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LIVING WITH THE EARTH
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ObObjectives
• A student reading this chapter will be able to:to:– 1. Discuss and define the concepts of toxic
triangle, poison, hazardous material, andtriangle, poison, hazardous material, and hazardous waste.
– 2. List and explain the various methods of pabsorption including diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport, and special
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processes.
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ObObjectives
– 3. Explain the processes of endocytosis including phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and g p g y p yreceptor-mediated endocytosis.
– 4. Describe and discuss the major mechanisms by which toxic materials produce their adverse effects including: (1) inactivation of enzymes, (2) di t ff t ll d ti d (3)(2) direct effect on cells and tissues, and (3) production of intermediate compounds or secondary action
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secondary action.
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ObObjectives
– 5.Describe and provide an overview of the immune system, the cellular and humoral yimmune system, and allergic mechanisms.
– 6. Discuss and describe the adverse health. effects associated with endocrine disruptors, PCBs, dioxin, lead, mercury, asbestos, and
i l torganic solvents.
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TOXICITY AND TOXINSTOXICITY AND TOXINS
Introduction– In the United States there are currently more– In the United States, there are currently more
than 70,000 synthetic chemicals currently in commercial use, and for most of them, their , ,toxicity is not widely known or understood.
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TOXICITY AND TOXINSTOXICITY AND TOXINS
Introduction– Since 1 000 - 2 000 new chemicals are– Since 1,000 - 2,000 new chemicals are
introduced each year into our society, there is significant opportunity for untested materials to g pp yenter our environment and expose humans, wildlife, and plants to toxic effects.
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TOXICITY AND TOXINSTOXICITY AND TOXINS
Introduction– A potentially toxic substance produces its– A potentially toxic substance produces its
adverse effect by interacting with humans (or organisms) and the environment in a g )relationship referred to as the toxic triangle (Fig. 5-1).
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F 5 1Fig. 5-1
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TOXICITY AND TOXINSTOXICITY AND TOXINS
Introduction– A poison or toxic substance does not constitute– A poison or toxic substance does not constitute
a hazard unless contact is made with the organism in a form and quantity that can cause g q yharm.
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H d S bHazardous Substance
– A hazardous substance is defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response p pCompensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) as any chemical regulated under the the following AActs:
• Clean Air Act (CAA)T i S b t C t l A t (TSCA)• Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
• Clean Water Act (CWA)
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T S bToxic Substance
• Toxic substances are those that:– (1) can produce reversible or irreversible bodily– (1) can produce reversible or irreversible bodily
injury; – (2) have the capacity to cause tumors(2) have the capacity to cause tumors,
neoplastic effects, or cancer; – (3) can cause reproductive errors including(3) can cause reproductive errors including
mutations and teratogenic effects;
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T S bToxic Substance
• Toxic substances are those that:– (4) produce irritation or sensitization of mucous– (4) produce irritation or sensitization of mucous
membranes; – (5) cause a reduction in motivation mental(5) cause a reduction in motivation, mental
alertness, or capability; – (6) alter behavior; or cause death of the(6) alter behavior; or cause death of the
organism.
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EXPOSURE AND ENTRY ROUTESROUTES
• Exposure– In order for a toxic substance to produce its– In order for a toxic substance to produce its
harmful effects on the human body, a person must first be exposed to the chemical.p
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EExposure
• Absorption– The passage of substances across the– The passage of substances across the
membranes through some body surfaces into body fluids and tissues by any of a variety of y y y yprocesses that may include diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport, or special processes.
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EExposure
• Diffusion– A passive process that occurs when molecules– A passive process that occurs when molecules
move from areas of high concentration to one of low concentration.
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EExposure
• Facilitated Diffusion– Some molecules such as amino acids and– Some molecules such as amino acids and
sugars require specialized carrier proteins to be transported across a membranes.p
– No high energy phosphate bonds such as ATP are required in this process.
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EExposure
• Active Transport– In this process ATP is required in conjunction– In this process, ATP is required in conjunction
with special carrier proteins to move molecules through a membrane against a concentration g ggradient (i.e., low concentration to high).
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EExposure
• Endocytosis– Particles and large molecules that might– Particles and large molecules that might
otherwise be restricted from crossing a plasma membrane can be brought in or removed by this g yprocess.
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Three Major Types of E dEndocytosis
• Phagocytosis• Pinocytosis• Pinocytosis• Receptor-mediated endocytosis
– Ligands
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R f ERoutes of Entry
• There are several ways in which toxic substances can enter the the body:substances can enter the the body:– lungs by inhalation,
through the skin– through the skin, – mucous membranes or eyes by absorption, or
gastrointestinal tract by ingestion– gastrointestinal tract by ingestion.
