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Environmental Health
How we live in the world
Term | Definition |
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Slope | The increase in toxic response for given increase in dose |
Nuclear Fission | The splitting of the nucleus of an atom, with the release of energy |
Organic Chemical | Any of a large group chemicals that includes most carbon-containing chemicals |
Radiation | Energy that is radiated from a source as particles or as waves |
Mutation | A change to the DNA of a cell |
Hazard | A factor that causes harm or may cause harm |
Exposure | Contact of an environmental toxicant with the human envelop |
Cilia | Tiny finger-like protrusions of the cells that line the trachea and bronchi |
Carcinogen | A substance that increase the risk of cancer |
Bacteria | Single-celled microorganism's, smaller than protozoa and containing DNA but no true nucleus. |