are they are used to great effect‚ killing thousands and injuring many more. Chemical weapons were first used in combat in May 1915 when the Germans released chlorine gas against the French in the Battle of Ypres. Over the course of WWI new chemical agents were developed including cyanide‚ phosgene and mustard gas. The Geneva Protocol of 1925 condemned chemical weapons but states that if a state used chemical weapons retaliation in kind was acceptable. The treaty also did nothing to stem the production
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Impact of The Vietnam War on Society (Aus&VC) The Vietnam War had a lasting effect on Vietnam Vets‚ Who although fought their hardest for their country returned to a country that saw them as murderers and less than heroes. There were no parades for them and they were met with contempt rather than gratitude. Many of the Vietnam veterans suffered from both psychological and medical problems from open battles‚ sniper attacks‚ chemical warfare and just the general stress of war life. Although the Vietnam
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Toxicological Chemistry - relates the aspects of toxicology to the chemical structure and reactivity of the toxin. It is concerned with the chemical interaction of the toxin with the receptor that gives the physiological response. The ultimate aim is to relate functional group chemistry of both toxin and receptor to the interaction Toxicity - the degree to which a substance causes damage to an organism Acute toxicity - the adverse effects resulting from a single exposure‚ or exposure over
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to TCDD. Dioxin is formed as an unintentional by-product of many industrial processes involving chlorine such as waste incineration‚ chemical and pesticide manufacturing and pulp and paper bleaching. Dioxin was the primary toxic component of Agent Orange‚ was found at Love Canal in Niagara Falls‚ NY. (http://www.enviroweb.org/issues/dioxin/index.html) The major sources of dioxin are in our diet. Since dioxin is fat-soluble‚ it bioaccumulates up the food chain and it is mainly (97.5%)
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HA2022 Business Law Tri 1‚ 2011 QUESTION 1 Sue Fairbairn is 35 years old. She is a commercial boat skipper who works for Whale Watching. She has held a commercial skipper’s licence for 15 years and is considered to be a very experienced whale watching skipper. To ensure she is always at the peak of her health she has annual medical examinations‚ which are conducted by her local doctor. Last week she was booked to take a group of tourists on a whale watching cruise leaving from Byron Bay and
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robots that walk‚ talk‚ appear human‚ and also make friends with people such as a human would do. We need to examine the meaning of the word artificial intelligence. All textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chances of success. John McCarthy‚ who coined the term in 1956‚ defines it as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines.” Reading these
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Sodium Laureth Sulfate: Common use -A detergent cleansing agent‚ cleanses and emulsifies properties - Sodium laureth sulfate is often used in laundry and hand dishwashing detergents. In addition‚ it can be found in cleansers‚ carpet cleaners‚ toilet cleaning products‚ stain & odor removers‚ all-purpose cleaners‚ etc. Importance of chemical in the item -An effective foaming agent -An anionic detergent and surfactant - Sodium laureth sulfate works well as a degreaser. Physical and Chemical
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four groups of information sources: personal‚ commercial‚ public and experiential sources. The estate agent would form the commercial and public source of information‚ for example‚ while personal sources would be made up of family and friends. It stands to reason that information received from friends and family could be more convincing than the formal information received from the estate agent‚" says Goslett. But‚ he says‚ even though
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To misquote Monty Python what have the Ancient Egyptians ever done for us? Well‚ they’ve given us cake for a start! Roman and Greek history records cake-making but according to food historians it’s the early Egyptians who were the first skilled bakers. We’ve come a long way from there; what the Egyptians – and even mediaeval Europeans – called cake wouldn’t be recognisable to us as such today. Although the Egyptians wouldn’t even have called it cake; that’s a word that has been used in
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XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX Tapping the Ethnic Housing Market Opportunities The Biggest opportunities and challenges that lenders and real estate faced through the three ethnicities surveyed‚ African American‚ English Hispanic and Spanish Hispanic‚ is the feeling of ownership among these segments that is between the 79 and 82% (Table A) of the population surveyed (Hawkins & Mothersbaugh‚ 2010)‚ the lack of knowledge when buying a home‚ and lack of confidence in the process. Those
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