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Th R SThe Respiratory System
– The respiratory system is composed of the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and p y ylungs (Fig 5-2).
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Fig. 5-2
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Th R SThe Respiratory System
• External Respiration– The act of breathing or ventilation brings air– The act of breathing or ventilation brings air
into and out of the lungs.• Internal Respiration• Internal Respiration
– The exchange of gases between blood and individual cellsindividual cells.
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Th R SThe Respiratory System
• Bronchoconstriction narrows the lumen and restricts the flow of air other gases andrestricts the flow of air, other gases, and particles from reaching more delicate tissues deeper in the lung (Fig 5-3)tissues deeper in the lung (Fig. 5 3).
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Fi 5 3Fig. 5-3
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Th SkThe Skin
– The skin is the body’s largest organs consisting of many interconnected tissues covering an area y gof nearly 3,000 in.2 in the average adult.
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Th SkThe Skin
• The skin helps to:– (1) regulate body temperature through sweat– (1) regulate body temperature through sweat
glands; – (2) provide a physical barrier to dehydration(2) provide a physical barrier to dehydration,
microbial invasion, and some chemical insults;
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Th SkThe Skin
• The skin helps to:– (3) excrete salts water and organic– (3) excrete salts, water, and organic
compounds; – (4) serve as a sensory organ for touch(4) serve as a sensory organ for touch,
temperature, pressure, and pain; and – (5) provide some important components of(5) provide some important components of
immunity.
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Th SkThe Skin
• The skin has two layers (Fig. 5-4):– Epidermis– Epidermis – Dermis
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Fig. 5-4g
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Th SkThe Skin
• Materials may pass through the skin by:– Absorption through hair follicles or sweat– Absorption through hair follicles or sweat
glands– Breaks in the skinBreaks in the skin– Injections– Insect bites– Insect bites– High pressure steam or liquid
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Th G l TThe Gastrointestinal Tract
– The gastrointestinal tract is a major route of absorption for many toxic agents including p y g gmercury, lead, and cadmium which appear in food and water.
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Th G l TThe Gastrointestinal Tract
• The components of the GI tract include the:– Mouth– Mouth– Pharynx
Esophagus– Esophagus– Stomach
S ll d l i t ti– Small and large intestine– Anus (Fig. 5-5)
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Fig. 5-5
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Th G l TThe Gastrointestinal Tract
– Nutrients as well as toxic agents can penetrate through the epithelial cells of the villus, enter g pthe blood and lymph vessels, and be carried to various parts of the body (Fig. 5-6).
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F 5 6Fig. 5-6
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M h f AMechanisms of Action
• The harmful effects of environmental toxins are dominated by three principalare dominated by three principal mechanisms which include: – (1) the toxins influence on enzymes;(1) the toxins influence on enzymes; – (2) direct chemical combination of the toxin
with a cell constituent and;with a cell constituent and; – (3) secondary action as a result of the toxins
presence in the system.
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p ese ce t e syste .
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Effects of Toxic Agents on EEnzymes
• Holoenzyme– Apoenzyme– Apoenzyme– Cofactor
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Effects of Toxic Agents on EEnzymes
– Enzymes act on substrates to add or remove molecules of water, oxygen or hydrogen, or yg y gamino- or other functional groups.
– Enzymes may also rearrange atoms within a molecule, or join molecules (Fig. 5-7).
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Fig. 5-7g
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Effects of Toxic Agents on Enzymes
• Many toxic substances have the ability to: – (1) interfere with or block the active sites of the– (1) interfere with or block the active sites of the
enzyme; – (2) inactivate or remove the co-factor;(2) inactivate or remove the co factor;
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Effects of Toxic Agents on EEnzymes
• Many toxic substances have the ability to: – (3) compete with the co-factor for a site on the– (3) compete with the co-factor for a site on the
enzyme; or – (4) altering enzyme structure directly thereby(4) altering enzyme structure directly thereby
changing the specific three-dimensional nature of the active site (Fig. 5-8).
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F 5 8Fig. 5-8
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The Direct Action of Pollutants C ll Con Cell Components
• Strong acids, bases, and phenols can directly etch tissuedirectly etch tissue
• Nitrous and sulfuric acids, and ozone can oxidize cellular materialoxidize cellular material
• Carbon monoxide can react directly with h l bi d t th tt h t fhemoglobin and prevent the attachment of oxygen
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Pollutants that Cause S d ASecondary Actions
• Otherwise harmless substances may cause the formation of chemicals in the body that are harmful or potentially lethal.
