Chemistry Literature Essay

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Technical High School - R. Asher, Principal Regents Chemistry - M. Maxfield Name ____________________________________________ Date _________ 08-00 Literature Project New technologies often provide solutions to urgent needs and are generally accompanied by risks that have not been fully understood by the populations affected. Implementing a new technology without satisfactory risk assessment or safeguards may be immoral. Excessive delay to solving problems when a solution is available may also be immoral. Please investigate a controversial topic related to chemistry. Write an opinion like an “op-ed” article in a newspaper supporting a position. The essay must include data from credible sources, such as scientific (peer-reviewed) magazines and journals, a logical flow of information, and your clearly articulated opinion at the end. You may start with newspaper articles, google searches, or wikipedia to obtain a plain-language explanation of the topic. However, you must cite only review articles or articles by the actual investigators. 1. Does red wine slow aging? a. Resveratrol, sirtuin b. Science, DOI:10.1126/science.1231097) c. National institute on aging 2. Does the US Food & Drug Administration have the right to impose US quality control standards on foreign pharmaceutical companies that sell drugs in the US? 3. Should the US limit exports of liquefied natural gas? a. www.CEN-online.org mar 11, 2013 (A. Tullo) 4. Should products made from bisphenol A (BPA) be banned from food packaging? a. Polycarbonate, coating for canned foods b. 5. Is the emission of CO2 gas or carbon particulates from older diesel engines the immediate cause of climate change? a. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L02504,doi:10.1029/2006GL028466, January 2007 b. C&EN Jan 21, p.4) c. Regul.Toxicol. Pharmacol.,

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