Household and environmental toxins

Question 1

skin disorders

Answer 1

most often in agriculture, forestry, and fishing

Question 2

pneumoconiosis

Answer 2

inhalation of mineral or metallic particles

Question 3

black lung disease

Answer 3

=coal workers pneumoconiosis

coat dust inhalation

Question 4

asbestosis

Answer 4

leads to lung CA and mesothelioma

Question 5

silicosis

Answer 5

inhalation of crystalline silica

workers in mines, stone quarries, lass

Question 6

byssinosis

Answer 6

brown lung disease
inhalation of dust from cotton/flax/hemp
textile factory workers

Question 7

woolsorters disease

Answer 7

pulmonary infection from inhalation of anthrax

wool and animal hide workers

Question 8

common sources of CO emissions

Answer 8

gas water heaters
charcoal grills
propane heaters
gasoline/diesel powered generators
cigarette smoke
any boat
spray paint
solvents
paint removers

Question 9

what is the #1 cause of accidental poisoning deaths in us

Answer 9

CO

Question 10

radon poisionng

Answer 10

naturally occuring, odorless and colorless produced by breakdown of uranium in soil/rock/water

Question 11

what is the #2 cause of lung CA

Answer 11

radon

Question 12

what is arsenics loael

Answer 12

0.05 mg/kg

Question 13

first stage of arsenic poisoning

Answer 13

metallic taste in mouth
excess saliva
problems swallowing

Question 14

second stage of arsenic poisoning

Answer 14

vomiting and diarrhea
stomach cramps
excessive sweating

Question 15

final stage of arsenic poisoning

Answer 15

seizures and shock

death within a few hours

Question 16

treatment for arsenic poisoning

Answer 16

activated charcoal

Question 17

What are fish to stay away from bc of mercury

Answer 17

tuna
shark
swordfish

Question 18

mercury is what kind of toxin

Answer 18

neurotoxin

Question 19

what is the level of concern with lead in children according to the CDC

Answer 19

10 mcg/dl

Question 20

can lead cross the placenta

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

what is a symptom you can see with lead poisoning

Answer 21

blue gums

Question 22

where is aluminum absorbed

Answer 22

through GI tract, lungs and skin

Question 23

how much aluminum does a person take in daily

Answer 23

3-10 mg/day

Question 24

where is aluminum found

Answer 24

antidepressants
toothpaste
dental filings
bleached flour
grated cheese
table salt
beer
baking powders
nsaids
antacids

Question 25

what do the symptoms of aluminum poisoning mimic

Answer 25

alzhemers and OP

Question 26

examples of industrial solvents

Answer 26

dioxins (released during forest fire)

PCBs (pollutant persist)

Question 27

what does lipophilic mean

Answer 27

accumulate in the food chain mainly in fatty tissue of animals

Question 28

90% of exposure to EDC for humans is through______

Answer 28

food

Question 29

T1/2 in body for dioxins

Answer 29

7-11 years

Question 30

T 1/2 in body for PCBs

Answer 30

8-15 years

Question 31

average american exposure of EDC

Answer 31

2.2-2.4 pg/Kg

Question 32

what is BPA

Answer 32

synthetic estrogen

Question 33

t 1/2 of BPA in body

Answer 33

6-43 hours

Question 34

DDT exposure for humans

Answer 34

through contaminated fish (great lakes)

Question 35

t 1/2 for DDT

Answer 35

8 years

stored in fat

Question 36

what is the 2nd MC pesticide used in US

Answer 36

atrazine (2nd to round up)

Question 37

DES (diethylstilbestrol)

Answer 37

synthetic form of estrogen
prevents miscarriage
made premature labor

Question 38

DES daughters

Answer 38

increased risk of clear cell adenocarcinoma of vagina and cervix (40X)

2X risk for breast cancer

Question 39

DES sons

Answer 39

testicular abnormalities

Question 40

Phthalates are found in

Answer 40

specific plastics (avoid #3)

Question 41

TDI for phthalates

Answer 41

10-150 mg/kg

Question 42

parabins are what

Answer 42

preservatives used to prevent the growth of microbes in products

Question 43

effects of parabins

Answer 43

infertility
asthma
allergies
obesity
CA