Pick a potentially harmful chemical not discussed in detail in this chapter and
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Question
Pick a potentially harmful chemical not discussed in detail in this chapter and use the library or Internet to evaluate
(a) what it is used for and how widely it is used,
(b) its potential harm,
(c) the scientific evidence for such claims, and
(d) solutions for dealing with this threat.
Pick a study area, such as your dorm or apartment building, your block, or your city. In this area, try to determine the level of presence of the chemical you are studying. You could do this by finding 4 or 5 examples of items or locations containing the chemical and then estimating the total amount based on your sample.
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Explanation / Answer
Arsenic
A. Certain foods contain organic and inorganic arsenic. Apple and grape juice and rice and rice products contain both types of Arsenic. These foods are contaminated by both naturally occurring arsenic and arsenic-containing pesticides that leach into the groundwater where it is grown.
B. Potentially harm : Arsenic is a known carcinogen which has been associated particularly to skin, bladder, kidney, and lung cancers.
C. Scientid evidence icludes various studies done on different animals to prove the arsenic poisoning.
D. How to prevent
Consume less amount of these juices
parents should limit the amount of infant rice cereal to no more than one serving a day.
you can reducethe exposure to inorganic arsenic by rinsing rice thoroughly before cooking and using a ratio of six cups water to one cup rice for cooking, and draining excess water.