur Oxides

Gaseous Air Pollutants

Carbon Dioxide

Nitric Oxide

Ozone (O3)

What are the two heavy metals of greatest health concern regarding drinking water exposure?

What are the two heavy metals of greatest health concern regarding food chain exposure?

Excess of these nutrients can lead to "algal blooms" or eutrophication

T/F - One potential adverse health effects of nitrate entering drinking water is anemia or blue baby disease?

Two most important sources of toxic organic chemicals in water are:

Threshold limit values (TLVs)

Threshold limit value-time-weighted average (TLV-TWA)

Threshold limit value - short-term exposure limit (TLV-STEL)

Threshold limit value-ceiling (TLV-C)

Biologic limit values (BLVs)

Immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH)

T/F - Metals interacting with enzymes may induce toxic action via either inhibition or activation

Carcinogenic metals

What organ is most susceptible to metal toxicity

Metals can act directly on sex organs

How does acute metal exposure differ from chronic metal exposure?

What is the name of the metal binding protein responsible for regulating the intracellular bioavailability of cadmium, copper, mercury, silver, and zinc

What are the main targets of lead toxicity?

Organic mercury primarily affects the _____ system.

Cadmium inhibits what organelle function?

What two forms of chromium are of biological significance?

T/F - High levels of arsenic may result in gangrene of the lower extremities or cancer of the skin?

What is used to reverse or prevent metal toxicity?

How does a "general" use pesticide differ from a "restricted" use pesticide

Chlorinated hydrocarbons are _____ and cause acute effects by interfering with the transmission of _____

Published by Rachel Carson in Silent Spring, this pesticide was identified as a neurotoxicant that interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses

How do organophosphorus (OP) insecticides exert their toxicity?

Carbamates share a similar mode of action to OPs, inhibiting acetylcholinesterase. What is a notable difference between carbamates and OP insecticides?

Pyrethroid Insecticides

Herbicides

Fungicides

Examples of food additives and containinants

Microbial toxins

Mycotoxins

Algal toxins

Plant toxins (phytotoxins)

Animal toxins

Solvents

Drugs of abuse

Combustion products

Cosmetics