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What is the role of local governments in environmental health according to the text?
What is the role of local governments in environmental health according to the text?
- Provide clean water and disposal of wastes (correct)
- Enforce global environmental regulations
- Conduct research on environmental hazards
- Set standards for exposure limits
Which of the following is NOT listed as an environmental hazard in the text?
Which of the following is NOT listed as an environmental hazard in the text?
- Mercury
- Carbon dioxide (correct)
- Radiation
- Lead
What is the major concern associated with the depletion of the earth’s ozone layer and accumulation of greenhouse gases?
What is the major concern associated with the depletion of the earth’s ozone layer and accumulation of greenhouse gases?
- Rise in sea levels
- Global warming (correct)
- Spread of infectious diseases
- Increased risk of cancer
What is the potential health effect of chronic exposure to x-radiation used in medicine and dentistry?
What is the potential health effect of chronic exposure to x-radiation used in medicine and dentistry?
Where did mercury cause neurological damage in workers, as mentioned in the text?
Where did mercury cause neurological damage in workers, as mentioned in the text?
What is the primary responsibility of local governments in environmental health according to the text?
What is the primary responsibility of local governments in environmental health according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT listed as an environmental hazard in the text?
Which of the following is NOT listed as an environmental hazard in the text?
What is the potential health effect of chronic exposure to radon gas, as mentioned in the text?
What is the potential health effect of chronic exposure to radon gas, as mentioned in the text?
What is the major concern associated with the accumulation of greenhouse gases, as mentioned in the text?
What is the major concern associated with the accumulation of greenhouse gases, as mentioned in the text?
Which government agency is responsible for researching, setting standards for exposure limits, monitoring, and enforcing environmental hazards in the United States?
Which government agency is responsible for researching, setting standards for exposure limits, monitoring, and enforcing environmental hazards in the United States?
Radiation exposure from x-rays used in medicine and dentistry has been proven to have no long-term health effects.
Radiation exposure from x-rays used in medicine and dentistry has been proven to have no long-term health effects.
The depletion of the earth's ozone layer and the accumulation of greenhouse gases are global environmental problems caused by world population growth.
The depletion of the earth's ozone layer and the accumulation of greenhouse gases are global environmental problems caused by world population growth.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for researching, setting standards for exposure limits, monitoring, and enforcing environmental hazards in the United States.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for researching, setting standards for exposure limits, monitoring, and enforcing environmental hazards in the United States.
Mercury emissions in Minamata, Japan, led to neurological damage in workers.
Mercury emissions in Minamata, Japan, led to neurological damage in workers.
The responsibility of local governments in environmental health is limited to providing clean water and waste disposal for individuals.
The responsibility of local governments in environmental health is limited to providing clean water and waste disposal for individuals.
