Environmental Contaminants in Food

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Across
  1. 1. The creation of antibiotics creates concern about ______ bacteria
  2. 5. Synthetic estrogen that can disrupt hormone system
  3. 6. Pollutants are Long-Lived, Soluble in fats, Biologically active, and ___
  4. 9. lead exposure leads to ______ damage
  5. 13. how pollutants enter a food chain
  6. 15. promote growth/treat disease in animals
  7. 18. Rachel Carson book on synthetic pesticides
  8. 19. found in fried foods, carcinogenic
Down
  1. 2. how much biomagnification increases at each level
  2. 3. made from trash burning incinerators, bottom-feeding fish contain it
  3. 4. how pollutants concentrate as they move from one level to the next
  4. 7. substance to prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any pest
  5. 8. Deteriorates neurons, exposure during pregnancy called Minamata disease
  6. 10. Abbreviation for pollutant found in plastic food & beverage packages
  7. 11. No level of this in the body is normal
  8. 12. synthetic pesticide banned
  9. 14. found in cable insulation, electrical equipment, and thermal insulation material
  10. 16. PCBs do not ___ quickly, residue found in fish
  11. 17. She discovered lead poisoning when researching earth’s age