Chemical Hazards in Food
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What are the characteristic features of Methyl Mercury?

  • Fat soluble and non-persistent
  • Water soluble and persistent
  • Fat soluble and persistent (correct)
  • Water soluble and non-persistent
  • How are heavy metals like mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium emitted into the environment?

  • Natural volcanic activities
  • Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides
  • Erosion of rock formations
  • Fuel combustion, incineration, industrial processes, occupation, industrial products, poor maintenance of toxic waste (correct)
  • How do humans primarily get exposed to heavy metals like mercury?

  • Exposure to contaminated soil
  • Direct contact with industrial products
  • Ingestion, inhalation, skin absorption (correct)
  • Exposure to contaminated water sources
  • What is the mechanism of formation of methyl mercury in the food chain?

    <p>Formation by anaerobic bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the incremental increase in concentration of contaminants at each level of the food chain known as?

    <p>Biomagnification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary route of human exposure to heavy metals like mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium?

    <p>Ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which there is an incremental increase in the concentration of a contaminant at each level of the food chain?

    <p>Biomagnification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Methyl Mercury?

    <p>Fat soluble and persistent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the regulated metals in addition to mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium?

    <p>Copper, tin, zinc, antimony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the sources of heavy metal emission into the environment as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Fuel combustion, incineration, industrial processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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