Name _______________________________________________ Date _________________ Per _______ Toxicity Exposure Frequencies Go to To investigate student/family chemical exposure from common household personal care Purpose: products. Vocabulary: Toxicity - is the degree to which a substance can damage a living thing. Chemical Exposure- Touching (skin absorption), breathing, eating or drinking harmful chemicals. Dose - quantity of something (chemical, physical, or biological) that may impact an organism biologically; the greater the quantity, the larger the dose Carcinogen substance that causes cancer – Neurotoxin substance that causes harm to the brain and/or nervous system – Allergen - an overreaction of the body's natural defense system that helps fight infections Immunotoxin- substance that the immune system Developmental /Reproductive toxin substance that can cause infertility, birth defects, developmental – delays in children, and reproductive organ cancers Table: Toxicity Data for Group 7 Tooth Paste Name of Product Crest Cavity Colgate Cavity Aquafresh Cavity Protection Protection Protection Toxicity Rating of Product Least Toxic 1-10 Most Toxic # of ingredients in the product that are: Carcinogens (causes cancer) Developmental/Reproductive toxins Neurotoxins Algerians/ Immunotoxins Irritants (skin, eyes, or lungs)
Name _______________________________________________ Date _________________ Per _______ Toxicity Exposure Frequencies Go to Purpose: To investigate student/family chemical exposure from common household personal care products. Vocabulary: Toxicity - is the degree to which a substance can damage a living thing. Chemical Exposure- Touching (skin absorption), breathing, eating or drinking harmful chemicals. Dose - quantity of something (chemical, physical, or biological) that may impact an organism biologically; the greater the quantity, the larger the dose Carcinogen – substance that causes cancer Neurotoxin – substance that causes harm to the brain and/or nervous system Allergen - an overreaction of the body's natural defense system that helps fight infections Immunotoxin- substance that the immune system Developmental /Reproductive toxin – substance that can cause infertility, birth defects, developmental delays in children, and reproductive organ cancers Table: Toxicity Data for Group 7 Tooth Paste Name of Product Crest Cavity Protection Colgate Cavity Protection Aquafresh Cavity Protection Toxicity Rating of Product Least Toxic 1-10 Most Toxic # of ingredients in the product that are: Carcinogens (causes cancer) Developmental/Reproductive toxins Neurotoxins Algerians/ Immunotoxins Irritants (skin, eyes, or lungs)
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