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    queer figure” (Chen, 2011, p. 265). As being infected with HIV is what the bugchaser desires, it is important to pay detailed attention to the relationalities that are encompassed between the virus and its toxicity. As Mel Y. Chen (2011) argues, “Toxins – toxin figures […] have moved well beyond their specific range of biological attribution, leaking out of nominal and literal bounds while retaining their affective ties to vulnerability and repulsion” (p. 266). This suggests that toxicity has…

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    “drinkable”, well no, it isn't it so happens that it has 80 “regulated” contaminants and more unregulated toxins. Then, there's the fact that most water that we drink has arsenic, fluoride, chlorine these are toxins that are unhealthy. Now what may each of them mean well, arsenic is a toxin that causes cancer, fluoride is a pollutant a by-product of copper, iron and aluminum manufacturing, chlorine is a toxin that causes serious cell damage once in the body system. Secondly, for bottled water,…

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    Kidneys

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    Kidneys- The kidneys function to filter both toxins and additional not needed water. Kidneys have tons of nephrons which are tiny filters. A nephron is made up of two parts which are the glomerulus and the tubule. The glomerulus filters large molecules and blood cells from liquids and toxins. Then the filtered liquids and toxins go to the tubules. The tubule filters out more toxins missed from the glomerulus. It also gathers minerals and releases them back into the bloodstream. During the…

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    indoors or at work. The chemical toxins in cigarettes are what caused these bans to be put in place. However, e-cigarettes do not contain the harmful toxins found in cigarettes and therefore, are much safer…

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    fact, we are the 7th most air polluted city in the nation. Two main reasons why Utah air is so bad because of business and vehicle. Our trucks and cars are a major contributor to the air pollution because it is creating more carbon dioxide and other toxins that go up in the air. We can start taking public transportation like the tracks, buses and we can also carpool or even walking would help make all the difference. With that said, if we try to do those things more often it could reduce…

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    be pathogenic to humans. The most common are B. pertussis and B. parapertussis, and both cause whooping cough in people. They are distinguished by the toxins released during infection. B. Parapertussis releases toxins that appear to be a less severe form of pertussis and B. bronchiseptica may cause respiratory problems in humans…

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    when making the life or death decisions about getting a vaccination. In the book On Immunity the author explains how many anti-vaccination activists believe that getting a vaccine poses a greater risk then not getting one at all. Often there are toxins such as:…

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    Against Bottled Water

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    While bottled water is accessible, portable and 100% recyclable, it harms our environment and leaks toxins into our groundwater. In my honest opinion, tap water should be a more favored choice because it can be purified and put into non plastic bottles. In various parts of the passage “Goodbye, Bottled Water?” it explains how plastic water bottles take years to biodegrade, leaking toxic additives into the ground water. My main reason for being against bottled water is because it hurts our…

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    1.Hazardous waste technicians experiance working with high risks that can be life threating over time.These toxins can be very dangerous because they are presented in indoor and outdoor facilitys.The training for this job has to be done in order to not jeporizde their life or the enviroment either.Saftely gear for the job can require a full body wear for protection.Which contain eye gear, gloves and fully self-contained suit depending on the level of toxcitiy at the site.The use of monitoring…

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    It affects the skeletal muscle which is responsible for movement. The first signs of having contracted the toxin tetanospasmin is the lockjaw which causes spasms of the jaw, face, and neck muscles. This toxin hijacks the nervous system by binding to the inhibitory interneurons of the spinal cord and blocks the release of inhibitory neurotransmitters which prevents the release of the neurotransmitter that is…

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