Midterm pt 3

Question 1

Drinking water sources

Answer 1

rain water, surface water and ground water (in CT 80% surface water)

Question 2

what is Community water?

Answer 2

large water supplies, provides water service to 15 or more consumer residences/25 or more residential persons for at least 60 days per year

Question 3

Non-transient, non-community

Answer 3

– 25 or more for at least 6 months of the year – generally not residential, schools, factories, daycares and office buildings, chronic exposure to water by population served

Question 4

Transient non-community

Answer 4

– 25 or more non-residential persons (not same persons) at least 60 days per year – restaurants, gas stations, state parks. Acute brief exposure to water by population served

Question 5

types of Household waste

Answer 5

paper, 
plastic,
 food, 
yard waste,
metal, 
glass, 
wood

Question 6

Methods of disposal – non water carried

Answer 6

soil,
pit,
composted,
latrine

Question 7

London Great Smog of 1952

Answer 7

killed 12,000 people

Question 8

Air quality index gives what info?

Answer 8

hazardous,

very unhealthy, unhealthy, unhealthy for sensitive groups, moderate , good

Question 9

Climate change data

Answer 9

increase global average temperature,
increase global average sea level,
reduction in northern hemisphere snow cover

Question 10

Mitigation is?

Answer 10

emissions control,
carbon tax,
cap and trade,
car and light truck emissions standard

Question 11

Adaptation

Answer 11

energy efficiency,
conservation and green initiatives,
resilient buildings,
public health initiatives

Question 12

Leading cause of injury in home?

Answer 12

falls especially age 0 to 14 and older population. 1/3 of all adults 65 and older fall each year

Question 13

Injury leading cause of death age ?

Answer 13

1-24 (MV crashes)