fish Poisoning” 2). Tetrodotoxin is very deadly to humans because it is 1‚200 times more poisonous than cyanide. The puffer fish’s tetrodotoxin can kill 30 humans. Yet‚ there is no known cure or antidote created to fight off puffer fish poisoning (“Pufferfish” 2). The reason why I chose to do a term paper on the effects of tetrodotoxin in puffer fish is because not many people are aware of the dangers of eating puffer fish. Also‚ I wanted to know if there is a cure for puffer fish poisoning. I have
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Nuclear Radiation There are many ways that the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still and the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" are similar. "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction story that deals with nuclear radiation and what the future world would be like if there was an atomic bomb. This short story is a good example of what could happen in the future. The Day the Earth Stood Still is a movie that also has the same genre‚ that it is science fiction. It helps
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Uses of Radiation in Medicine Nuclear Chemistry and the Field of Medicine: A Union Shan Gupta‚ Yahoo! Contributor Network Jul 2‚ 2009 "Contribute content like this. Start Here." Applications of Radiation in the Field of Medicine Overview: With the discovery of radiation in the late 1800’s by Antoine Henri Becquerel‚ Marie Curie‚ and Pierre Curie‚ the powers of the atom were seemingly multiplied greatly. With this new power of the atom also came new uses for it‚ especially in the
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have leaked significant amounts of radiation that have affected ecosystems in the region. On March 21‚ 2011‚ TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) investigated the seawater near the southern discharge port of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS‚ revealed that radioactive substances significantly exceeding safety standard values were detected. According to National Geographic‚ Joseph Rachlin‚ director of Lehman College’s Laboratory for Marine and Estuarine Research says “radiation can hurt ocean animals in several
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1. What concepts in the chapter are illustrated in this case? What ethical issues are raised by radiation technology? Basic concepts that are covered in this case are responsibility‚ accountability and liability. Ethical issues that are raised by radiation technology is when scientist is finding ways to use radiation therapy to destroy cancerous cells while making sure that healthy cells are not being harmed. An incident occurred where Mr. Jerome-Parks “experienced deafness and near-blindness‚
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In festive seasons‚ more cases of ‘stomach bug’ happen around. A number of patients waited to see the doctor and complained of having a ‘stomach bug’. Dr Vijay said the reason of causing the stomach upset can be food poisoning caused by contaminated food or simply because we eat or drink too much‚ so we can get indigestion or an upset stomach. Eating certain types of foods‚ such as greasy‚ spicy‚ or fatty foods sometimes can cause indigestion or an upset stomach. Upset stomach sometimes can be a
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Lead poisoning is a buildup of lead in the body‚ usually over months or years. Lead poisoning occurs when you absorb too much lead by breathing or swallowing a substance with lead in it‚ such as paint‚ dust‚ water‚ or food. Lead can damage almost every organ system‚ mainly the brain. Lead poisoning affects children more than adults because a child’s body is still growing and developing compared to a
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Cobalt 60 Mode of decay: Beta particles and gamma radiation Chemical properties: Metallic solid that can become magnetically charged What is it used for? Co-60 is used medically for radiation therapy as implants and as an external source of radiation exposure. It is used industrially in leveling gauges and to x-ray welding seams and other structural elements to detect flaws. Co-60 also is used for food irradiation (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/ foodirradiation.htm)‚ a sterilization
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something having to do with radiation. This should not be a major concern because “Millimeter wave energy is much lower than that of X-rays‚ so it poses fewer health concerns” (Hamalainen). Getting a scan is practically equivalent “…to 3to9 of the radiation received through normal daily living” (Martin). “Natural background radiation exposes us to about 2.4 millisieverts of radiation annually‚ which is about 24‚000 times the high end estimate of 0.1 microsievert of radiation from a backscatter airport
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chemical symbol identifies the element it is redundant to include the atomic number‚ so it is rarely used. Carbon-14‚ therefore‚ would be written as 14C or C-l4. Unit of Radiation Energy The electron volt (eV) is an extremely small unit and is equal to only 1.6 X 10-12 ergs. It is only used in radiation safety to express radiation energy. The electron volt is such a small unit that it is usually written as mega- or kilo- electron volts which is a million electron volts (MeV) or a thousand electron
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