Do you know what’s in the water you’re drinking? Now, you’re probably thinking about I’m talking about some dangerous chemical. I bet that you wouldn’t think about chlorine at all. Chlorine is used to purify water, you might say. Nevertheless, chlorine can have negative effects on your health. Let’s see what chlorine is and what effects it can have on you. What’s chlorine and why do we use it? Chlorine is a chemical element with numerous applications. You know one of its compounds, and you probably use it every day. I’m talking about sodium chlorine, also known as salt. On the other hand, chlorine gas has been used as a weapon since 1915. But why do we use chlorine for water purification? Well, there are several reasons: - kills bacteria …show more content…
Just breathing the fumes from an overchlorinated pool might be enough to make you feel ill. Swimming in chlorinated water can also cause skin irritations, eczema in people with sensitive skin, and dry hair. As usually, young children with developing immune system are the one to be affected. One study even concluded that children who swim in pools regularly are more likely to develop asthma than non-swimming children. Chlorinated water increase heart disease risk Way back in the 1960s, Dr. Joseph M. Price published a book called “Coronaries Cholesterol Chlorine.” In his book, he proposes the theory that all heart attacks, strokes, and atherosclerosis are not caused high cholesterol levels, but chlorine instead. Since chlorine causes the production of free radicals, these radicals damaged the cells. The cell damage leads to high level of serum cholesterol and the building of plaques on the artery’s walls. To support his claims he experiments on chickens. The result showed that 95% of the chicken, which drank chlorinated water, developed atherosclerosis. Another scientist Richard Bull did the same experiment with pigeons and obtained the same
Chlorine will dissolve when it’s boiled in the water. Chloramines on the other hand stay longer and might have to be removed with carbon or acetic acid. So though you have a chance of getting (THM) from chlorines you still can
Drinking contaminated water can cause different types of cancers and also infertility and birth defects due to of the presence hazardous chemicals. Impoundments that have not been built or properly closed off have led to the death of many animals and also health issues in
Good morning Sarah, SPSY 510 (psy of exceptional children) goes into the 13 categories of disabilities in which students may be placed for special education. It's a lot of work, but it is a 8 week class. We meet Tuesdays from 5pm to 10pm. For the most part, two students present a chapter (yesterday I had a presentation on speech and language impairment and another lady talked about autism).
When you think of drug overdose, what do you think about? You probably said Cocaine or Heroin, but what if I told you that there was another drug killing hundreds of thousands of people every year and was somehow going unnoticed. I implore you to read on if you haven’t heard of the shadow epidemic that’s taking American lives everyday. That epidemic is Xanax. Xanax is a very commonly prescribed anti-anxiety drug which became popular in the early 2000s and only continues to rise in popularity as it becomes more of a mainstream recreational drug.
Sixteen years of Speech Therapy ingrained a personal, unique hatred of the letter "R."You would hate it too if you had sixteen years of audio recordings, worksheets, and homework to say every word in the English language with an "R" I can say most R-words now, even if it's with an accent or some sort of drawl, and those that I struggle with I find my way around. For instance, I find my way even when simply ordering my favorite Taco Bell #4 Combo (it's a Mexican Pizza and 2 soft tacos, if you're curious), I hear myself say the "R" in "Four," but I actually drop the "R" at the end. So instead of "four," it sounds like, "Fou," or the cashier assumes "five." To avoid this mishap, I enter the building and order the "Number Four" and lift 4 fingers up to visually signal. The cashier always
Pensacola 's water was also found to contain cyanide and chloroform” (DailyFinance 2011). When I read this article and saw this quote I searched of the chemicals and how they would impact us if we consumed them and this was a found. Drinking water with
Introduction I. (demonstrates duck calling) II. By a show of hands who knows what I just did. What I just did is called duck calling.
General purpose: To inform the public on the importance of using sun protection Specific purpose: To educate the public on the importance of protecting skin from the sun, and to encourage the use sun protection, such as sunscreen and hats, on a daily basis to prevent exposure from the sun that causes unwanted and harmful diseases that could have been preventive. Thesis statement: Many people do not use sun protection on a daily basis and are unaware of the dangers that can be easily preventive by using sun protection. I. Introduction A.
This means that 25 to 40 percent of the bottled water is not any different from the tap water only that it has been exposed to or has a high concentration of the chemicals used to manufacture the packaging plastics. Due to the pathetically primitive regulation of the bottled water, the manufacturers are not keen to inform the consumers of the contaminants that are present in their water. According to Warburton (1993), consumers are likely to drink bottled water containing contaminants such as E.coli, asbestos, giardia, bromate and many other industrial chemicals and pathogens. Arnold & Larsen (2006) indicate that ten water brands in the US had thirty-eight
Vaping is the act of breathing water vapour through a personal vaporizer. It is a tobacco-free version of the traditional cigarettes. It’s like smoking without the several of the side effects of the latter. For instance, there is no bad smell producing bad breath, no cigarette burns, no dirty ashtrays, less chances of getting cancer and other smoking-related illnesses. In other words, vaping is the name given when using a vaporizer.
Imagine entering your local food store and seeing that items most people eat everyday have been discontinued. Items such as coffee, apples, cucumbers and honey are no longer available to consumers. This may not be possible in our generation, but one day it could very well happen. My name is Matt Shaw from the Millsap FFA, and I am here today to talk to you about a major issue that is facing agriculture, the honeybee population.
We, as a species have a hard time admitting when we are wrong. How do you live with something that has no cure? Sure, they have medication and counseling that can help subdue the problem for a short time being, but, it’s always there, haunting the corners of your mind. Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD is a somewhat commonly known. People sort of know what it is, but that doesn’t mean that they completely understand what it is.
Topic: Water Shortage Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about water shortage and how to cope with water scarcity Thesis Statement: Across the globe, reports reveal huge areas in crisis as reservoirs and aquifers dry up. I. INTRODUCTION A. Turning off the water while brushing their teeth, a family could save about 5 to 10 gallons of water per day. B. Freshwater shortage will cause the next great global crisis.
I. The world consumes about 2.25 billion cups of it every day, it is also the world’s second most valuable traded commodity, and drinking it can improve blood flow. A. This valued commodity is coffee. B. Americans alone drink 54% of coffee every day. II.
Castil, Czarina Beata N.11-HA1 Informative Speech Outline Topic: Air pollution Specific Purpose: I will inform where air pollution takes place, how it affects us economically and how we can help keep the air cleaner. I. Introduction a. Attention Material: Breathe in. Now, breathe out.