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What are the characteristic features of Methyl Mercury?
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?
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?
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?
What is the mechanism of formation of methyl mercury in the food chain?
What is the incremental increase in concentration of contaminants at each level of the food chain known as?
What is the incremental increase in concentration of contaminants at each level of the food chain known as?
What is the primary route of human exposure to heavy metals like mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium?
What is the primary route of human exposure to heavy metals like mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium?
What is the process by which there is an incremental increase in the concentration of a contaminant at each level of the food chain?
What is the process by which there is an incremental increase in the concentration of a contaminant at each level of the food chain?
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Methyl Mercury?
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Methyl Mercury?
What are the regulated metals in addition to mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium?
What are the regulated metals in addition to mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium?
What are the sources of heavy metal emission into the environment as mentioned in the text?
What are the sources of heavy metal emission into the environment as mentioned in the text?
