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Toxicology Ex 2 > Household & Environmental Toxins > Flashcards

Household & Environmental Toxins Flashcards

1
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aka Black Lung Disease

A

Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiasis

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aka Brown Lung Disease

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Byssinosis - dust from cotton, flax, hemp - textile factory

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3
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1 cause of accidental poisoning deaths in US

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Carbon Monoxide - colorless, odorless

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4
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CO poisoning - early symptoms

A

headaches, nausea, fatigue - often mistaken for FLU

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5
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Odorless, colorless, enters buildings through cracks in foundation

A

Radon

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6
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2 cause of lung cancer overall

A

Radon poisoning

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7
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1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers

A

Radon poisoning

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8
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First stage: Arsenic toxicity

A

metallic taste

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9
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Second stage: Arsenic toxicity

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garlic-like breath (like mentioned earlier)

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10
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Fish high in mercury

A

Shark, tuna, swordfish (high up food-chain)

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11
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Pregnant women should not consume >__oz of tuna per week

A

7 oz

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12
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Heavy metal toxicity common in children

A

Lead

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13
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Lead sources

A

paint, batteries

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14
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Most concerning organ in children with lead toxicity

A

Brain

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15
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Largest source of Aluminum

A

municipal water supplies

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16
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Industrial Solvents - Dioxins and PCBs

A

“Agent Orange”
Break down very slowly
Banned in US in 1977

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17
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Dioxins and PCBs: lipophilic or lipophobic?

A

Lipophilic

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18
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Humans obtain what % of Dioxin and PCB exposure through food?

A

90%

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19
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Dioxin and PCB t1/2 in body

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D: ~7-11 years
PCB: ~8-15 years

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20
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BPA exposure is mainly from what?

A

canned foods

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21
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How to reduce BPA exposure

A

never microwave in plastic,
limit consumption of canned foods,
Avoid plastics w/ #7 recycling code

22
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Banned in 1972, worldwide in 2004

A

DDT (pesticide)

23
Q

Can take more than 15 years to break down

24
Q

New DDT contamination

A

Atmospheric deposition

25
Q

Odorless and FLAVORLESS, large amounts kill quickly, small amounts over time = slow death

26
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Human exposure to mercury

A

contaminated fish and direct exposure

27
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Pregnant women should not consume >__oz of tuna per week

28
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Mercury is what type of toxin

A

Neurotoxin - Mercury specifically attacks brain and kidneys

29
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Lead poisoning common symptom - children

30
Q

Not technically heavy metal, can be toxic to brain and nervous system

31
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Aluminum poisoning symptoms mimic those of___?

A

Alzheimer’s Disease

32
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What does EDC stand for?

A

Endocrine-disrupting chemical: growing interest in possible health threat

33
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EDCs

A

Industrial solvents, plastics, pesticides, pharmaceutical agents, plasticizers, preservative (PPPPI)

34
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Banned in 1972, worldwide in 2004

A

DDT (pesticide)

35
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Can take more than 15 years to break down

36
Q

New DDT contamination

A

Atmospheric deposition

37
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Can infants be exposed to DDT through breastmilk?

A

They sure can

38
Q

DDT t1/2 in humans

A

~8years (stored in fat tissue)

39
Q

2nd MC used pesticide in US

A

Atrazine - applied most heavily in midwest

40
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Atrazine human exposure

A

Contaminated streams and groundwater

41
Q

Synthetic form of hormone estrogen***

A

DES - prescribed heavily between 1940-1971

42
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What year did the FDA suggest cessation of DES prescription

43
Q

Women who took DES during pregnancy have an increased risk of which type of cancer

A

Breast Cancer

44
Q

DES daughters have a 40x increased risk of what?

A

Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma

45
Q

DES daughters have how much of an increased risk of Breast Cancer

46
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DES sons have an increased risk of what?

A

Testicular abnormalities

47
Q

In 2008, congress banned which substance from children’s toys

A

Phthalates

48
Q

If a label mentions “fragrance”, it most likely contains what

A

Phthalates

49
Q

Phthalate containing plastics have which recycling code

50
Q

Parabens are primarily used as what?

A

Preservatives

51
Q

Parabens are primarily absorbed through which organ?

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