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