2.2 - Environmental Compartments
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Practice Questions
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Name the four main environmental compartments.
💡 Hint: Think about what encompasses our environment.
What does the term 'exposure pathway' refer to?
💡 Hint: Consider how substances might harm us.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which of the following is NOT an environmental compartment?
💡 Hint: Consider natural elements of the environment.
True or False: All pollutants in sediment will always stay there and never enter the water.
💡 Hint: Think about the interaction between water and sediment.
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Challenge Problems
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Explain how a pollutant released from an industrial site might travel through different environmental compartments before reaching a human receptor.
💡 Hint: Think about the sequence of events from source to receptor.
Describe how groundwater interacts with surface water and the significance of this relationship in pollution management.
💡 Hint: Consider the flow of water between different environmental compartments.
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