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11 Cards in this Set
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Who has the most accidental poisoning deaths? |
India, China. |
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Fatal intentional self-harm? |
India, China. |
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Fatal injuries? |
India China. Africa not far behind. |
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Killed by disasters? |
North Africa. China, India not far behind. |
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Hazardous waste? |
Middle East comes first. |
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Chemical Exports? |
Western Europe by a long shot. |
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Chemical imports? |
Mainly everyone. |
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Public health spending? |
North America and Western Europe. |
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Biomedical and science research? |
North America and Western Europe. |
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Single most important means of global suicide? |
Pesticide poisoning. 250 - 370k deaths a year. |
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How do Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides work? |
- Inhibit various 'esterase' enzymes in the body. - Achetylcholinestarase most important. -AchE is important for communication between nerves, glands, muscles etc. -Nerve agents tend to be OP. |
