Environmental Hazards
You have a 90% chance that this man-made toxin is in your body right now.
Plastics (BPA)
Substances of this toxicant type can cause cancer.
Carcinogens
Having a greater concentration of a chemical in your body than the surrounding environment.
Bioaccumulation
Total impact on the environment from our population is based on what formula?
I=PATS
What does TFR stand for?
Total Fertility Rate
BPA, BPF, and BPS are known as these types of chemicals.
Forever Chemicals
Chemicals that assault the nervous system are this type of toxicant.
Neurotoxins
A lethal dose to 50% of the population in the experiment is called this
LD50
Name one common method of contraception.
IUD, Hormone injections, BC Pill, Condom, etc.
If the Replacement Fertility Rate drops below this number, the birth rate decreases overall.
2.1
Name at least two of the Dirty Dozen Pollutants.
Aldrin, Chlordane, DDT, Dieldrin, Dioxins, Endrin, Furans, etc.
Of these three terms, which indicates a more threatening chemical-Caution, Danger, or Warning?
Danger
These two opposite words describe toxic effects on the body over a long period of time verses a short period of time.
Chronic verses Acute
Name two countries that will have a population collapse before 2100.
China, Spain, Greece, Portugal, etc.
Enviornmental factors set limits on our population growth, and this is known as what?
Carrying Capacity
Mercury poisoning is also known as this.
Mad Hatter Disease
In the study of Jeanette Williams, what types of chemicals were mixed that produced the toxic fumes leading to her demise?
Two strong cleaners (one acid/one base) clorox and rust remover
Dense human populations, and ease of mobility in populations spreads these types of hazards easily
Biological hazards, including infectious disease.
Compare the world population in 1650 verses the world population in 1850.
.5 to 1 Billion, took 200 years to double
Women gaining rights and political power often lead to a population increase or decrease?
Decrease
Name the four types of Environmental Hazards.
Physical, Chemical, Biological, Cultural
This type of hazard is a result of your lifestyle or where you live.
Cultural
An overactive immune system causing an immune response is this type of toxicant.
Allergen
During which deomographic transition does population growth occur?
Transitional stage (Industrialization)
This policy in China led to more male birthrates between the years 1989-2016.
1 Child Policy