SCRAPES: EVERYDAY EXPOSURE TO TOXIC POLLUTANTS
Author: Wayne R. Ott and John W. Roberts
Scientific American
February 1998
Article: http://ogoapes.weebly.com/uploads/3/2/3/9/3239894/everyday_exposure_to_toxic_chemicals.pdf
Topic: Toxic Pollutants
This article talks about why toxic pollutant concentrations are higher indoors than outdoors. This discovery occurred after conducting research on the concentrations of toxic chemicals in 15 U.S States. What is the reason behind this? The products everyday people use contain a lot of toxic chemicals. One example is Benzene, which is in your gasoline and everyday items like glue. Other chemicals include tetrachloroethylene, which is used to dry-clean clothes and chloroform, which is in your shower and your boiled water. The problem with the law, is that there are regulations that protect American citizens from outdoor chemicals.
This article is interesting, because it taught me that them highest concentration of toxic pollutants was inside. Our everyday products have so many toxic chemicals that the public do not know about. This relates to me, because like most people I use everyday products. Like other people, I did not know that the use of everyday products increases the toxic chemical concentration. Now that I have read this article, I now know that I now have to be careful with which products I use. I also now know that federal laws and regulations do not protect the public from indoor pollution.
The next steps, like the article says is to educate people about the indoor pollution. If more people know about this indoor pollution, they can notify others around them and spread the word. This could potentially make the government create laws and acts that protect us, not just outdoors but indoors also. This article is significant because it discuses how the authors first found out about the high concentrations of indoor pollution. It also gives good examples which helps me understand what I'm using that is causing a high concentration of indoor toxic pollution.
Author: Wayne R. Ott and John W. Roberts
Scientific American
February 1998
Article: http://ogoapes.weebly.com/uploads/3/2/3/9/3239894/everyday_exposure_to_toxic_chemicals.pdf
Topic: Toxic Pollutants
This article talks about why toxic pollutant concentrations are higher indoors than outdoors. This discovery occurred after conducting research on the concentrations of toxic chemicals in 15 U.S States. What is the reason behind this? The products everyday people use contain a lot of toxic chemicals. One example is Benzene, which is in your gasoline and everyday items like glue. Other chemicals include tetrachloroethylene, which is used to dry-clean clothes and chloroform, which is in your shower and your boiled water. The problem with the law, is that there are regulations that protect American citizens from outdoor chemicals.
This article is interesting, because it taught me that them highest concentration of toxic pollutants was inside. Our everyday products have so many toxic chemicals that the public do not know about. This relates to me, because like most people I use everyday products. Like other people, I did not know that the use of everyday products increases the toxic chemical concentration. Now that I have read this article, I now know that I now have to be careful with which products I use. I also now know that federal laws and regulations do not protect the public from indoor pollution.
The next steps, like the article says is to educate people about the indoor pollution. If more people know about this indoor pollution, they can notify others around them and spread the word. This could potentially make the government create laws and acts that protect us, not just outdoors but indoors also. This article is significant because it discuses how the authors first found out about the high concentrations of indoor pollution. It also gives good examples which helps me understand what I'm using that is causing a high concentration of indoor toxic pollution.