• Fluoroacetate (rodenticide 1080) may be converted in the body to fluorocitric acid which is often lethal in small quantities.
• Allergens may produce discomforting or even fatal reactions by causing the immune system to release
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reactions by causing the immune system to release intermediary products such as histamines.
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I d AllImmunity and Allergies
– Immunity is based on the premise that certain immune cells in the body can recognize y gmicrobes, tissues and other substances that are “non-self” or foreign, and so destroy,
l hencapsulate, or remove them.
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I d AllImmunity and Allergies
• Two separate but cooperating components of the immune system are known as:of the immune system are known as:– Humoral (antibody-mediated) immunity
Cellular (cell mediated) immunity– Cellular (cell-mediated) immunity.• The responses of cellular and humoral immunity are
quite different (Fig. 5-9).q ( g )
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Fig. 5-9
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I d AllImmunity and Allergy
– Each component of the immune system is formed in the embryonic stages from y glymphocytic stem cells that appear in bone marrow (Fig. 5-10).
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F 5 10Fig. 5-10
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I d AllImmunity and Allergy
• The Initial Immune Response– The immune system responds to agents cells– The immune system responds to agents, cells,
or substances that are foreign or non-self, are collectively called antigens.y g
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Th I l I RThe Initial Immune Response
– Hapten– MacrophageMacrophage– Human Leukocyte Associated antigens (HLA)
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C ll l ICellular Immunity
– T cells respond to a particular antigen then enlarge, divide, and give rise to clones of g gseveral subpopulations of T cells (Fig. 5-11a,b).
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F 5 11Fig. 5-11aAdapted from Tortora and Anagnostakos11 and Tortora.12
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F 5 11bFig. 5-11bAdapted from Tortora and Anagnostakos11 and Tortora.12
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H l IHumoral Immunity
• B Cells– Produce liquid proteins (humoral) known as– Produce liquid proteins (humoral) known as
antibodies and secrete them into the blood stream where they can travel to the affected site yand carry out their destructive action (Fig. 5-12).
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F 5 12Fig. 5-12aAdapted from Tortora and Anagnostakos11 and Tortora.12
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Adapted from Tortora and Anagnostakos11 and Tortora.12
Fig. 5-12b
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Th A b d M l lThe Antibody Molecule
• Antibodies (also called immunoglobulins) are proteins (Fig 5-13)are proteins (Fig. 5 13).
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F 5 13Fig. 5-13
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Th A b d M l lThe Antibody Molecule
• The five major classes of antibodies known as:as:– Immunoglobulins
IgG– IgG– IgA
IgM– IgM– IgD
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– IgE.
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Th A b d M l lThe Antibody Molecule
– The variable regions of the antibody are created in a specific three-dimensional form that is pre-p pconfigured in the B cell clone to only one antigenic group (Fig. 5-14).
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Fig. 5-14
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A b d AAntibody Activities
– The binding of an antibody with its specific antigen can activate the complement system. g p y
– The complement system enhances phagocytosis, inflammation, and cell lysis (Fig. 5-15).
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Adapted from Tortora and Anagnostakos11
and Tortora.12
Fig. 5-15
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HHypersensitivity
– An exaggerated immune response to the presence of an antigen is termed p ghypersensitivity or allergy.
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HHypersensitivity
• There are four major types of hypersensitivity reactions:hypersensitivity reactions:– Cytotoxic,
Cell mediated– Cell-mediated,– Immune complex
Anaphylactic (Fig 5 16)– Anaphylactic (Fig. 5-16)
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Fig. 5-16
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F G TFactors Governing Toxicity
• The outcome of exposure to a toxin depends on a number of factors that may include:on a number of factors that may include: – The Properties of the Chemical
Concentration– Concentration• Effective Dose• BioaccumulationBioaccumulation• Biotransformation
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F G TFactors Governing Toxicity
• The outcome of exposure to a toxin depends on a number of factors that may include:on a number of factors that may include: – Interactions
• SynergisticSynergistic• Antagonistic
– AgeAge– Exercise and Physical Stress– Health Status
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Health Status
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SOME SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF TOXIC AGENTSOF TOXIC AGENTS
• Endocrine Disrupters and Reproductive HealthHealth
• Hormone FunctionH iti l i th l ti f– Hormones are critical in the regulation of many life processes, including sexual development, metabolic functions development of the brainmetabolic functions, development of the brain, human growth, and stress response.
