Across
- 2. The amount of a substance an organism is exposed to.
- 5. A mineral that forms long thin microscopic fibers. It was once widely used for insulation.
- 8. The relationship between the different doses and the responses they generate is the dose-_________ relationship.
- 10. The probability of a hazard causing a harmful response.
- 12. Occurs when a toxin enters the food chain, and organism after organism ingests that toxin from its prey.
- 13. Environmental ___________ is the study of how environmental factors affect human health and our quality of life.
- 14. The study of how poisonous substances affect an organism's health.
Down
- 1. A risk _______________ is the process of measuring a risk.
- 3. Factors that threaten or are harmful to human health.
- 4. A hazard that causes cancer.
- 6. The study of disease in human populations.
- 7. A hazard that harms embryos and fetuses.
- 9. A(n) __________ disease is a disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time.
- 11. These disease-causing agents infect humans and make us sick.