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Dirty Dozen Chemical Scavenger Hunt
Columbus State University
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Cierra Goss
1. What is endocrine disruption and what can cause it? Endocrine Disruption is literally disruption of the endocrine system due to toxic chemicals that live in the tissues of various organisms. 2. List three (3) adverse effects of POPs in the human body.
- Endocrine Disruption
- Cancer
- Immune Response Suppression 3. What are flame retardants? List five (5) products on which flame retardants are applied or added to. Flame Retardants are known as the applied chemicals on materials that help prevent a fire from starting and/or the fire from spreading.
- Computers
- Carpets
- Transportation seats/seat covers
- Curtains 4. In which ways people are exposed to flame retardants and what can be done to reduce this exposure? Some ways people are exposed to flame retardants are by breathing them in, ingesting them, and absorbing them through the skin. Some things that can be done to reduce this exposure is maintaining low dust levels by either mopping or vacuuming, washing hands often, and not touching the face. 5. List three (3) potential health effects associated with the exposure to flame retardants.
- Thyroid Disruption
- Memory and Learning Problems
- Problems with the Immune System 6. From the list of “Dirty Dozen,” select two (2) chemicals that you have been exposed to and for each one, explain how you are/were/can be exposed to this substance. Please take a picture of this substance or the material that contains the chemical and upload it along with your Word document....
- DDT
- PCB
- For both DDT and PCB, I mostly come in contact or am exposed to these chemicals since my family always stocks up on meat and rarely will have fish. We would mostly have ground beef, hamburger patties, sausage, and steak. For fish, we mainly get shrimp, crab
legs and lobster tail. A great example, is when I have to take the tails of the shrimp and it usually takes me a minute to get this task done on its own so that’s a way for me to be exposed to these chemicals.
Ground Beef
Shrimp
7. Now that you have determined that you are exposed to these two (2) substances, I want you to tell me what could happen as a result of the exposure to this chemical. Being exposed to DDT can eventually cause shakiness or tremors. Depending on how high the dosage is, this chemical can even cause vomiting, seizures and even cancer. Continuously being exposed to PCBs can cause liver cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, gall bladder cancer and more.
8. Give examples of two (2) actions that can be taken in order to avoid or reduce your exposure to each chemical. For both DDT and PCB, the best way to reduce the exposure of these chemicals is to be careful with the foods I eat. To watch out and/or cut back on some meats
Dirty Dozen Chemical Scavenger Hunt
University: Columbus State University