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H FHormone Function
• Androgens– Regulate the development and maintenance of– Regulate the development and maintenance of
male sexual characteristics• Estrogens• Estrogens
– Stimulate the development of female sexual characteristicscharacteristics
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Adverse Effects of Endocrine DDisruption
• (1) reduced sperm counts; • (2) precocious puberty;(2) precocious puberty; • (3) increase in non-Hodgkin lymphoma; • (4) marked increase in males having undescended(4) marked increase in males having undescended
testicles, and• (5) testicular cancer• (5) testicular cancer.
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Wh E d D ?What are Endocrine Disruptors?
• Examples of Endocrine Disruptors– Pesticides such as DDT– Pesticides such as DDT– Plasticizers such as phthalates and alkylphenols
PCBs Dioxin– PCBs, Dioxin– A variety of naturally occurring plant
compounds or phytoestrogenscompounds or phytoestrogens
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Endocrine Disruptors-How Do Th W k?They Work?
– There are at least four different mechanisms by which endocrine disruptors can exert their padverse effects (Fig. 5-17).
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FiFig. 5-17a
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Fig.5 17b5-17b
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R d EReducing Exposure
• Endocrine Disruptors find their way into the food supply through:food supply through:– (1) ingestion of contaminated grains and
grasses by livestock which then store thegrasses by livestock which then store the lipophilic chemicals in their fatty tissues;
– (2) contamination of fruits and vegetables by ( ) g yspraying with pesticides; and
– (3) leaching from plastic wrappers, plastic
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( ) g p pp pliners of cans, and polystyrene containers.
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R d EReducing Exposure
• Exposure to endocrine disruptors may be reduced by:reduced by:– 1. Reducing or limiting ingestion of dairy
products and meat high in fat whereproducts and meat high in fat where organochlorines tend to accumulate.
– 2. Avoiding synthetic pesticides by purchasing g y p y p gfoods low in pesticide residues and switching to herbal or scent-based repellents.
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R d EReducing Exposure
– 3. Keeping children from vinyl toys or teething ringsg
– 4. Using detergents, and shampoos that do not contain alkylphenols such as nonoxynol and octoxynol.
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DDioxin
– Dioxin is an unwanted by-product from heating mixtures of chlorine and organic compounds in g pindustrial processes (Fig. 5-18).
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F 5 18Fig. 5-18
• Dioxin
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DDioxin
– Dioxin slowly breaks down in the environment when it is exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the p ysun, otherwise, dioxin is a stable compound.
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DDioxin
– Dioxin does not attach to the estrogen receptor; rather, it attaches to a receptor called the Ah-preceptor, whose function is unknown.
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DDioxin
• Anti-estrogenic Effects– Dioxin indirectly breaks down the body’s– Dioxin indirectly breaks down the body s
normal estrogen, and decreases the number of estrogen receptors available for naturally g p yoccurring estrogen.
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D CDioxin Contaminations
• Vietnam• Seveso Italy• Seveso Italy• Times Beach Missouri
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DDioxin
• EPA Draft of Dioxin Reassessment Document in 1994Document in 1994– Dioxin poses increased risk for cancers, adverse
reproductive and developmental effects,reproductive and developmental effects, neurological damage from in utero exposure, endocrine disruption, and reproductive and development effects.
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB )(PCBs)
– PCBs are chemically inert, nonflammable fluid with high plasticizing ability, and a high g p g y gdielectric constant (Fig. 5-19).
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F 5 19Fig. 5-19
• PCB
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PCBPCBs
– In the United States from 1929 to 1977, PCBs were used in transformers, capacitors, hydraulic p yand heat transfer fluids, and solvents in adhesives and sealants.
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PCBPCBs
– More than 94 percent of fish collected in the U.S. show PCB residues at an average gconcentration of 0.53ppm.
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PCBPCBs
• Japan, 1968– Yusho (rice oil) Disease– Yusho (rice oil) Disease– 1300 Japanese developed symptoms, which
included chloracne eye discharge and swellingincluded chloracne, eye discharge, and swelling in the joints.
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PCBPCBs
• Taiwan, 1979– Yu-cheng Disease– Yu-cheng Disease– Children at birth were observed to have
abnormalities in teeth nails and pigmentationabnormalities in teeth, nails and pigmentation, low birth weights, lower IQs were observed in the children as they aged.
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L dLead
– In North America lead has been used in agriculture in the form of lead arsenate for gpesticidal use, as solder in pipes, as a solder in food containers, and as an anti-knock
d i licompound in gasoline.
