Endocrine toxicology Quiz 1 Cheat Sheet by okaystudent

BPA	Lead
Dioxin	Arsenic
Atrazine	Mercury
Phthalates	Perflu­ori­nated chemicals
Perchl­orate	Organo­pho­sphate pesticides
Fire retardants	Glycol Ethers

Defore­station

Water pollution including ground aquifers

loss of oxygen­ation

resource depletion

more CO2 in air

Sulfur dioxide gets released into atmosphere

Acid rain = sulfur dioxide

Acid rain is Sulfur dioxide + nitric oxide
When the emissions travel long distances secondary pollutants form	Nitrogen dioxide, nitric acid, acid vapor, sulfuric acid, sulfate, nitrate salts

large part is ground­-level ozone. (TOXIC)

Ozone = nitrogen oxides and hydroc­arbons react with oxygen. Catalyzed by sunlight.

Open cast mining leaves TONS of reject minerals

Rain washes away toxic chromium

50 Year Lifespan

85% of Sukinda Valley population suffers from “pollution induced” diseases

Skin cancers occurred in Hinkley, California

Chromium and Uranium mines not cleaned up
People not notified of radiation	Some people live less than quarter mile

Not used in USA but USA still exports it
Most pesticides kill more than just pests
How does DDT affect birds?	birds metabolize DDT to DTE. They lay soft shell eggs

Leads to water pollution.

Chemicals washed into bodies of water

Easy to find and control	& can be Reduced and Monitored
Factories
Sewage system
Power plans
Underg­round coal mines
oil wells

Hard to find. Cannot control

Rain and Snow move through the ground and pick up pollutants

Runoff of fertilizer from farm

Storm water drainage from lawns, parking lots, streets