Multiple choice

What does the term ‘entox’ refer to?

  1. Study of effect of vehicular emissions on water bodies

  2. Study of effect of harmful chemicals on living organisms

  3. Study of chemical fertilizers and pesticides

  4. Study of effect of human activities on ecology

  5. none of the above
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Explanation

Environmental toxicology, also known as entox, is a multidisciplinary field of science concerned with the study of the harmful effects of various chemical, biological and physical agents on living organisms. It is a young field that has developed rapidly over the past 40 years. Environmental toxicology involves the studying of sources, pathways, transformations, and effects of chemicals that are harmful in the environment.

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