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- What is BPA? How might you get exposed to BPA?
- Name and describe each of the four major types of environmental hazards.
- Describe three reasons contagious diseases often claim more lives in developing nations than non-contagious disease.
- Differentiate between an LD50 and an ED50 response to toxicity. Explain why there is a response threshold to some toxins.
- Explain how scientists identify and assess risks.
- Thoroughly describe the “Precautionary Principle†policy. Do you agree with this policy? Explain.
- Using your own words, describe the three types of possible tectonic plate boundaries. Why do so many earthquakes and volcanos occur along the “ring of fire†circum-pacific belt?
- Thoroughly describe the rock cycle.
- What is a mineral? Why is it important that items that use minerals be recycled?
- Describe two types of mining. What are the effects of each on the environment?