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LEAD
I. Multiple Choice
1. How much lead intake can a child absorb?
a.)40% b.)50%
c.)60% d.)70%
2. Which of the following is NOT a bio-monitor?
a.)Coral b.)Human Tissue Material
c.)Trees d.)Spider web
3.What does IF stands for in heavy metal pollution?
a.)Interference Factor b.)Influence Factor
c.)Industrial Factor d.)Imaginary factor
4.When was leaded gasoline banned in the USA?
a.)1998 b.)2000
c.)2002 c.)2004
5.What is the latin name for Lead?
a.)Plombomb b.)Plumbum
c.)Plumbumb d.)Plombum
Multiple Choice
5. Bad ozone forms near ground level when air pollutants react chemically in the presence of
a. bacteria
b. catalyst
c. sunlight (/)
d. ultraviolet rays
Group 3
Group 4
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCs)
Multiple Choice:
1) One or more of the following elements is/are present in CFC compounds.
A. Chlorine
B. Carbon
C. Fluorine
D. All the above
2) This international agreement was created to phase out substances that depleted the ozone
layer.
A. Paris Agreement
B. Montreal Protocol
C. R.A 6969
D. R.A 8749
3) In what layer of the atmosphere are CFCs extremely stable, with estimated atmospheric
residence time of about a century?
A. Magnetosphere
B. Exosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Troposphere
4) In what layer of the atmosphere does CFCs breakdown and release Chlorine atoms?
A. Magnetosphere
B. Exosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Troposphere
A. Drowsiness
B. Slurred speech
C. Disorientation
D. All the above
True/False
1) During World War II CFCs were used to produce aerosols of insecticides. (TRUE)
2) One of the reasons the CFCs have been used so extensively and in such a wide variety of
applications is their high level of toxicity. (FALSE)
3) Stratospheric ozone is consumed by photolysis and by reaction with chlorine radicals.
(FALSE)
4) High energy ultra-violet radiation from the Sun is absorbed by stratospheric ozone.
(TRUE)
5) CFCs were banned globally by the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the
Ozone layer-1987 (and further amendments). (TRUE)
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VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs)
MULTIPLE CHOICE
3. Indoor Air Quality Total Hazard Ratio Indicator was based on the
comparison of the daily ____.
4. VOCS are key components both in polluted and remote regions of the
troposphere. (Answer: TRUE)
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Group 7
AMMONIA
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the third most abundant nitrogen containing compound and predominant gaseous
base in the atmosphere?
a. Ammonia
b. Ammonium sulfate
c. Ammonium hydroxide
d. Carbon
2. Chemically ammonia is nitrogen (N) and hydrogen (H) and has the chemical
formula NH3.
a. 80% nitrogen and 20% hydrogen
b. 79% nitrogen and 21% hydrogen
c. 82% nitrogen and 18% hydrogen
d. 70% nitrogen and 30% hydrogen
TRUE OR FALSE
1. Ammonia does not last very long in the environment because it is recycled naturally, nature
has many ways of incorporating and transforming ammonia. TRUE
2. Ammonia is an irritant and the solution and gas can cause burns of the skin, eyes, mouth,
and lungs. TRUE
3. Ammonia has been classified for carcinogenic effects by EPA, the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS), or the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
FALSE
4. There is no evidence that exposure to the levels of ammonia found in the environment
causes birth defects or other developmental effects. TRUE
5. Ammonia exists naturally in the air at levels between 6 and 7 parts in a billion parts of air
(ppb). FALSE
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BENZENE
Multiple Choice.
1.Exposure metrics derived by multiplying the JEM-score and duration (years) for each
employment period.
A.cumulative exposure
b.cumulative peak exposure
c.average exposure intensity
d.exposure duration
2.Exposure metrics derived by multiplying the STEL-score and duration (years) for each
employment period.
a.cumulative exposure
B.cumulative peak exposure
c.average exposure intensity
d.exposure duration
3.Exposure metrics were cumulative exposure is divided by exposure duration.
a.cumulative exposure
b.cumulative peak exposure
C.average exposure intensity
d.exposure duration
4.Is a cyclic hydrocarbon with a chemical formula C6H6 and part of the group of compounds
known as volatile organic compounds.
A.Benzene
b.Xylene
c.Toluene
d.None of the above.
5.Sources of exposure to benzene could be from
a.industrial processes
b.indoor residential air
c.food and water
D.All of these.
TRUE or FALSE
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1.Normal environmental concentrations of benzene are unlikely to damage animals or plants.
TRUE
2.The main uses of benzene are for the production of chemical substances such as dyes,
detergents, coatings, plastics, fibers, pesticides, adhesives, lubricants, dry cleaning agents and
in some types of rubber. TRUE
3.When heated or exposed to flame, benzene do not evaporate easily and is very flammable.
FALSE
4.There are 4 exposure metrics derived to reflect different characteristics of benzene
exposure.
5.Benzene as by-product from petroleum is useful in developing new products such
as polymer products. TRUE
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PARTICULATE MATTER
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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Group 12
CARBON DIOXIDE
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Group 13
ASBESTOS
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