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Factors or conditions in the environment that increase the risk of human injury, disease, or death are environmental hazards |
True |
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Brown smog is formed primarily by sulfur dioxide and suspended solid particles |
False |
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A condition that occurs when warm air traps cooler air at the surface of the earth is greenhouse gases |
False |
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Gases and particulates generated by burning are referred to as combustion by-products |
True |
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Agents, usually chemicals, that cause cancer are referred to as ozone |
False |
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Tobacco smoke inhaled and exhaled by the smoker is |
mainstream smoke |
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The practice of establishing and maintaining healthy or hygienic conditions in the environment is |
sanitation |
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Porous, water-saturated layers of underground bedrock, sand, and gravel that can yield economically significant amounts of water are |
aquifiers |
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Water pollution that occurs through the run-off seepage, or falling of pollutants into the water is |
nonpoint source pollution |
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The average US resident uses an average of how much water each day? |
80-100 gallons |
