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Question 1

lake nyos, cameroon

Answer 1

carbon dioxide degassed

asphyxiant

Question 2

Bohpal, India

Answer 2

methyl isocyanate (MIC) released from carbaryl plant
Gas plume over shanty towns

Question 3

texas city, Texas

Answer 3

hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaked from plant caused gas disaster
mucosal irritation and pulmonary symptoms

Question 4

most unintentional nondrug poisoning deaths in U.S.

Answer 4

(CO) carbon monoxide

Question 5

cleveland clinic radiology fire

Answer 5

nitrocellulose radiographs made nitrogen dioxide, cyanide and carbon monoxide gases

Question 6

xiaoyang, china

Answer 6

hydrogen sulfide from drilling well explosion

toxic gas cloud

Question 7

seveso, italy

Answer 7

hexachlorophene facility explosion released
TCDD (dioxin)
chloracne

Question 8

london fog

Answer 8

bronchitis

Question 9

smog

Answer 9

sulfur dioxide
(smoke + fog)
passed clean air act 1956

Question 10

neuropsychiatirc symptoms
claviceps purpurea
severe vasospasm

Answer 10

ergot

Question 11

colic from cider contamination

Answer 11

lead

Question 12

itai-itai (ouch ouch) disease

osteomalacia

Answer 12

cadmium

Question 13

porphyria cutanea tarda

organophosphate poisoning

Answer 13

hexachlorobenzene

Question 14

organic mercury poisoned fish
chronic brain damage, tunnel vision, congenital defects
contaminated grain

Answer 14

methyl mercury

Question 15

yusho (rice oil disease)

Answer 15

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)

Question 16

jaundice

Answer 16

methylenedianiline

Question 17

toxic oil syndrome

Answer 17

rapeseed oil with analine

Question 18

gaba antagonist

Answer 18

tetramine

Question 19

contaminated baby formula
obstructive uropathy
renal failure

Answer 19

Melamine

Question 20

greatest mass poisoning in history

Answer 20

ground water with arsenic
melanosis (black foot disease)
bangladesh/west bengal, India

Question 21

contaminated sugar in beer

Answer 21

arsenic

Question 22

polyneuropathy from contaminated wine and bread

Answer 22

arsenious acid

Question 23

ginger jake paralysis
bootleg liquor
organophospate-induced delayed neuropathy

Answer 23

TOCP

Question 24

cardiomyopathy

congestive heart failure

Answer 24

cobalt

Question 25

most frequent cause poisoning due to ethanol contamination | blindness and death if not treated

Answer 25

methanol

Question 26

destroyed cell in substantia nigra | irreversible parkinsonism

Answer 26

MPTP

Question 27

tango and cash

Answer 27

fentanyl

Question 28

anticholinergic poisoning

Answer 28

scopalimine

Question 29

mutism and spastic quadriparesis | spongiform leukoencephalopathy

Answer 29

heroin and alumninum foil | "Chasing the dragon"

Question 30

diluent for elixir of sulfanilamide food drug and cosmetics act renal failure

Answer 30

diethylene glycol

Question 31

sulfathiazole antibiotic swapped with phenobarital

Answer 31

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) - manufacturing transparency

Question 32

sedative and antiemetic drug for pregnant women | phocomelia (short limbs)

Answer 32

Thalidomide

Question 33

prevent miscarriages or premature delivery breast cancer - mother cervical carcimona - daughter testicular cancer - son

Answer 33

diethylstilbestrol (DES)

Question 34

radiographic IV contrast hepatic angiosarcoma thorotrastomas

Answer 34

Thorotrast

Question 35

neurotoxicity from triethyltin and trimethyltin

Answer 35

Stalinon Affair

Question 36

antibacterial and antiparasitic agent | subacute myelooptic neuropathy

Answer 36

clioquinol

Question 37

preservative in IV solutions | neonatal gasping syndrome

Answer 37

benzyl alcohol

Question 38

eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome | dietary supplement health and education act

Answer 38

L-tryptophan

Question 39

cardiac valvulopathy | pulmonary hypertension

Answer 39

fen-phen

Question 40

erethism

Answer 40

mercury nitrate

Question 41

aplastic anemia | leather makers

Answer 41

benzene

Question 42

hepatic angiosarcoma | plastic workers

Answer 42

vinyl chloride

Question 43

male cancer and infertility in pesticide workers

Answer 43

DBCP

Question 44

neurologic abnormalities among insecticide workers

Answer 44

chlorodecone

Question 45

artisonal gold mining exposed?

Answer 45

lead