PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. QUESTION 11 According to Chapter 10 in M

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PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

QUESTION 11 According to Chapter 10 in Merson, the largest environmental health burdens occur in low-and middle income countries with significant household-level risks True False
QUESTION 12 In the poorest developing countries with high mortality, unsafe water and indoor smoke are ranked as numbers three and _____ among leading risk factors for burden of disease
a. 10
b. 5
c. 8
d. 4
QUESTION 13 According to Chapter 10 in Merson, low-level environmental______ exposure in early childhood causes a deficit in neurocognitive development
a. Radon
b. Lead
c. Arsenic
d. None of the above
QUESTION 14 According to Chapter 10 in Merson, _________ appears to be the most widespread cancer hazard in drinking water in the world
a. Lead
b. Nitrates
c. Arsenic
d. None of the above
QUESTION 15 In 2006 WHO researchers estimated the global disease burden attributed to environmental factors at approximately
a. 18%
b. 24%
c. 32%
d. None of the above
QUESTION 16 When human waste is not removed completely from the household "environment" and isolated from drinking water supplies it can lead to outbreaks of
a. Malaria
b. Diarrhea
c. Measles
d. None of the above
QUESTION 17 The urbanized, high-income regions of the world, home to one-fifth of the world's population, contribute approximately what percentage of all greenhouse gas emissions?
a. 20%
b. 25%
c. 50%
d. 75%
e. None of the above
QUESTION 18 It is difficult to estimate the burden of disease attributable to environmental factors in part due to limited knowledge about disease etiology and the latency period between environmental exposures and health outcomes True False
QUESTION 19 In general, the low- and middle-income population are the most vulnerable to the health impacts of environmental degradation and change. True False
QUESTION 20 According to Merson, exposure is the amount of hazard actually encountered by humans in the course of their activities.
True False

Explanation / Answer

(11) True

(12) d

(13) b

(14) c

(15) -----------

(16) b

(17) d

(18) True

(19) True

(20) True

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