Poison Ivy is a type of plant that gives you a rash and blistering to the skin. It grows in the forest and even in your own backyard. Poison Ivy, Sumac, and Oak all have the same rash-like substance, called Urushiol, a colorless, odorless, oil. These plants can be anywhere depending on the year and the season the leaves will change color. They will release this substance called Urushiol when they are bumped, torn, or brushed. When the oil is released, it will leave black spots or shiny black
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public health concern. Approximately 90% of all accidental or intentional poisonings are due to chemicals. Nearly 90% of these cases occur at home. The smallest children, infants and toddlers, are at the highest risk for accidental (acute) poisoning. In 2014, poison control centers received well over a million calls about poison exposures to children younger than age 6. (Ragab). Currently there are millions of natural and synthetic chemicals in our world. Approximately 3,000 of them are known to
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has no symptoms but has taken a potentially dangerous poison, you should also call a poison control center or go to the nearest emergency department for an evaluation. Poison is anything that kills or injures through its chemical actions. Most poisons are swallowed. But poisons can enter the body in other ways: By breathing , Through the skin, By IV injection, From exposure to radiation, or Venom from a snake bite. There are many different poison and there is a way for treating many of them. If you
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Assignment 3: Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists “Regulating the Regulators” Written By: Christine Roccasalvo Professor Holly Sprinkle Research & Writing ENG 215 Sunday, August 05, 2012 Statistical figures of the accidental deaths of minors due to negligence in supervision have soared; emergency departments have called such overdoses “accidental.” “Should minors take their mental health prescriptions without parental supervision; should these medications be left at their reach
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undergo extraction, there was high certainty that both therapeutic constituent and toxic constituents were present. Just like what Philippus Aureolus also known as Paracelsus once said “All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.”[1] Based on what Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus said, the researchers have the fervour to discern the toxicity profile of the aqueous extract of Euphorbia hirta Linn. (Tawa-tawa). This plant was
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Question 1 List and provide a brief discussion of the seven categories of toxic responses that a biological system may have. . There are seven categories of toxic responses: • Acute toxicity. This category is related to the immediate toxic responses that every biological system may have. This exposure of toxic substances for shorter duration and the diverse effect is high • Sub-chronic toxicity. This group results from exposure that is recurring numerous times. It is an ordinary human exposure
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poisonous plant mixed in with her food. * Which science area specialises in plants? botany * How many guests at the hotel specialise in botany? 12 The police think that the murderer would probably have left the day after giving Emma the poison. * How many scientists who specialise in botany left on 7th May? Save this query as Botanists. Create a report for the police to show this data. The police also found additional clues at the scene of the crime: There was a struggle
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What are some of the toxic substances that can escape from the electronic waste in the environment? What are the potential effects of these poisons on our health? Technology has grown at such a fast pace and is so evolutionary, that many changes have aroused within younger generation. In today’s society, everything relies on technology and electronics, that it has now become a necessity rather than a recreational leisure item. With electronic devices or products, we only see the physical part of
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such as peanut oil is very easy to be contaminated with aflatoxin, and the content of aflatoxin sometimes as high as 1000-10000ug/kg. So the SQUEEZE PEANUT OIL takes the oil to be refined to consume. Yellow aspergillus toxin belongs to the drama of poison, its toxicity is higher than potassium cyanide, is the most chemical carcinogens in currently found, carcinogenicity was 900 times of yellow butter, and 75 times than dimethyl nitrosamine induced hepatoma capacity. Aflatoxin can accumulate to a very
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Learning Team Reflection - Exide Technologies Business Law - Law 531 March 23, 2015 Instructor: Learning Team Reflection - Exide Technologies Exide Technologies in Vernon, California is an example of a company which failed to comply with government regulations requiring them to properly handle and dispose of toxic battery waste. This case also highlights the negligence in part by state officials regarding violations discovered over a period of almost two decades. These violations included
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