Tales from the Poisoner's Handbook

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The Fatal Fumes: Cyanide

The Telltale Corpse: Carbon Monoxide

The Poison Paint: Radium

The Murderous Metal: Arsenic

It's in Our Pipes: Lead

Tales from the Poisoner's Handbook

Tales from the Poisoner's Handbook

Which are symptoms of cyanide poisoning? Select all that apply:

Cyanide kills its victim by binding more readily to ______________ than oxygen.

A dead body can absorb carbon monoxide from its surroundings.

Which blood sample shows evidence of carbon monoxide poisoning?

In the end, Mr. Travia was found guilty of ________.

Which frame shows how the poison entered into the workers' bodies?

How do the patterns shown on the X-ray films serve as evidence that the bones contain radium?

Read the tragic story of these young women during WWI and mark true if you sympathize with their plight.

To test for arsenic poisoning, the Marsh test utilizes which chemicals? Select 3:

What will happen when potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid are mixed in the Reinsch's test?

What year did Flint, Michigan switch its drinking water source to the Flint River?

Why do you think the residents continued to drink the water despite growing concerns?

The city experienced a population increase between 2000 and 2010.

Explain the significance of adding corrosion control treatment to the water in the US's infrastructure.

What caused the brown water gushing from the Civic Park fire hydrants in Flint?

What were the findings of the memo issued by the EPA official after conducting tests at a resident's home?

What contributes to the presence of lead in water when corrosive water flows through lead pipes without corrosion control?

Which are symptoms of cyanide poisoning? Select all that apply:

Cyanide kills its victim by binding more readily to ______________ than oxygen.

A dead body can absorb carbon monoxide from its surroundings.

Which blood sample shows evidence of carbon monoxide poisoning?

In the end, Mr. Travia was found guilty of ________.

Which frame shows how the poison entered into the workers' bodies?

How do the patterns shown on the X-ray films serve as evidence that the bones contain radium?

Read the tragic story of these young women during WWI and mark true if you sympathize with their plight.

To test for arsenic poisoning, the Marsh test utilizes which chemicals? Select 3:

What will happen when potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid are mixed in the Reinsch's test?

What year did Flint, Michigan switch its drinking water source to the Flint River?

What were some of the concerns raised by the residents of Flint regarding the water from the Flint River?

Why do you think the residents continued to drink the water despite growing concerns?

What major event led to the decline of the middle class in the city and its metropolitan region?

The city experienced a population increase between 2000 and 2010.

Which events contributed to Flint's challenges?

Explain the significance of adding corrosion control treatment to the water in the US's infrastructure.

In about half of all American water companies, what is added to the water at the treatment plant?

What caused the brown water gushing from the Civic Park fire hydrants in Flint?

What statements were made regarding the water crisis in Flint by public figures?

What were the findings of the memo issued by the EPA official after conducting tests at a resident's home?

What contributes to the presence of lead in water when corrosive water flows through lead pipes without corrosion control?

Why was the excess iron in the water a concern in terms of bacterial growth?

How did the increase in lead levels in Flint's water occur as corrosion worsened?

How was the water switch in Flint correlated with negative health impacts on women and foetal deaths?

What were some of the concerns raised by the residents of Flint regarding the water from the Flint River?

What major event led to the decline of the middle class in the city and its metropolitan region?

Which events contributed to Flint's challenges?

In about half of all American water companies, what is added to the water at the treatment plant?

What statements were made regarding the water crisis in Flint by public figures?

Why was the excess iron in the water a concern in terms of bacterial growth?

How did the increase in lead levels in Flint's water occur as corrosion worsened?

How was the water switch in Flint correlated with negative health impacts on women and foetal deaths?