Environmental Science /AP Environmental Science Exam Review Flashcards Part 5
AP Environmental Science Exam Review Flashcards Part 5
This deck covers key concepts and terms related to environmental science, including pollutants, hazardous substances, and waste management.
LD-50
the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a test population
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Definition
LD-50
the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a test population
"Snow White Syndrome"
production of visually appealing products for consumers through pesticides/fertilizers
Biomagnification
buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain
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Bioaccumulation
the build up of a substance as it passes through a food chain
Rachel Carson
author of Silent Spring; helped influence environmental awareness and banning of DDT
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Food Irradiation
the treatment of foods with gamma radiation kill potentially harmful pathogens and increase shelf life
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
LD-50 | the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a test population |
"Snow White Syndrome" | production of visually appealing products for consumers through pesticides/fertilizers |
Biomagnification | buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain |
Bioaccumulation | the build up of a substance as it passes through a food chain |
Rachel Carson | author of Silent Spring; helped influence environmental awareness and banning of DDT |
Food Irradiation | the treatment of foods with gamma radiation kill potentially harmful pathogens and increase shelf life |
Bacillus thuringensis | a biological insecticide |
Carcinogen | any substance that produces cancer |
Mutagen | physical or chemical agent that causes mutations |
Teratogen | any factor that can cause a birth defect |
Endocrine Disruptor | acts as hormones and disrupts the reproductive process |
Radon | a radioactive gaseous element |
Cultural Hazard | smoking, unsafe working conditions, poor diet, drugs, drinking, driving, criminal assault, unsafe sex, and poverty |
Physical Hazard | the use, condition, or occupancy of an area or object |
Biological Hazard | any living organism or waste of living organism that contributes to disease |
Brownfields | abandoned polluted industrial sites in central cities |
Fly Ash | a waste product produced by the burning of coal |
Closed Loop Recycling | recycling of a product into the same product |
Open Loop Recycling | recycling products are reused to form new products |
Love Canal | toxic waste site in New York filled with drums of waste that leaked. |
Leachate | a liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste in a landfill |
Orphan Sites | sites abandoned with hazardous waste in them |
Bottom Ash | the unburned and unburnable matter left after waste has gone through combustion |
Superfund | a fund created by Congress in 1980 to clean up hazardous waste sites |
Municipal Solid Waste | waste produced by households and businesses |