Pollution - Heavy metals - Statistics

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  • The average score is 6 of 72
Answer Stats
Hint Answer % Correct
Cd Cadmium
91%
Fe Iron
91%
Pb Lead
91%
Hg Mercury
91%
Sn Tin
91%
SAY LEAD YAY LEAD YAY
45%
SAY CADMIUM YAY CADMIUM YAY
27%
SAY IRON YAY IRON YAY
27%
SAY MERCURY YAY MERCURY YAY
27%
SAY TIN YAY TIN YAY
27%
Pb sources Batteries
9%
Hg sources Batteries
9%
Hg sources Thermometers
9%
A fish eating bird has __x orginial 49 million
0%
Inorganic HgO Absorbed in gut
0%
Pb effects Absorbed through skin
0%
Organic methyl mercury Absorbed through skin and gut
0%
Methods Activated carbon filter
0%
For example (2) Alternative materials
0%
Sn sources Anti-fouling paint
0%
For example (2) Anti knock petrol additives
0%
Cd controls Bans
0%
Cd effects B+B
0%
SN effects B+B in shelfish
0%
Pb effects Brain damage
0%
Cd effects Brain damage
0%
SN effects Chemical waste landfill sites
0%
Hg sources Chlorine chemical plants using mercury electrodes
0%
Hg effects Crosses blood-brain barrier
0%
Hg effects Crosses placenta
0%
Fe effects Death of aerobic organisms
0%
Fe effects Deoxygenation
0%
Effect severity ... Depends on chemical form
0%
Hg controls Electronic thermometers
0%
SN effects Endocrine disruptor
0%
Pb sources Fishing weight
0%
Hg sources Fluroescent lights
0%
Cd sources Incineration
0%
Pb sources Industrial sources
0%
Pb effects Inhaled
0%
Methods Ion exchange
0%
Hg effects Liposoluble
0%
Cd effects Lipsoluble
0%
Pb effects Liver and kidney failure
0%
Cd effects Lung cancer
0%
For example (2) Masks, sprays
0%
Fe Controls Mesh screens precipitate iron oxide
0%
Hg effects Methyl mercury B+B
0%
Cd sources Mine drainage
0%
Hg effects Neurotoxin
0%
Cd sources Nickel-cadmium batteries
0%
Liquid Not easily absorbed
0%
Fe effects Oxidised in rivers
0%
Pb sources Paints
0%
Pb effects Paralysis
0%
Cd effects Paralysis
0%
For example (2) Phosphorous acid insolubale layer in pipes
0%
Pb sources Pipes
0%
Purpose Prevent marine growth on ships
0%
SN effects Prohibited
0%
Hg controls Removed from effluents
0%
UK piping ... Replaced in 20th century
0%
Hg controls Restrictions
0%
Cd controls Restrictions
0%
Methods Reverse osmosis
0%
Fe effects Sedimentation
0%
Pb sources Shotgun pellets
0%
Cd effects Skeletal collapse by bone decalcification
0%
Fe sources Spoil heap leachate
0%
Cd effects Synergy with Zinc
0%
Sn sources Toxic tributyl tin
0%
Pb controls Working practices
0%
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