The air freshener we put in our cars or at home may smell sweet but they could be doing us more harm than we realise. Six commonly used household air freshener products found at supermarkets and shops nationwide were tested by a consumer group for four dangerous chemicals – toluene, benzene, formaldehyde and phthalates. All were found to contain relatively high levels of at least one of these chemicals, with phthalates – which are endocrine disrupting substances (EDS) – found in four of the six
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Task Number: 081-831-0038 Task Title: TREAT A CASUALTY FOR A HEAT INJURY Conditions: A casualty is suffering from a heat injury. You must treat the casualty for a heat injury. All other more serious injuries have been assessed and treated. You will need water, a thermometer, intravenous (IV) administration set, ringer's lactate or sodium chloride, stethoscope, sphygmomanometer, and a DD Form 1380 (Field Medical Card (FMC)). You are not in a CBRNE environment. Standards: Provide the correct
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John Singer Sargent was known as a portrait painter. This American-born artist charmed the hearts of many in Europe as well as America. Painting for the Salon in Europe ad he also painted two American presidents. I believe his use of many different medias allows him to paint the exact picture that comes to mind. There are many different textures, lights, and other details that not all medias can express. He quickly became a star with his painting Madame X which was painted in 1884. This painting
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some can only be used in a specific studio. STUDIO AREAS IN VISUAL ART. (1) Graphics (2) Painting (3) Ceramic (4) Textile (5) Sculpture (6) Fashion. DRAWING AND PAINTING (materials) (a) Pencils 2b-10b (b) drawing board (c) sketch pad (d) charcoal (e) fixative (f) pastel, oil and chalk (g) brushes (hug and sable) (h) pallet (i) pallet knife (j) easel (k) canvas (l) poster colour/ water colour (m) acrylic paints (n) linseed oil. SCULPTURE TOOL (a) Caliper (b) adze,axe (c) chisel (d) spatula
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immigrated to the United States with his family when he was in an early age of four. Once Kahn displayed a drawing gift but his family could not afford to buy him art materials so he improvised burnt matches and twigs to sketch and draw. He values the charcoal quality so much that even after he becomes a famous architecture he still uses burnt matches. Kahn attended Philadephia’s Central High School and the Public Industrial Art School. During his final year of high schooling, he received a scholarship
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Some of the world’s greatest inventions came from China. Throughout history, emperors inspired the development of science and technology, and for centuries China led others into these areas. The world is forever in debt to China for its inventions and ideas. Some of the most important innovations were paper, gunpowder, and silk. The first important invention from China is paper. In Document 2, it shows how important paper was to China. Obviously writing on pure wood is a lot harder than writing
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Agroforestry in the drylands of eastern Africa: a call to action Bashir Jama and Abdi Zeila Agroforestry in the drylands of eastern Africa: a call to action Bashir Jama and Abdi Zeila World Agroforestry Centre LIMITED CIRCULATION Titles in the Working Paper Series aim to disseminate information on agroforestry research and practices and stimulate feedback from the scientific community. Other series from the World Agroforestry Centre are: Agroforestry Perspectives, Technical Manuals, and Occasional
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Brook Trout are amazing creatures with many needs that we can meet in an aquarium. For example, Brook Trout eggs need darkness to stay alive. We have a piece of cloth taped to the aquarium to block out the light. In addition, we do minimal checks on the eggs and do not take flash photography of them. Brook Trout need to be kept fairly cold, from around 50-55°F. We achieve this by setting the temperature on the computer on our chiller to 50-55°F. The chiller uses a sensor and a coil to cool the water
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Treatment depends on the severity of the overdose, what time you last took aspirin, and how much you took. Treatment often occurs in the hospital. Treatment may include: • Pumping your stomach. This removes the aspirin from your body. • Activated charcoal. This collects the aspirin in your stomach. • Fluids. These may be given by IV. • Laxatives. This helps remove the aspirin from your body. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS • Drink enough fluid to keep your urine clear or pale yellow. PREVENTION
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MUNICIPAL WASTE WATER Sources of municipal waste water 1. Domestic waste watera person uses about 60 gallons/day. 2. Industrial waste watercontain contaminant and must be treated before going to the treatment facility 3. Storm run-offNo problem with low to moderate flow. Tx plants cannot handle high flow, so they discharge the excess water to streams and oceans. This is called combined sewer outflow/overflow. Contaminants of Concern 1. Suspended solidscan kill bottom dwellers/organisms
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