4 - Pollutant Characteristics
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Practice Questions
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What is a pollutant?
💡 Hint: Think about substances that can harm air, water, or soil.
Name one exposure pathway.
💡 Hint: How can pollutants enter the body?
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What is the primary route for inhalation exposure to pollutants?
💡 Hint: What do you do every day that involves air?
True or False: Pollutants can only come from industrial sources.
💡 Hint: Think of everyday activities at home or outside.
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Given a scenario where a factory emits a new chemical pollutant into the air, analyze the potential health effects on nearby communities.
💡 Hint: What are the routes through which people near the factory come into contact with the pollutant?
Imagine a chemical spills in a river. Discuss the fate and processes it undergoes in the water and soil.
💡 Hint: Remember the environmental compartments and how pollutants behave in water versus soil.
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