Malathion Risk Assessment Genericville’s city counsel is facing a very vital decision when it comes to the plan of action against the West Nile Virus. The use of the pesticide Malathion is the issue at hand. There are alternatives to using pesticides and all angles must be carefully weighed to determine the overall advantage of all available methods. Malathion has risks as well as benefits. I have evaluated all of the hazards as well as the benefits associated with using Malathion and the affects
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Hazard identification Malathion is an insecticide that is used primarily on crops to control insects. Malathion brakes down quickly when exposed to the elements like soil‚ water‚ and sunlight. Normally people are not exposed to this insecticide unless they are in the vicinity of the area that is being sprayed. Then the risk will be the spray that is in the air‚ or on surfaces that have been touched. (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov) Malathion affects how the brain and the nervous system
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We at Genericville City Council are here to determine whether or not Malathion insecticide spray should be used to reduce the mosquito population. In this article I am going to review all the processes to see what is really going to benefit this city in the long run. I will be going through and discussing four main points which will include hazard identification‚ dose-response‚ exposure‚ and risk characterization. When I am done I will conclude with my decision so that we may be able to move forward
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Hazard Identification of the use of Malathion: Malathion is an insecticide regulated by the EPA and is used to control mosquitoes. The chemical is currently being used as a country wide go to for mosquito eradication. Malathion is sprayed across towns as a preventative of such occurrences. Through the dismemberment of malathion comes several health risks. It falls onto farm crops‚ contaminating our fruits and vegetables with the insecticide. Malathion is proven to be toxic by contact of skin‚ inhalation
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Week Two Debra Howard SCI/275 Assignment: Risk Assessment Due Date: 02/12/2011 Instructor: Dr. Jensen Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide; it is used to control certain insect population like boll weevil‚ med fly ‚and mosquitoes. Applications of malathion has been used on the ground or sprayed in the air when trying to get rid on adult mosquitoes associated with West Nile Virus. (ATSDR 2001). When using malathion by ground or spraying the EPA says it has a relatively low
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Characterization: There are generally two types of characterization‚ explicit (direct) and implicit (indirect) characterization. Explicit characterization: A character is portrayed by direct description of his outward appearance and by directly naming his human and mental qualities or abilities. Implicit characterization: A character is portrayed by what he does or by describing his environment. From what he does or from his surroundings one draws conclusions as to what kind of character
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Characters are the people who inhabit a story. They must be motivated‚ consistent‚ and plausible to be classified as true characters. In "Everyday Use" and "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall‚" the authors explore of characterization. Both of the short stories have stock characters such as Grandma Dee from "Everyday Use and John from "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall‚" but the characters that spark the most interest are the round characters such as Dee and Mrs. Weatherall. In "Everyday Use" Grandma
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Characterization is the process by which the author brings a character to life. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses exceptional characterization throughout the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. There are four methods of characterization which can be revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization. The most common method of characterization is the narrator’s direct description of a character. This is a very important method as it enables the reader to have a vivid picture in their
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Importance of Characterization How can introducing characters to the reader play an essential role in the story? There’s no doubt that the characters are important in fiction because the make events happen‚ so the way of introduce them to the reader surely makes a difference. Besides that‚ characters can be introduced to the reader not only by direct statements but also by what they do‚ say or think‚ by how other characters see them‚ by their names‚ by their appearance and also through dialogues
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Characterization of Grandma In the story “A Visit to Grandmother” by William Melvin Kelley‚ the grandma was given many characterizations based on her appearance‚ words‚ actions‚ and by what people say about her. All the characterization of Grandma told the readers a lot about her and made it easy for the reader to understand the story from grandma’s perspective. First off‚ in the story the author describes Grandma as a lucky and unique person by providing the reader with some text evidence. The
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