Group 6 (environmental health protection) Flashcards
domestic, commercial and industrial wastes
solid wastes
wasted in liquid form
liquid waste
objects that can decompose
biodegrable
objects that cannot decompose
nonbiodegrable
involves mostly physical processes
primary
involves more filtering
secondary
based on coagulation
advanced
caused by dracunculus medinensi
dracunculiasis
caused by bacterium vinrio cholerae
cholera outbreaks
caused by entamoeba histolyiica
amoebiasis
caused by shigella dysenterial
dysentery
due to industrial pollution
chlorinated solvents
produced by chemical reactions in water
trihalomethanes
old piping
lead
from wasted of many outmoded manufacturing operations
polychlorinated biphenyl
from leaking septic tanks
pathogenic bacteria and viruses
uranium
radionuclides
obtained as by-product of copper mining
selenium
refers to the cloudiness of water
turbidity
common identified pathogen
giardia lambia