Which of the Following Statements About the Contamination of Drinking

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the contamination of drinking water with medications is accurate?

• A)The EPA believes that current contamination levels of medication in drinking water are not harmful to humans but may harm fish and aquatic organisms.
• B)Human excretion of medications accounts for 90 percent of the content in the water supply.
• C)The drinking water of up to 80 percent of Americans is contaminated with trace amounts of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
• D)The EPA believes there will be no actionable way to remove medications from the water supply.

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Definitions:

Haloform Reaction

A chemical reaction where a haloform is produced by the halogenation of methyl ketones in the presence of base.

2-Pentanone

An organic compound with the formula C5H10O, a ketone with a five-carbon chain, with the carbonyl group at the second carbon.

Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky Reaction

A chemical reaction used for the halogenation of carboxylic acids at the α position.

α-Bromination

The substitution reaction where a hydrogen atom adjacent to a carbonyl group in a molecule is replaced by a bromine atom.