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L dLead
– In the 1970s, both federal regulatory and legislative efforts were begun to reduce lead g ghazards, including the limitation of lead in paint and gasoline (Fig. 5-20).
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Fig. 5-20Adapted from Schwartz et al 56 gAdapted from Schwartz et al.56
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L dLead
– The most significant sources of exposure to inorganic lead include food, water, soil and glead-based paint.
– Lead may enter the body through ingestion and inhalation, while organic lead may also be absorbed through the skin.
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L dLead
• Lead affects the formation of blood in two distinct mechanisms:distinct mechanisms: – (1) by slowing the normal maturation of red
blood cells in the bone marrow, decreasing theblood cells in the bone marrow, decreasing the number of red blood cells and possibly causing anemia; and
– (2) lead inhibits the synthesis of hemoglobin.
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L dLead
– Over the past 10 years, there has been more and more evidence that lead may have serious yhealth effects at lower exposure levels which were previously not thought to be harmful (Fig.
21)5-21).
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Adapted from U.S. Congressl.53
Fig. 5-21
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Eff f L dEffects of Lead
• Lead may:– Impair fertility in both men and women– Impair fertility in both men and women– Lower sperm counts
Cause spontaneous abortions and stillbirths– Cause spontaneous abortions and stillbirths
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L dLead
• Young children are at a greater risk for elevated lead levels due to:elevated lead levels due to: – (1) their increased oral activity;
(2) increased ability to absorb lead;– (2) increased ability to absorb lead; – (3) higher retention of absorbed lead and;
(4) the incompletely developed nervous system– (4) the incompletely developed nervous system.
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L dLead
– A study in the Boston Suburbs documented the negative effects of lead on classroom behaviors g(Fig. 5-22).
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Adapted from Needleman and Rabinowitz.61
Fig. 5-22
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O S lOrganic Solvents
– Organic solvents are a group of simple organic liquids, which have the capacity to change from q p y gliquids to gases in the presence of air.
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O S lOrganic Solvents
– Organic solvents are components of many products including paints, varnishes, paint p g p premovers, adhesives, glues, degreasing and cleaning agents, pharmaceuticals, plastics and
i idpesticides.
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O S lOrganic Solvents
– Solvents enter the body by ingestion from contaminated drinking water supplies, but may g pp yenter the body via skin absorption and inhalation in the shower.
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O S lOrganic Solvents
– There is disturbing evidence that organic solvents, most notably the glycol ethers, cause y g yspontaneous abortions, birth defects and childhood cancers.
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A bAsbestos
• Asbestos is a collective term for a group of six fibrous silicate materials:six fibrous silicate materials:– Asmolite
Chrysotile– Chrysotile– Tremolite
Actinolite– Actinolite– Anthophyllite
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– Crocidolite
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A bAsbestos
– Asbestos has been used in various products and processes, including building materials, brake p g glinings, textiles and insulation, as well as floor tiles, cement and potholders (Fig. 5-23).
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Fig. 5-23g
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A bAsbestos
• Asbestos enters our water through:– Airborne settling– Airborne settling– Leaching from asbestos-cement pipes
Dumping of effluent from mining operations– Dumping of effluent from mining operations
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A bAsbestos
– Exposure to asbestos is primarily achieved through the inhalation of these tiny fibers that g yare suspended in the air, often getting trapped deep within the lungs.
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A bAsbestos
• Crocidolite is more likely to produce disease than other forms of asbestosdisease than other forms of asbestos.– Asbestosis
Lung Cancer– Lung Cancer– Mesothelioma
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A bAsbestos
– The EPA estimated that 15 million students and 1.4 million teachers and other employees are in p ybuildings that contain asbestos.
– Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act (ASHAA) in 1984 to provide financial assistance to schools having significant
b t blasbestos problems.
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MMercury
• Three Forms– Elemental mercury vapor– Elemental mercury vapor– Inorganic mercury compounds
Organic (usually methyl) mercury (most toxic)– Organic (usually methyl) mercury (most toxic)
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MMercury
– Mercury is used in the production of chlorine, for use in thermometers, batteries and fluorescent light bulbs.
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O MOrganic Mercury
– Minamata Bay Japan– Numbness of tongue, lips, and fingersNumbness of tongue, lips, and fingers– Developmental Toxin
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El l MElemetal Mercury
– Found in dental amalgam fillings, thermometers and batteries
– Hazardous only when inhaled
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I MInorganic Mercury
– Vaporizes at room temperature– Exposure due to inhalation or absorptionExposure due to inhalation or absorption– Damage to kidneys and liver, tremors,
interferes with coordination
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