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.…
Mammals: Description: Mammals are warm-blooded animals so they are able to live in almost any climate in the world. They are a vertebrate, which means they have a backbone or spine. Most live on land and they typically give birth to live young. Description of gas exchange: In mammals gas exchange takes place in the lungs.…
Dihydrogen Monoxide is perhaps the single most prevalent of chemicals that can be dangerous to human life. DHMO is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation. The dangers of DHMO do not end there. DHMO consists of many different diseases and disease causing agents.…
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.…
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.…
Although Nitrous Oxide has been very useful for many reasons in the world, it also can be very dangerous and can be abused. Nitrous oxide is the cheapest and best way to add huge amounts of horsepower to a car. Nitrous has been the reason many drag racers have sent their cars very fast down the track. (Panure). Like anything Nitrous Oxide has a positive side and a negative side,…
1.1 Overview of Propanol n-Propanol or n-propyl alcohol is a colorless liquid that has a volatility higher in comparison to methanol and has a unique alcohol scent (Moorer, 2003). It is miscible in most solvents and is known for being highly flammable. A propanol molecule is made up of three carbon atom, eight hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom with molecular formula of C3H7OH. According to October & Monomer (2002), propanol has the molecular weight of 60.1 gram per mol and also has less tendency to absorb water in comparison to lower alcohols, such as methanol. There are 2 isomers of propanol and those two isomers are n-propanol and isopropanol (Yusri et al., 2017).…
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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Back in 1778, a Swedish chemist named Carl Wilhelm Scheele found Molybdenum in Sweden. At first, Molybdenite was originally thought to be graphite. (Molybdenite is the principal ore in which Molybdenum is now separated from. Molybdentie was previously know as Molybdena.)…
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.…
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.…
The second compound I am going to look at is Propanone. The displayed formula for Propanone is: The structural formula for Propanone is C3H6O which means that Propanone consists of three carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms just like ethanol and one oxygen atom. The functional group Propanone belongs to is ketone. I know this because the double bond (C=O) of the carbonyl group distinguishes ketones from alcohol and ethers.…
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…