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| 513108904 | Bisphenol A (BPA) | chemical associated with everything from neurological effects to miscarriages | 0 | |
| 513108905 | environmental health | asseses environmental factors that influence our health and quality of life | 1 | |
| 513108906 | types of hazards | physical chemical cultural biological | 2 | |
| 513108907 | physical hazards | arise from processes that occur naturally and pose risks to human health ex: UV rays, floods, droughts | 3 | |
| 513108908 | chemical hazards | synthetical and natural substances that are harmful to human health | 4 | |
| 513108909 | biological hazards | result from interactions among organisms infectious diseases | 5 | |
| 513108910 | cultural hazards | result from our place of residence, economic status, occupation and behavioral choices ex: smoking, crime | 6 | |
| 513108911 | most common causes of death | infectious diseases cardiovascular diseases cancer respiratory or digestive diseases | 7 | |
| 513108912 | toxicology | examines the effects of poisonous chemicals on humans and other organisms | 8 | |
| 513108913 | toxicity | degree of harm a chemical substance can inflict | 9 | |
| 513108914 | toxicant | toxic substance | 10 | |
| 513108915 | environmental toxicology | deals specifically with toxic substances that come from or are discharged into the environment | 11 | |
| 513108916 | leading indoor hazards | smoking cigarettes and radon | 12 | |
| 513108917 | lead poisoning may cause | damage to kidney brain liver and stomach as well as neurological abnormalities and even death | 13 | |
| 513108918 | toxins | toxic chemicals manufactured in the tissues of living organisms ex: chemicals that plants use to defend themselves | 14 | |
| 513108919 | silent spring | Rachel Carson warned about the use of using pesticides (DDT) | 15 | |
| 513108920 | carcinogens | best known substances or types of radiation that cause cancer mostly generated by cigarette smoke | 16 | |
| 513108921 | mutagens | substances that cause genetic mutations in the DNA of organisms | 17 | |
| 513108922 | teratogens | cause damage to the unborn | 18 | |
| 513108923 | neurotoxins | chemicals that assault the nervous system | 19 | |
| 513108924 | allergens | overactivate the immune system causing an immune response when one is not necessary | 20 | |
| 513108925 | pathways inhibitors | interrupt vital biochemical processes in organisms by blocking one or more steps in important biochemical pathways | 21 | |
| 513108926 | endocrine disruptors | substances that interfere with the endocrine system | 22 | |
| 513108927 | first barriers against toxic chemicals | skin scales feathers and fur | 23 | |
| 513108928 | biochemical pathways used to destroy harmful chemicals | enzymes or make them water soluble | 24 | |
| 513108929 | acute exposure | high exposure for short periods of time | 25 | |
| 513108930 | chronic exposure | low exposure for long periods of time | 26 | |
| 513108931 | global atmospheric circulations | moves chemicals towards the north contaminating polar bears and other arctic animals | 27 | |
| 513108932 | bioaccumulation | animals tissues have greater concentration of the substance than exists in the surrounding environment | 28 | |
| 513108933 | biomagnification | magnification of toxic substances as a result of consuming other organisms also affected | 29 | |
| 513108934 | epidemiological studies | large scale comparisons among groups of people usually contrasting people who are know to have been exposed and others who have not | 30 | |
| 513108935 | dose response analysis | measures the strength of its effects or the number of organisms affected at different doses | 31 | |
| 513108936 | dose | amount of substance the test animal receives | 32 | |
| 513108937 | response | type or magnitude of negative effects | 33 | |
| 513108938 | lethal dose LD | amount of the substance it takes to kill half the population of study animals used High LD - low toxicity Low LD - high toxicity | 34 | |
| 513108939 | Effective dose | 50% of population of test animals is affected in some way | 35 | |
| 513108940 | threshold dose | responses occur only above a certain dose | 36 | |
| 513108941 | synergestic effects | effects that are greater than the simple sum of its parts | 37 | |
| 513108942 | risk assessment | quantitative measurement of risk and the comparison of risks involved in different activities or substances | 38 | |
| 513108943 | risk management | decisions and strategies to minimize risk | 39 | |
| 513108944 | Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) | EPA monitor 83000 industrial chemicals manufactured or imported to the us | 40 | |
| 513108945 | REACH | Europe shifts burden of proof for safety of chemicals from gov to industry and all substances must be registered with an agency | 41 | |
| 513108946 | POPs | toxic chemicals that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate, biomagnify and travel long distances | 42 |
