Naturally Occuring Hazards: Aflatoxin Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring mycotoxin produced by three types of mold: Aspergillus flavus‚ Aspergillus parasiticus‚ and Asperilligus nomius (more rare). Aspergillus flavus is common and widespread in nature and is most often found when certain grains are grown under stressful conditions such as drought. The mold occurs in soil‚ decaying vegetation‚ hay‚ and grains undergoing microbiological deterioration and invades all types of organic substrates whenever
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➢ Environmental pollution is contamination of air‚ water and land from man-made waste that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. ➢ Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer‚ global warming and climate change. ➢ Pollutants are the elements of pollution. A pollutant is a waste material that pollutes air‚ water or soil. Three factors determine the severity of a pollutant: its chemical nature‚ the concentration
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Baker March 11‚ 2013 As the director of the regional Emergency Management Office I have received an official report that the water supply of several towns in the area has become contaminated with a life threatening biological agent. Contamination of the water supply is an extremely delicate situation. People lives are I immense danger. Several people have been rushed to the emergency room because of the water supply being contaminated. There is no solid information on how our water supply
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Food Contamination and Poisoning You know when eating some kind of food‚ and it doesn’t taste right‚ look right or smell right? That means it could be contaminated with a dangerous substance that could harm the body. Food poisoning is the result of ingesting organisms or toxins in food. Food poisoning can affect one person‚ or it can occur as an outbreak among several people who all ate the same thing. Even though food poisoning is quite rare in North America‚ food poisoning affects 60 to 80
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house. Long-term exposure to Radon can lead to cancer. (IS-comparación) Smokers face higher health risks than non-smokers from Radon contamination. (IS-contraste)??? Detecting Radon contamination and safeguarding your house from its ill-effects‚ however‚ is easy and testing should be regularly undertaken to determine its levels in your area. (IS-comparación) Contamination is more common in the USA and in Europe than in Asia and the Middle-East. Aside from the geologically favorable conditions‚ there
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long periods before it reaches the consumer. The relentless pressure to supply safe foods to mass markets has led to major contamination problems arising in recent years. The food industry has responded by developing new methods to treat food‚ such as food irradiation. To some in the food industry‚ irradiation is a wonderful new technology that could solve many contamination problems without any apparent effects on the treated food. To the consumer‚ it is a new process that has unknown threats
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contaminated fluids that are pressurized within the aquifer. Challengers feel any economic benefits from using the fracking process would be short-lived and would be ignoring reports of risks to public health‚ air quality‚ weakening of ground stability‚ contamination of groundwater‚ permanently altering the local ecology‚ and the use of vast amounts of water
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FOOD CODE 1 Message from the Director General Dubai’s vision is to establish a world-class food safety system that helps provide safe food to the residents and the several millions that visit the Emirate each year. We envision a system that ensures the highest standards of food safety - from the port to the plate. We would like the system to be so comprehensive and appealing that others are encouraged to use it as a model. Our vision will become a reality only when the government‚ food industry
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References: Back‚ W. (1981). Beer spoilage bacteria. Taxonomy of beer spoilage bacteria. Gram-positive species Back‚ W. (1994). Secondary contaminations in the filling area. Brauwelt International 4: 326–333. Back‚ W. (1997). Technical and technological prerequisites for ‘cold sterile’ bottling. Buggey‚ L.A.‚ Bennett‚ S.J. and Pain‚ M. (2002). Beer quality at the point of sale – a troubleshooting
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2. The plaintiff the United States of America (U.S.) is suing the defendant Burlington Northern Railway / Shell Oil Co. over its participation in creating a significant contamination of soil and groundwater at the Brown & Bryant‚ Inc. (B & B) agricultural chemical distribution business. The plaintiff is requesting that the defendant is responsible for a portion of the cleanup cost because the defendant was a Potential Responsible Party (PRP) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response‚ Compensation
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