dioxins, radon, cadmium

Question 1

___ are global, found in air, soil, water, food, and are highly toxic, carcinogenic by prods of indstry

Answer 1

dioxins

Question 2

dioxins are used in ___ ___, backyard barrel burning, tampon manufact, murder

Answer 2

agent orange

Question 3

dioxins are consumed in __ of animal food sources esp breast milk

Answer 3

fat

Question 4

dioxins absorb well thru GI tract, not elim well thru kidneys, and effect these three systems, in addition to fetal development

Answer 4

immune
endocrine
reprod

Question 5

hyperpigmentation, keratosis, dermatitis, burning of ENT, dizziness, are all tox sx of

Answer 5

dioxins

Question 6

radioactive, tox, colorless, ordorless, noble gas found in rock, soil, water, confined spaces of buildings, mines

Answer 6

radon

Question 7

radon is the #1 cause of these two things, and the #2 cause of lung cancer in smokers (20k deaths/yr)

Answer 7

ionizing radiation

lung cancer in NON smokers

Question 8

radon is ___ when cooled below its freezing pt, and causes persistent cough, diff breathing, chest pain, hemoptysis

Answer 8

phosphorescent

Question 9

soft bluish metal that is carcinogenic, found in mining, smelting, metal refinement, iron and steel prod, solid waste incin

Answer 9

cadmium

Question 10

sx of ___ poisoning include metal fume fever, pneumonitis, pulm edema, etc

Answer 10

cadmium

Question 11

jinzu river in japan during ww2, mining contam rice, people dev osteomalacia, osteoporosis, renal tubular disease, proteinuria, glcosuria

Answer 11

ita-itai disease - cadmium

Question 12

tx cadmium with chelation with ___, sauna

Answer 12

EDTA