Across
- 1. the study of disease in human populations
- 3. a disease causing organism
- 4. the increased concentration of pollutants at each step up a food chain
- 5. a chemical that causes cancer
- 8. the effect on an organism of exposure to a pollutant or other hazardous substance
- 9. matter or energy that is harmful to the environment
- 11. a mineral that forms long, thin, microscopic fibers; used as an insulator against heat and sound
- 13. the study of how environmental factors affect human health and quality of life
- 17. the buildup of large concentrations of poisons in the body
- 18. a disease caused by a pathogen
Down
- 2. the effect on an organism at different levels of exposure to a pollutant or other hazardous substance
- 6. the probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
- 7. the study of how poisons affect an organism's health
- 8. the process of measuring risk
- 10. the level of exposure to a pollutant or other hazardous substance
- 12. a colorless, highly toxic radioactive gas
- 14. something that threatens or is harmful to human health
- 15. the degree to which a substance is harmful to an organism
- 16. disease carrying organisms
