Human Health

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Across
  1. 1. Industrial compounds once used in paints and plastics that harm wildlife.
  2. 3. Weed killer commonly linked to hormone disruption in frogs.
  3. 9. Disease-causing organism such as bacteria or viruses.
  4. 10. Highly toxic form of a heavy metal that builds up in food chains.
  5. 11. Natural element in groundwater linked to cancer risks.
  6. 13. Lowest exposure level where harmful effects begin.
  7. 17. Respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus outbreak in the early 2000s.
  8. 19. Virus associated with birth defects and mosquito bites.
  9. 21. Combined effect of substances producing greater harm together.
  10. 22. Toxic substance once commonly used in household paint.
  11. 25. Waterborne bacterial disease causing vomiting and diarrhea.
  12. 26. Chemicals that easily evaporate from household products into the air.
  13. 27. Long-lasting insect killer once widely used in farming.
  14. 28. Amount of a substance that causes a nonfatal effect in half of a population.
  15. 30. Disease caused by contaminated food or water leading to severe dehydration.
  16. 32. Monoxide Colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete burning of fuel.
  17. 33. Range of environmental conditions an organism can survive in.
  18. 36. Study Long-term experiment tracking effects over time.
  19. 37. Ways harmful substances enter the body.
  20. 39. Harmful sound levels that cause stress or hearing damage.
  21. 40. Metal contaminant associated with nerve damage and old pipes or paint.
  22. 41. Toxic metal converted by bacteria into a dangerous form in water.
  23. 42. Fibrous insulation material linked to lung disease.
Down
  1. 1. Chemicals often used in plastics and cosmetics that may disrupt hormones.
  2. 2. Environmental range where organisms survive but struggle.
  3. 4. Ozone Gas in lower atmosphere that worsens breathing problems.
  4. 5. Study Short-term experiment measuring immediate effects of exposure.
  5. 6. Response Curve Graph showing how organisms react to increasing chemical exposure.
  6. 7. Environmental range where organisms grow and reproduce best.
  7. 8. Tiny particles in air that can damage lungs.
  8. 10. Severe respiratory disease connected to the Arabian Peninsula.
  9. 12. Organism that carries and spreads disease-causing agents.
  10. 14. Bacterial illness historically known as the Black Death.
  11. 15. Chemical from rockets and fireworks that can contaminate water.
  12. 16. Cancer linked to inhaling old insulation fibers.
  13. 18. Mosquito-transmitted virus that can inflame the brain.
  14. 20. Ash Waste product from burning fossil fuels that may contain toxic metals.
  15. 22. Chemical amount that kills half of a tested population.
  16. 23. Substance that harms developing embryos or fetuses.
  17. 24. Environmental conditions where survival is impossible.
  18. 29. Toxic compounds often formed during waste burning.
  19. 31. Mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasitic protist.
  20. 34. Disruptors Chemicals that interfere with hormone systems in organisms.
  21. 35. Lung-targeting bacterial disease spread through respiratory droplets.
  22. 38. Radioactive gas that can seep into homes from underground rock.