Environmental Health Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. Effects an organism shows as a result of exposure.
  2. 10. Hazard that is harmful artificial and natural chemicals in the environment.
  3. 11. Hazard that are spread by viruses, bacteria, and other organisms.
  4. 14. Pathogen that causes cholera.
  5. 16. A powerful storm that forms over the ocean and brings heavy rain when it reaches land.
  6. 22. chemical that affects the nervous system.
  7. 23. Colorless and odorless gas that is difficult to detect.
  8. 24. Disease that is increasing rapidly or spreading around the world.
  9. 26. Storms that produce both lightning and thunder.
  10. 28. Opening in earth’s crust in which lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
  11. 29. Abbreviation for the organization that responds to emerging diseases around the globe.
  12. 30. The study of disease in human population.
  13. 33. The process of measuring a risk.
  14. 35. Abbreviation for national response team for diseases inside the United States.
  15. 36. Large Ocean wave when an earthquake occurs at the bottom of the ocean.
  16. 38. The amount of a substance an organism is exposed to.
  17. 39. An example of a chemical hazard that is NOT a pollutant.
  18. 40. The process of organisms building up large concentrations of toxic substances in their bodies.
  19. 42. Disease causing agents.
  20. 43. Chemical that over-activate the immune system.
  21. 44. An example of the pathogen for COVID-19.
  22. 45. Matter or energy that causes negatives effects on people, wildlife, or the environment
  23. 46. The probability that a hazard will cause harm.
  24. 48. A mass of snow sliding down a slope.
  25. 49. The relationship between the different doses and the responses they generate.
Down
  1. 1. Chemical that causes genetic mutations in the DNA.
  2. 2. Occurs when rock and soil slide down a slope.
  3. 3. The study of how environmental factors affect human health and quality of life.
  4. 4. Hazard that involves natural disasters.
  5. 5. Example of a disease that is a result of contaminated food and water.
  6. 6. Colorless, odorless, highly toxic gas.
  7. 7. Hazard in which lifestyle choices endanger health.
  8. 8. Mineral that forms long thin microscopic fibers.
  9. 9. Chemicals that over-activate the immune system.
  10. 12. Carbon containing particles that is released in plastics perfumes and pesticides.
  11. 13. Occurs near active plate boundaries and triggers landslides and tsunamis.
  12. 15. Disease caused by pathogens.
  13. 17. Indoor health hazard that are found in old paints or pipes.
  14. 18. The measure of how harmful a substance is.
  15. 19. The study of how poisonous substances affect an organism’s health.
  16. 20. An Example of a vector.
  17. 21. The increased concentration of toxic substances with each step in the food chain
  18. 25. An Example of a social hazard that is a lifestyle choice.
  19. 27. Windstorm in which a funnel of rotating air drops down from the storm cloud and touches.
  20. 31. An outbreak that becomes widespread
  21. 32. Factors that threated or are harmful to human health.
  22. 34. Chemicals that interfere with the endocrine system.
  23. 36. Chemical that harms the development of embryos and fetuses.
  24. 37. An Example of an emerging disease that is spread by mosquitos.
  25. 41. Cancer causing chemicals
  26. 47. Disease carrying organisms