9 - Health Risk Assessment
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Practice Questions
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What are the three main exposure pathways through which hazardous materials can enter the human body?
💡 Hint: Think of how we come in contact with air, food, and skin directly.
What does LD50 mean?
💡 Hint: Consider the term 'lethal dose' in terms of toxicity.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main concern of health risk assessment?
💡 Hint: Think about the term 'risk assessment.'
True or False: Ingestion is one of the exposure pathways for hazardous materials.
💡 Hint: Consider how food and drinks can contribute to exposure.
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Challenge Problems
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A factory discharges a toxic chemical into a river. Describe the possible environmental pathways that the chemical might travel and the potential health risks it may pose to nearby residents.
💡 Hint: Consider all possible routes in the river ecosystem and the populations living nearby.
Evaluate how a change in exposure level of a hazardous chemical could affect the health risk assessment for a population within a community.
💡 Hint: Think about how regulatory bodies respond to increased risks.
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