Human Health - Unit 2 ES

Which of the following are considered hazardous waste items? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

• Egg Shells

• Paint

• Plastics rated 6 or 7

• Batteries

Choose all of the following that CAN be recycled:

• paper items

• electronics

• ammunition

• paint

• plastic

Study of the spread of disease

• epidemiology

• toxicology

• hostology

• pathogenic

Estimate of the risk posed by an action or substance

• heart disease

• pathogen

• risk assessment

• danger zone

What is a pathogen?

• study of the spread of disease

• organism that causes disease

• organism in which a pathogen (disease carrying bacteria or virus) lives all or part of its life

• amount of a particular chemical to which a person is exposed

Amount of a particular chemical to which a person is exposed

• juice

• hazardous waste

• pathogen

• dose

Substances that can be broken down by biological processes are called ______________.

• biodegradeable

• plastic

• recycleable

• hazardous waste

Hazardous waste is considered...

• any discarded solid material

• nutrient-rich material made from decomposed plant and animal materials

• any toxic, corrosive, or explosive waste

• are found naturally on Earth and can be broken down by biological processes

Facility or site for burning trash

• incinerator

• landfill

• compost plant

• Oscar's home

Nutrient-rich material made from decomposed plant and animal materials

• non biodegradeable

• compost

• hazardous waste

• leachate