Asbestos Health Hazards
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What is the definition of septage?

  • Waste from vessels, offshore structures, and other receptacles
  • Sludge produced on individual onsite wastewater disposal systems (correct)
  • Water-borne human or animal wastes
  • Sewage removed from residences, buildings, and institutions

Which of the following is included in the definition of sewerage?

  • Groundwater, surface water, and storm water
  • Water-borne human or animal wastes
  • Oil or oil wastes removed from residences and buildings
  • Pipelines, ditches, channels, or conduits (correct)

What does sewage exclude?

  • Water-borne human or animal wastes
  • Waste from vessels and offshore structures (correct)
  • Groundwater, surface water, and storm water
  • Oil or oil wastes from residences and buildings

What serious health conditions can result from the inhalation of asbestos fibers?

<p>Asbestosis and cancer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does asbestos exposure most often occur?

<p>In the workplace (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the continued risks of asbestos exposure to the general public?

<p>Mesothelioma cancer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which respiratory symptom is not associated with asbestos exposure?

<p>Runny nose (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a known effect of asbestos exposure on the lungs?

<p>Respiratory complications (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a main use of ozone depleting substances?

<p>Refrigeration and air conditioning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) primarily composed of?

<p>Carbon and chlorine atoms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can people be exposed to cyanides?

<p>Breathing cyanide gas in a poorly ventilated space (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic odor associated with some cyanide compounds?

<p>Bitter almondlike (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Historically, where has hydrogen cyanide been used?

<p>As a chemical weapon (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What chemicals can generate cyanides?

<p>Cyanogens (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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