Introduction to Environmental Health

An example of several minerals that are formed in long, thin fibers

• formaldehyde

• asbestos

• radon

• mold

• carbon monoxide

Radon gas is most harmful to which part of the body?

• eyes

• lungs

• heart

• kidneys

Which is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas?

• carbon monoxide

• asbestos

• mold

• radon

• formaldehyde

Carbon monoxide can cause people to become drowsy and suffocate when it binds to

• hemoglobin

• white blood cells

• oxygen

• radon

This colorless gas is deadly because it binds to your red blood cells and deprives your major organs of oxygen.

• carbon dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• sulfur dioxide

• VOCs

Hydrocarbons such as gasoline, solvents, paints, finger nail polish & thinners that vaporize easily.

• sulfur oxides

• nitrogen oxides

• smog

• VOCs

This VOC is used in the manufacturing of furniture and building materials

• formaldehyde

• lead

• radon

• carbon monoxide

What is a potential health outcome of formaldehyde exposure?

• formaldehyde can harm the urinary system

• formaldehyde can harm the respiratory system

• formaldehyde can harm the digestive system and certain cancers

• formaldehyde can harm the muscular system

CO

• increases cases of cataracts

• leads to the formation of photochemical smog

• is a harmful organism

• is produced by incomplete combustion

The primary source of radon is

• household chemical fumes

• rocks and soils

• indoor fires

• electronics