ETX 010 Exam Questions And Answers @ 2024
You are an oncologist, a doctor that treats people with cancer. You work in a clinic that
treats people who get sick on the job, presumably related to their occupations. Mr. Xin
comes to see you and after some careful investigations you discover Mr. Xin has lung
cancer. You ask him if about his life history with the hopes of revealing a cause of his
lung cancer. Choose the best question(s) to ask Mr. Xin based on what you know about
lung cancer risk factors.
Have you ever smoked or otherwise used tobacco?
Have you worked on remodeling older homes?
Have you worked in the basements of homes?
Have you worked in the chimneys of homes?
Have you worked in the garages of homes? - Answer Have you ever smoked or otherwise
used tobacco?
Have you worked on remodeling older homes?
Have you worked in the basements of homes?
Have you worked in the chimneys of homes?
The United States Environmental Protection Agency threshold for an acceptable level of
cancer risk over a lifetime is:
1 in 100
1 in 1000
1 in 10,000
1 in 100,000
1 in 1,000,000 - Answer 1 in 10,000
,Which company is the single biggest contributor to hot spots of toxic air pollution in the
USA?
BASF
The Dow Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company
Huntsman Corporation
Midwest - Answer The Dow Chemical Company
Why is the ProPublica analysis of excess cancer risk at
https://projects.propublica.org/toxmap/ likely underestimating cancer risk?
Because the industries studied funded the research
Because industrial sites worth less than $10,000 gross monthly earnings were excluded
Because some sources of carcinogens were excluded
Because the science characterizing the risk is incomplete
Because they didn't account for the children living near the facilities - Answer Because
some sources of carcinogens were excluded
Which of the following are properties of ethylene oxide? You can choose more than one.
Difficult to detect
Sterilizes materials that are difficult to sterilize
Biggest contributor to cancer among air pollutants
Causes cancer in multiple mammalian species
Targeted by US EPA recently - Answer Difficult to detect
Sterilizes materials that are difficult to sterilize
Causes cancer in multiple mammalian species
,Identify the best explanation for why the stretch of 80 or so miles from New Orleans to the
Baton Rouge area of Louisiana is called Cancer Alley.
There are about 150 oil refineries, plastics plants, and chemical facilities in Cancer Alley.
There are about 150 oil refineries, plastics plants, and chemical facilities in Cancer Alley
releasing toxics into the air that cause cancer.
There are about 150 oil refineries, plastics plants, and chemical facilities in Cancer Alley
releasing ethylene oxide into the air and that causes cancer.
Most of the census tracts with the highest cancer risk in the country are located in
Cancer Alley.
Most people in Cancer Alley get cancer, especially children. - Answer Most of the census
tracts with the highest cancer risk in the country are located in Cancer Alley.
Organic chemical production has risen dramatically due to the production of...
plastics
antibiotics
pesticides
fertilizer
weapons - Answer plastics
What are some major driving forces for the recent expansion and development of the
scientific basis and practice of toxicology?
Litigation, principally as a consequence of occupational-related illness
Increases in the number of new drugs and biologicals
Unrecognized or poorly documented product safety concerns, including drugs
Only a and b are reasons
, All of the above are reasons - Answer All of the above are reasons
The color of the dye that William Perkin developed was:
mauve
indigo
goldenrod
emerald - Answer mauve
Which of the following health outcomes were aniline dye factory workers most at risk for?
bladder cancer
stroke
kidney cancer
leukemia
liver cancer - Answer bladder cancer
BASF developed a method to synthesize what dye from aniline and what cloth is most
often produced from it?
mauve, silk
indigo, silk
indigo, denim
henna, denim
henna, silk - Answer indigo, denim
When was the first plastic produced?
You are an oncologist, a doctor that treats people with cancer. You work in a clinic that
treats people who get sick on the job, presumably related to their occupations. Mr. Xin
comes to see you and after some careful investigations you discover Mr. Xin has lung
cancer. You ask him if about his life history with the hopes of revealing a cause of his
lung cancer. Choose the best question(s) to ask Mr. Xin based on what you know about
lung cancer risk factors.
Have you ever smoked or otherwise used tobacco?
Have you worked on remodeling older homes?
Have you worked in the basements of homes?
Have you worked in the chimneys of homes?
Have you worked in the garages of homes? - Answer Have you ever smoked or otherwise
used tobacco?
Have you worked on remodeling older homes?
Have you worked in the basements of homes?
Have you worked in the chimneys of homes?
The United States Environmental Protection Agency threshold for an acceptable level of
cancer risk over a lifetime is:
1 in 100
1 in 1000
1 in 10,000
1 in 100,000
1 in 1,000,000 - Answer 1 in 10,000
,Which company is the single biggest contributor to hot spots of toxic air pollution in the
USA?
BASF
The Dow Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company
Huntsman Corporation
Midwest - Answer The Dow Chemical Company
Why is the ProPublica analysis of excess cancer risk at
https://projects.propublica.org/toxmap/ likely underestimating cancer risk?
Because the industries studied funded the research
Because industrial sites worth less than $10,000 gross monthly earnings were excluded
Because some sources of carcinogens were excluded
Because the science characterizing the risk is incomplete
Because they didn't account for the children living near the facilities - Answer Because
some sources of carcinogens were excluded
Which of the following are properties of ethylene oxide? You can choose more than one.
Difficult to detect
Sterilizes materials that are difficult to sterilize
Biggest contributor to cancer among air pollutants
Causes cancer in multiple mammalian species
Targeted by US EPA recently - Answer Difficult to detect
Sterilizes materials that are difficult to sterilize
Causes cancer in multiple mammalian species
,Identify the best explanation for why the stretch of 80 or so miles from New Orleans to the
Baton Rouge area of Louisiana is called Cancer Alley.
There are about 150 oil refineries, plastics plants, and chemical facilities in Cancer Alley.
There are about 150 oil refineries, plastics plants, and chemical facilities in Cancer Alley
releasing toxics into the air that cause cancer.
There are about 150 oil refineries, plastics plants, and chemical facilities in Cancer Alley
releasing ethylene oxide into the air and that causes cancer.
Most of the census tracts with the highest cancer risk in the country are located in
Cancer Alley.
Most people in Cancer Alley get cancer, especially children. - Answer Most of the census
tracts with the highest cancer risk in the country are located in Cancer Alley.
Organic chemical production has risen dramatically due to the production of...
plastics
antibiotics
pesticides
fertilizer
weapons - Answer plastics
What are some major driving forces for the recent expansion and development of the
scientific basis and practice of toxicology?
Litigation, principally as a consequence of occupational-related illness
Increases in the number of new drugs and biologicals
Unrecognized or poorly documented product safety concerns, including drugs
Only a and b are reasons
, All of the above are reasons - Answer All of the above are reasons
The color of the dye that William Perkin developed was:
mauve
indigo
goldenrod
emerald - Answer mauve
Which of the following health outcomes were aniline dye factory workers most at risk for?
bladder cancer
stroke
kidney cancer
leukemia
liver cancer - Answer bladder cancer
BASF developed a method to synthesize what dye from aniline and what cloth is most
often produced from it?
mauve, silk
indigo, silk
indigo, denim
henna, denim
henna, silk - Answer indigo, denim
When was the first plastic produced?
