Hhs 250 Paper #1: Everyday Toxicants Log & Reflective Analysis

Time Product Toxicant Notes 1037 AM Drove to UMD Vehicle Exhaust Carbon Monoxide 121 PM Ate Pizza w/ Pepsi BPA, Chromium 238 PM Ate sprinkled donut YELLOW 6, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 2 410 PM Ate chocolate Nickel 732 PM Ate shrimp and Mercury, Acrylamide Carcinogenic French fries 828 PM Ate barbecue chips BHA 912 PM Sat with my family Hydrogen Cyanide Tobacco Smoke 937 PM Had a can of Sodium Benzoate Used to prevent Mountain Dew molding on cans 1052 PM Had a bowl of cereal BTH Part 2 Reflection Whereas food is for nutrition modern food additives and preparation methods are increasingly leaving unsuspecting public exposed to dangerous toxicants. People are much aware naturally occurring toxicants in food such as naturally occurring cyanide in cassava or mercury in fish. In the process of completing my toxicants log I was shocked to learn how much I expose myself to toxicants by choosing to consume certain foods. Henceforth I will make conscious efforts to limit my exposure to toxicants. General Reflection My exposure to toxicants is very heavy throughout the day, before the process of completing the daily