Abstract The objective of the south street seaweed experiment is to make a tincture of iodine. Iodine is used commercially as an antiseptic on cuts and scrapes of the skin. Conceptually, one of the active ingredients of the tincture, iodide, can be extracted from seaweed. By adding the seaweed to water and applying heat energy into the mixture, we were able to extract iodide. After adding Iodine salts, and filtering the mixture our next goal was to test for three important chemicals that must exist in our mixture for it to be a true iodine tincture; Iodine, Iodide Ion and the triiodide ion.
A patient who has had multiple surgeries could also cause a lot of tissue damage and could increase the patients blood loss. 3. potential hazards: fluid balance recording is often inadequate or inaccurate, due to staff shortages, lack of training or lack of time. Diseases such as diabetes, gastroenteritis and Addison's disease. Injury or inflammation. 4.
The extended holding of the waste fluid in the pits could lead to their seepage into the ground, especially if the pits are not lined with plastic. This contaminates the water sources around. In addition, any overflows, for instance caused by heavy rains, allows the fluid to contaminate water in the sources. Large volumes of fluid is required (thousands of gallons of water is used per well) and its disposal is an issue too (Schmidt, 2011). Proper disposal methods should be effected to ensure the water aquifers around do not get contaminated.
Benzene has been known to be a carcinogen, while the rest of the chemicals are unknown what long term damage it could cause. Another danger of fracking are spills. Spills occur during the adding of the fluids as well as during the results of the flow back. Drill operators will eventually have spills throughout this process. Hoses can be undone, gaskets can fail, pits leak and liquids always hit the ground, repeatedly in large quantities.
Polycystic Kidney Disease Affecting somewhere near 12.5 million people, polycystic kidney disease is the most commonly inherited life threatening disease .Genetically passed down from generation to generation, causing renal failure in most cases. This disorder involves complications mainly to the kidneys but can spread to other areas. The kidneys maintain chemical and hormonal levels in the body as well as filter your blood to eliminate the waste by- products. Lose of normal functions in the kidney as well as the formation of cysts in the tissue and buildup of toxins in the blood result from this disorder. Fluid filled sacs called cysts develop in the tissue of the kidneys and may range from severe
Pregnant women are more likely to have complications because sickle cell anemia affects so many body systems. Some of the more life threatening complications are stroke, pulmonary hypertension, acute chest syndrome, and organ damage. A stroke can happen due to the sickle cells blocking the flow of blood to the brain which can lead to a seizure, slurred speech, loss of consciousness, and numb or weak legs and arms (Ernzen 1997). Acute chest syndrome can also be caused by the blocking of blood vessels in the lungs and make it very difficult for the pregnant women to breath which can prevent the baby from being properly
Exposing health risks associated to contaminated seafood, drinking water harmful to human consumption and polluted beaches. Illnesses traced to
Internal risks are dangerous and some can be deadly for all in the medical field including Registered Nurses. Blood disorders can occur such as HIV or Hepatitis. These can happen by accidently being stuck by a needle from an infected person. Nurses who have worked in the industry for at least 15 years have a significantly increased risk for malignant melanoma and rectal cancer (Nursing Today). The amount of time around certain medications can cause damage to the RN'S internal organs.
It can signal something severe or even be related to something as small as a stomach virus. Pancreatic cancer may hinder the pancreas' ability to produce insulin, which could result in diabetes. Pancreatic cancer has many different symptoms (Pancreatic Cancer Causes, Symptoms,
Pollution- Pollution is the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effect. Everyone can be affected by air pollution especially when exposed over prolonged periods of time. However, some groups of people may be more vulnerable than others in regards to exposure to air pollution. Different pollutants may affect these groups differently. For example, several of the pollutants may trigger symptoms in people with asthma, whereas people with heart disease are most likely to be affected by particle