GCH 300 – Global and Community Health, Chapter 14
Summary (George Mason University)
absorption field - correct answer ✔✔the element of a septic system in which the liquid portion
of waste is distributed
air pollution - correct answer ✔✔contamination of the air that interferes with the comfort,
safety, and health of living organisms
Air Quality Index - correct answer ✔✔an index that indicates the level of pollution in the air and
the associated health risk
American Red Cross - correct answer ✔✔a nonprofit, humanitarian organization led by
volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter that provides relief to victims of disasters
Aquifers - correct answer ✔✔Porous, water-saturated layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock that can
yield an economically significant amount of water.
Asbestos - correct answer ✔✔a naturally occurring mineral fiber identified as a Class A
carcinogen by the EPA
bias and hate crimes - correct answer ✔✔A criminal offense against a person or property
motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual
orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity
biogenic pollutants - correct answer ✔✔airborne biological organisms or their particles or gases
or other toxic materials that can produce illness
, Brownfield - correct answer ✔✔property where reuse is complicated by the presence of
hazardous substances from prior use
Carcinogen - correct answer ✔✔Agent, usually chemical, that causes cancer
carrying capacity - correct answer ✔✔The maximum population of a particular species that a
given habitat can support over a given period of time
Clean Air Act - correct answer ✔✔The federal law that provides the government with authority
to address interstate air pollution
Clean Water Act - correct answer ✔✔The federal law aimed at ensuring that all rivers are
swimmable and fishable and that limits the discharge of pollutants in the US waters to zero
Combustion - correct answer ✔✔The burning of solid wastes
combustion by-products - correct answer ✔✔gases and particulates generated by burning
complex disaster - correct answer ✔✔a natural disaster that further escalates an ongoing crisis
or causes a technological disaster resulting in communities being affected by the consequences
of a combination of natural and human-made hazards
Composting - correct answer ✔✔the natural, aerobic biodegradation of organic plant and
animal matter to compost
Comprehensive Environmental Response - correct answer ✔✔The federal law (known as the
Superfund) created to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites
Summary (George Mason University)
absorption field - correct answer ✔✔the element of a septic system in which the liquid portion
of waste is distributed
air pollution - correct answer ✔✔contamination of the air that interferes with the comfort,
safety, and health of living organisms
Air Quality Index - correct answer ✔✔an index that indicates the level of pollution in the air and
the associated health risk
American Red Cross - correct answer ✔✔a nonprofit, humanitarian organization led by
volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter that provides relief to victims of disasters
Aquifers - correct answer ✔✔Porous, water-saturated layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock that can
yield an economically significant amount of water.
Asbestos - correct answer ✔✔a naturally occurring mineral fiber identified as a Class A
carcinogen by the EPA
bias and hate crimes - correct answer ✔✔A criminal offense against a person or property
motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual
orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity
biogenic pollutants - correct answer ✔✔airborne biological organisms or their particles or gases
or other toxic materials that can produce illness
, Brownfield - correct answer ✔✔property where reuse is complicated by the presence of
hazardous substances from prior use
Carcinogen - correct answer ✔✔Agent, usually chemical, that causes cancer
carrying capacity - correct answer ✔✔The maximum population of a particular species that a
given habitat can support over a given period of time
Clean Air Act - correct answer ✔✔The federal law that provides the government with authority
to address interstate air pollution
Clean Water Act - correct answer ✔✔The federal law aimed at ensuring that all rivers are
swimmable and fishable and that limits the discharge of pollutants in the US waters to zero
Combustion - correct answer ✔✔The burning of solid wastes
combustion by-products - correct answer ✔✔gases and particulates generated by burning
complex disaster - correct answer ✔✔a natural disaster that further escalates an ongoing crisis
or causes a technological disaster resulting in communities being affected by the consequences
of a combination of natural and human-made hazards
Composting - correct answer ✔✔the natural, aerobic biodegradation of organic plant and
animal matter to compost
Comprehensive Environmental Response - correct answer ✔✔The federal law (known as the
Superfund) created to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites
