MOS 5425, Advanced Toxicology1Course Learning Outcomes for Unit VI3.
Explain biological processes related to the processing of toxins in the body.
3.1Evaluate processes that result in reproductive toxicity
.6.Assess the effects of various toxicants on body systems.
6.1Research toxicants that affect the reproductive system.
6.2Evaluate treatments for exposure to toxicants.
Textbook:
Principles of Toxicology:
Environmental and Industrial Applications, 3rd Edition Stephen M. Roberts; Robert C. James; Phillip L. Williams
This week Use 7th Edition APA format for the critique, including all references and in-text citations.
Choose an article about an environmental or occupational toxicant that can damage the kidneys.
Read the assignment carefully and make sure you cover the (3) three required points in the discussion. Remember, the article has to be a peer-reviewed research article that is no more than 5 years old.
The CSU on-line library is a good place to find articles. If you do not find one you like there try Google Scholar. Make sure you meet the minimum page requirement and include at least two reliable references in addition to the article you choose.
Instructions:
In the CSU Online Library, locate a research article that discusses an industrial or environmental toxicant that causes nephrotoxicity.
• The article that you review should be at least two pages in length and no more than five years old.
• The Academic OneFile database in the CSU Online Library is a great place to begin your research. Review the article and briefly summarize the purpose of the study.
The three (3) points in the discussion should include the following:
1. Include a summary of the purpose of the research and the research findings.
2. Discuss how the findings of at least two other articles support or contradict the findings of the main article.
3. Discuss how this information might be useful in the field of safety.
The critique paper should be at least three pages in length, not including title and reference pages.
The article critique should include a minimum of three sources, including the article you review as well as the textbook. Use 7th Edition APA format for the critique, including all references and in-text citations.
Ice ages. This is what we are focusing on here with the 2nd response paper. Remember, your paper should be 300 – 500 words long. So, not that long. BUT, you will want to use those words wisely.
What is an ice age?
What causes an ice age?
Pick one the probable causes outlined in this article and explore in more depth. Do you think we are heading into another ice age? What might (or might not) be the reason for that? What could the consequences mean?
Link to get you started:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/cause-ice-age/
Environemntal Justice short paper
After doing some research about an environmental injustice/racism of you choice, write a short (1.5 pages, 12 pts, single space) paper presenting the issue at end.
After summarizing the issue, and presenting the stakeholders, make sure you present and justify how the group affected is victim of environmental injustice, and present main health risks that may be associated with the injustice.
Make sure to have 5 references, cited in text using the order of the citation with square brackets [1], at least one should be a scientific publication (review or original research
What is climate forcing?
How have humans contributed to climate forcing? Be specific, and talk about one of the following: greenhouse gas emission or albedo.
Link to get you started:
http://ossfoundation.us/projects/environment/global-warming/radiative-climate-forcing
What should you include in the paper? (These are meant to be ideas/hints – you don’t have to (and won’t be able to) include every one of these in each paper)
• What are the main points or ideas of the article? How does this relate to what you have learned in class or what you may know already?
• Does the author(s) address a particular environmental problem? Outline the environmental problem – what is it, for whom is it a problem. What are the potential consequences?
• What solution or solutions are suggested for this particular environmental issue?
• Does the author(s) have a particular point of view or opinion? Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
• What questions do you have? What is fuzzy, missing, unclear, or glossed over in the article? What further information or sources would you need to make more sense of this topic?
• What did you have to explore more about in order to understand the article? How did your outside research help in your understanding?
• What does this article say about the future, or the past, of the planet? Does what you learned motivate you to make changes? If so, what sort of changes?
Epidemiologists conduct investigations to better understand how disease is distributed in the population and what determines who gets sick and who does not.
Name 2 types of studies conducted by Epidemiologists.
Describe each type and give an example of when these type of investigations/studies are used
Describe in your own works Criteria of Causation and how it relates to exposure and a suspected risk factor
In a minimum of 250 words please list and compare several of the differences.
In this discussion, you will talk about whether ethics dictate how (and which) endangered species should be protected and why, supporting your ideas with at least one ethical theory. The purpose of this discussion is to practice thinking about an environmental issue from a classically philosophical perspective.
In Chapter 2 of DesJardins, read the discussion topic “Why Protect Endangered Species?” on pp. 21–22. Use information from this reading, as well as other assigned texts from this Module, to answer these discussion questions from the text.
Some people defend the Endangered Species Act on the grounds that it protects the beneficial consequences that humans can derive from diverse species, but critics point out that protecting species can also have harmful consequences.
How would you determine what a species is worth?
Are some species more valuable than others?
Where, and on what grounds, would you draw the line between a species that should be protected no matter what, and one that should not be protected? (Pojman, 22)
Refer to at least one of the following ethical positions as you defend your answers: teleology, deontology, and/or utilitarianism.
Instructions
Please use spell-check and write in complete sentences. Post your initial post (no less than one full paragraph) by the third day that the discussion is open. For an A, three replies to your peers (3–5 full sentences) on three different days of the week are needed. Please also see the discussion rubric.
See the Schedule and Course Rubrics pages in the Syllabus Module for due dates and grading information.
Description:
Discuss how we can put microbes to work to facilitate our lives: from keeping our landscape clean to making delicious food and beverages. Review the Learning Activities in Module 9 to assist you with this assignment.
Objectives:
Recognize the importance of microorganisms in water and sewage treatment plants.
Describe food Microbiology, focusing on both preventative infection methods and the implication of specific microbial taxa in food preparation.
Describe the employment of microorganisms in industrial Microbiology.
Instructions:
**You will have Nine weeks to complete this project**
Search the Online Library for information about harnessing bacteria to help us.
Search Academic OneFile or choose another database. Use the Concorde Online Library TutorialPreview the document if you need assistance with your search. Use these search strings or try some of your own:
Putting bacteria to work
Microbial fuel cell
Industrial microbiology biotechnology
Microbes in health care
Microbial taxa
Biotechnology and bacteria
Create a five-to-seven page essay summarizing various ways in which we employ microbes to our advantage. Think about their use in the food industry, waste management, health care, and conversion of waste product into fuel. Which of these applied Microbiology fields is of interest to you and has the potential for further development in your opinion?
Support all of your assertions with scholarly resources.
Essay: This project should be in proper APA format. There is a requirement of at least THREE scholarly resources (Wikipedia is not allowed) and those resources must be no older than FIVE years old.
Five-to-Seven pages, not including title page, reference page, or appendix.
Only a Word Doc submission is allowed. Remember, the Office365 account offers free access to Microsoft Office, which includes Word.
In this unit, we summarized all of the concepts you learned throughout the course, tying everything together.
For this assignment, you will write an essay in which you will apply safety and health-related theory and technology to address environmental issues. Please include the components listed below in your essay.
Discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Technology Verification Program as discussed in the assigned article by Ashley, Waits, Hartzell, and Harten (2005). Discuss ammonia and mercury monitoring specifically.
Provide an equation used for computing water flow rate from pipe diameter. Describe the application and variables in the equation.
Explain two methods for treating water.
Explain two features of a solid waste landfill.
Describe two hazardous waste onsite remediation technologies.
Explain the purpose of an electrostatic precipitator and the air pollutants that it removes, and show an equation used to determine its efficiency.
Provide the equation used to compute SPL (in dB) from sound pressure in µbars. If a bulldozer emits a sound level of 90 dBA, what is the sound level (dBA) of two bulldozers next to each other?
Discuss your favorite part of the course.
Introduce: Hurricane Irma(Aug 30, 2017 – Sep 12, 2017), took place in Florida
Include the following information:
1.What makes this weather event extreme?
2.Provide the historical context of the event:
a.Country, region, and/or city affected
b.People and groups affected
c.What was the societal preparedness plan or awareness at the time, if any?
3.Provide some background on how the location and communities were affected:
a.Destroyed infrastructure
b.Fatalities
c.Complete change of landscapes
This assignment is meant to be open ended, and the above should act as an outline to what should be included. However, when thinking of events to research, remember that this assignment is limited to extreme weather events. Tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes are NOT weather events and therefore will result in zero points if used as the topic of your assignment.
Double spaced. Be sure to cite references, and format your paper using APA style.
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