Household & Environmental Toxins Flashcards
aka Black Lung Disease
Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiasis
aka Brown Lung Disease
Byssinosis - dust from cotton, flax, hemp - textile factory
1 cause of accidental poisoning deaths in US
Carbon Monoxide - colorless, odorless
CO poisoning - early symptoms
headaches, nausea, fatigue - often mistaken for FLU
Odorless, colorless, enters buildings through cracks in foundation
Radon
2 cause of lung cancer overall
Radon poisoning
1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers
Radon poisoning
First stage: Arsenic toxicity
metallic taste
Second stage: Arsenic toxicity
garlic-like breath (like mentioned earlier)
Fish high in mercury
Shark, tuna, swordfish (high up food-chain)
Pregnant women should not consume >__oz of tuna per week
7 oz
Heavy metal toxicity common in children
Lead
Lead sources
paint, batteries
Most concerning organ in children with lead toxicity
Brain
Largest source of Aluminum
municipal water supplies
Industrial Solvents - Dioxins and PCBs
“Agent Orange”
Break down very slowly
Banned in US in 1977
Dioxins and PCBs: lipophilic or lipophobic?
Lipophilic
Humans obtain what % of Dioxin and PCB exposure through food?
90%
Dioxin and PCB t1/2 in body
D: ~7-11 years
PCB: ~8-15 years
BPA exposure is mainly from what?
canned foods