Contaminants Table Flashcards
1
Q
lead source
A
old paint
2
Q
lead trans
A
old homes
3
Q
lead exposure
A
paint chips
dust in soil
4
Q
lead route
A
ingestion
5
Q
lead pop. of concern
A
children
6
Q
lead effect
A
CNS toxicity
7
Q
mercury source
A
old thermometers
batteries
8
Q
mercury trans
A
water
9
Q
mercury exposure
A
fish
10
Q
mercury route
A
ingestion
11
Q
mercury pop. of concern
A
-pregnant
-children
12
Q
mercury effect
A
CNS toxicity
13
Q
radon source
A
ground soil
14
Q
radon trans
A
airborne
15
Q
radon exposure
A
homes
16
Q
radon route
A
inhalation
17
Q
radon pop. of concern
A
all
18
Q
radon effect
A
lung cancer
19
Q
PCBs source
A
paint
plastic
rubber products before 1979 ban
20
Q
PCBs trans
A
air
water
soil (decomp)
21
Q
PCBs exposure
A
everywhere
22
Q
PCBs route
A
ingestion/inhalation
23
Q
PCBs pop. of concern
A
-pregnant
-children
24
Q
PCBs effect
A
CNS toxicity
endocrine toxicity
25
benzene source
rubber detergents
pesticides
26
benzene trans
air
27
benzene exposure
everywhere
28
benzene route
inhalation
29
benzene pop. of concern
-preg
-children
30
benzene effect
marrow toxicity (leukemia)
31
asbestos source
building materials
32
asbestos trans
air
33
asbestos exposure
older buildings
34
asbestos route
inhalation
35
asbestos pop. of concer
workers
36
asbestos effect
lung fibrosis/,mesothelioma
37
pesticides source
food
38
pesticides trans
graden to table
39
pesticides exposure
food/water
40
pesticides route
ingestion
41
pesticides pop. of concern
ALL
42
pesticides effect
multiple lymphoma
43
arsenic source
old pressure treated lumbar
old industrial sites
44
arsenic trans
water
soil
45
arsenic exposure
water
air
46
arsenic route
ingestion/inhalation
47
arsenic pop. of concern
all
48
arsenic effect
death
49
Which three contaminants have toxic CNS effects?
-lead
-mercury
-PCBs
