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The bald eagle, osprey, and peregrine falcon all are ________. |
top consumers susceptible to eggshell damage caused by DDT |
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Which of the following was an insecticide used to kill mosquitoes, but was banned in the U.S. in 1973 due to its toxicity? |
DDT |
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Which of the following was used as a sleeping pill for pregnant women, but was a teratogen that now is banned? |
Thalidomide. |
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Tyrone Hayes is most famous for his studies ________. |
on gonadal abnormalities in frogs |
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The book Our Stolen Future was important because it ________. |
focused on the impacts of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on humans |
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Natural occurring biological hazards to people are ________. |
viruses and Salmonella |
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According to the Precautionary Principle we should ________. |
restrict any chemical that shows any sign of toxicity until it is proven safe |
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PCB contamination ________. |
is a continuing problem because PCBs are non-biodegradable and persist in the environment |
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Carcinogens may be difficult to identify because ________. |
there is a long lag time between exposure to the agent and disease |
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Which of the following is a neurotoxin that magnifies within food webs, is typically found in polluted bodies of water, and poisoned thousands of people when it was dumped into the waters off Japan (people who ate contaminated fish from the waters exhibited convulsions, slurred speech, loss of muscle control, and sudden fits of laughter; some people died)? |
Mercury. |
