Persistent Organic Pollutants Chemicals Please watch the following 4-minute YouTube video on Persistent Organic Pollutants at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM58c5R986c.
Then, answer the following questions:
Describe how two of the POP chemicals discussed may have affected the environment that you and your family live in.
Do you think that enough is being done about controlling human exposure to them?
Explain your thoughts and your rationale and provide supporting information.
Module readings:
Bhavsar, S. P., Awad, E., Mahon, C. G., & Petro, S. (2011). Great Lakes fish consumption advisories: Is mercury a concern? Ecotoxicology, 20(7), 1588-98.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Workplace safety & health topics: Chemicals. Retrieved on 4/17/16 at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/chemical.html
National Library of Medicine. (2015). Tox town: Chemicals. Retrieved on 4/17/16 at http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/chemicals.php
National Institutes of Health. (2015). National library of medicine toxicology tutor II: Toxicokinetics. Retrieved on 4/17/16 at http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/toxtutor.html
National Institutes of Health. (2015). National library of medicine toxicology tutor III: Cellular toxicology. Retrieved on 4/17/16 at http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/toxtutor.html
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (n.d.), Sampling and analysis. Retrieved on 4/17/16 at https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/samplinganalysis/
Philip, R. B. (2012). Chapter 2: Water pollution, the usual culprits.
In Environmental issues for the twenty-first century and their impact on human health. SAIF Zone, Sharjah, UAE: Bentham Science Publishers.
