TERMS IN TOXICOLOGY

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hazard: a potential harm

risk: probability that the hazard will be realized

environmental health hazard: a substance or agent that has the ability to cause some type of
adverse health effect from minor damage to serious illness to death.

1. chemical hazards

2. physical hazards (e.g., microwaves, UV rays, x-rays, radon)

3. biological hazards (e.g., pathogens)

4. cultural hazards