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Air Fresheners
What is a household product that works by deadening your nasal nerves endings so you can not smell?
100
You helped change the oil in the family car. What should you do with the used motor oil?
Take it to the nearest collection point of motor oil, and recycle
100
You painted your room with latex paint. What solvent will you clean your brushes?
Water
100
Name one household hazardous product that can be recycled?
Motor oil, automotive and household batteries, paint and paint thinner.
100
define Toxic
A substance that can cause injury, illness or death
200
Name the popular cosmetic that is mostly composed of organic solvents?
What is Nail polish or remover.
200
When is a product hazardous?
When its use or disposal poses a threat to your health or the environment.
200
What safe bathroom product can be used to clean and polish gold?
Toothpaste
200
How can you protect yourself when using a hazardous product that can be absorbed through the skin?
Wear glove and protective clothing
300
Why should you always be sure that the door to a house with an attached garage is closed and the garage door open when the car is running.
What is: To avoid breathing poisonous carbon monoxide fumes from the car's exhaust
300
Where does hazardous waste go when it is placed in the trash?
To the land fill in Lubbock
300
Name a safer alternative to using an aerosol can?
A pump spray bottle, spray gun, or paint brush
300
What would happen if you touched a product that was labeled "corrosive or caustic"
It would burn and destroy the skin
400
Name three words found on products labels that indicate a product is hazardous?
What is danger, poison, warning, caution, caustic, flammable, combustible, radioactive or explosives
400
Where do wastes and water go when flushed into the sanitary system?
To a local wastewater treatment facility
400
You need to buy some laundry soap and the label says "nontoxic". What is the federal regulatory definition of nontoxic.
None, nontoxic is an advertising word
400
What do the active ingredients in pesticides do?
repel or kill the pest
500
Your friend has spilt acid on them. What should you do?
Remove all clothing with acid on it and flood area with water for 15 minutes. Seek Medical Help
500
Why are empty aerosol cans still hazardous?
The can retain pressure. If heated or punctured, they can explode with great force.
500
Why are aerosol can sprays potentially harmful to your health?
You can breath the particles but if the particles are near a flame or spark they can explode.
500
You are babysitting and the child swallows a hazardous chemical. What do you do?
Call poison control, ER or trauma center