This is a dangerous, naturally occurring compound that has deadly effects on the human body, especially the respiratory system. Carbon monoxide is one of the deadliest poisons as it is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, and as such, it is very difficult to detect and becomes easy to become overexposed too. Upon excess inhalation a person will experience lightheadedness and vertigo, but can also damage the heart and nervous system until the person suffocates. Key Idea 5 Arsenic is a dangerous poison used often in rat poison.…
Ammonia has direct access to the circulatory system and it is able to reach the brain. Only a small amount can leak through the blood-brain barrier , but if the levels of NH3 in blood are very high, then more of it will enter. An excess of ammonia is toxic and causes neurological disorders and damages, leading to a condition called Encephalopathy. As listed in the case, possible symptoms are disorientation, lethargy, slurred speech, behavior change and also motor skills impairments such as Asterixis and hyperreflexia. Brain hyperammonemia initiates a series of reactions with major consequences: swelling of astrocytes (glial cells) with related communication problems between neurons, and disruption of cerebral metabolism and energy production.…
Stoughton Police Sgt. James Sander died early Tuesday morning while responding to a train derailment and chemical spill scene two miles north of Stoughton. The train derailment occurred late Monday night just after the intersection with County Highway DD, about 15 miles outside of Madison. Eight tankers carrying a harmful chemical tipped over and some began leaking. The cause of the derailment remains unknown.…
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Dioxins have diverse effects on the health conditions of an individual. Among the effects include skin rashes and discoloration, excessive hair in the body and liver damage. Excessive exposure to the substance can…
Water Contamination and Sulfide Mining Sulfide mining, also called hard rock mining, is used to extract and produce metals such as copper, nickel, and gold from rock containing sulfur deposits. These metals are used in products that are needed to support our everyday lives. Unfortunately, sulfide mining can produce a toxic side product that can pollute water sources. This side product is known as Acid Mine Drainage.…
Nitric oxide itself cant be put into a supplement. "It's a colorless, odorless gas that has a half life of milliseconds," says Rippe. our bodies make it, and for good health, that process needs to work effectively What It Does Nitric oxide relaxes the inner lining of the arteries, the endothelium," says Rippe, " And that's really important for people who have heart disease" When people who have angina (constricted arteries) are suddenly struck with debilitating chest pain, prescription ni glycerin pills, taken under the tongue, bring relief by triggering the production of nitric oxide, which relaxes and dilates arteries. This enables more blood to reach the heart, and the chest pain subsides.…
Methanol is currently produced by breaking down natural gas at high temperatures into hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide. This process is expensive and takes a lot of energy. Theses processes are known as 'steam reforming' and 'methanol synthesis' and are very bad for the environment. But researchers at Cardiff Catalysis Institute have discovered they can produce methanol from methane through simple chemical reaction that allows methanol to produce at low temperatures using oxygen and hydrogen peroxide. They found that this new method is cleaner and less expensive than the old…
1st Hypothesis: If sodium continues to be utilized for melting frozen dihydrogen monoxide then it will run off into fresh water supplies and contaminate it. 2nd Hypothesis: If we keep using salt to melt our snow then the salt will errode our ramps, cars, destroy our tracks, and buildings. Logic:…
Have you ever taken time to read the ingredients in one of the foods you buy at the supermarket? Even if you have, do you understand what all those ingredients are? Ingredient labels are required to list everything included in the food, seasonings, and sauces. If you are trying to clean up your diet and eat better, you need to take the time to look for sneaky ingredients that are not good for you.…
Xenon’s non-toxicity does not mean that it is a safe chemical. “Inhalation in excessive concentrations can result in dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness, and death” (“Xenon - Xe”). Xenon “is classified as a simple asphyxiant” (“Xenon – Xe”), so the cause of death is mostly due to asphyxiation (suffocation). Xenon “is not considered a carcinogen (cause of cancer) (“Xenon – Xe”).…
She is known as one of the greatest female, top selling poets in American History, Mary Oliver wrote the poem “oxygen”, which was released in her collection as one of the forty-three poems written in her book Thirst. Written during a time she was going through the loss of a loved one, Mary writes “Oxygen” to express her gratitude toward her relationship. The poem is short and simple, yet is deep as it uses the idea of oxygen to represent love and life. “Oxygen” is written about two people, one of whom is ill and living on a breathing machine. The other person is explaining the importance of their love for the ill person and describing the need of love, to the need for oxygen.…
Question How does distilled water, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, stabilized, at 3% concentration as a dilute solution), and rubbing alcohol (70% isopropyl alcohol) affect leaves detached from their trees? Hypothesis If I submerge leaves in distilled water, then the leaves will become wet and softer (relative to their original state), because that is what happens to detached leaves after it rains.…
Methane is a gas which is made up of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. It is the same natural gas that is fractured, also known as fracking, to heat some people’s homes. It, non-intervened with by humans, exists naturally in the atmosphere along with various other gases. As the second gas that has the potential to be released by the permafrost it is the more damaging of the two. Unlike Carbon dioxide which only has two hydrogen bonds, methane has four.…
Almost all chemical reactions involve a loss or gain of heat. This change in heat is called enthalpy. The goal of this experiment is to calculate enthalpy for three different reactions. To calculate the enthalpy of a reaction, a calorimeter is used to measure the change in heat energy from mixing different substances. The change of temperature is found by comparing the change in temperature of the system to the temperature of the surroundings.…