Life changed forever for the mainly Hakka community of Bukit Merah after Asian Rare Earth Sdn Bhd (ARE) began operations there in July 1982 to extract yttrium‚ a rare earth‚ from monazite. Within a few years‚ the villagers began noticing physical defects in their newborns‚ and at least eight leukaemia cases were confirmed. Medical examinations on children in the area found that nearly 40% of them suffered from lymph node diseases‚ turbinate congestion and recurrent rhinitis. Seven of the leukaemia
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liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency. For some people it might just be the occasional night out to relieve some stress‚ but for an alcoholic it’s not only a need‚ it’s a dependency. There are no advantages that can come from abusing alcohol. Alcoholism negativity affects everyone involved – it affects the drinker’s health‚ their family‚ and their way of life. The effects of alcohol vary whether the drinker is male or female‚ adult or adolescent‚ and
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it can cause bone marrow not to produce enough red blood cells‚ which can lead to anemia. Also‚ it can damage the immune system by changing blood levels of antibodies and causing the loss of white blood cells.” (CDC‚ 2013) The extend of benzene poisoning depends on length of exposure‚ preexisting medical conditions‚ route‚ and amount. At the Love Canal‚ there was over 6‚900 tons of chlorobenzenes buried. Acute effects due to benzene found at the Love Canal included narcosis and skin irritation. Along
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making coinage‚ art objects and water pipes. One of the first known toxic substances‚ lead was used by the Romans for lining aqueducts and in glazes on containers used for food and wine storage; and it is suspected to have resulted in widespread lead poisoning. Members of the famous Franklin Expedition to the Northwest Passage in the mid-1840s met a similar fate‚ being poisoned from lead in solder‚ widely used at the time to seal tins used to store foods. Until recently‚ one of the most significant uses
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there are young adults ages eighteen to twenty engaging in underage drinking at parties. Alcohol plays a huge role in today’s’ society. More people drink today than ever before. It is clear that alcohol has had a good impact on people’s lives‚ but it is more clear that it has had an negative impact on people’s lives. Alcoholic beverages include good things such as happiness for celebrations. Downfalls of alcohol include DUIs‚ addictions‚ and death. Young adults break the law on a regular basis by consuming
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Assignment 2 Poverty and Pollution Case April Carranza Dr. Cathy Parks BUS 309 – Business Ethics December 4‚ 2012 Poverty and pollution are both bad. Poverty is the lack of the things we need for everyday living. Everyone needs the following in order to stay out of poverty: food‚ water‚ shelter‚ education‚ medical care and security. People that do not have these items are considered below poverty. People that live in third world countries do not have access to these things. There are
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been used in rodenticides and pesticides to kill pests like rats and insects. It is also why accidents involving over-ingestion of fluoridated dental products–includingfluoride gels‚ fluoride supplements‚ and fluoridated water–can cause serious poisoning incidents‚ including death. The debate today‚ however‚ is not about fluoride’s acute toxicity‚ but its chronic toxicity (i.e.‚ the dose of fluoride that if regularly consumed over an extended period of time can cause adverse effects). Although
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are poisoned and can’t use their own water from their faucet‚ they debate what we should do first to fix this crisis. The answer may seem pretty obvious. We just need to replace the pipes‚ despite the cost‚ to ensure that no one else can get lead poisoning. If we do this‚ the people of Flint would again‚ be able to drink and take showers. Even though this
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PICA Life Span Psych Sitting at the park on a marvelous day watching the kids play in the park‚ then it happens one kid starts eating dirt. Wondering why he’s doing it‚ and what’s his motive? Intrigued‚ I go home and research the symptoms and I come up with one word: Pica. But what exactly is Pica? Pica is a very rare disorders with an interesting history‚ where signs and symptoms help diagnosis the treatments for it. Pica is a disorder in which you have an appetite or weird
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the aquifer. They show that the resulting changes to the chemistry of the groundwater have the potential to either increase or decrease arsenic levels‚ in a paper written by an MIT-led team of scientists in the Nov. 22 issue of Science. Arsenic poisoning‚ usually characterized by sores on the chest‚ or blackened knotty palms‚ and cases of skin‚ lung‚ liver‚ bladder and pancreas cancers have been linked to arsenic in the drinking water. In 1998 the World Bank agreed to provide Bangladesh a $32.4 million
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