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Tales from the Poisoner's Handbook

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Go to this link and learn about various poisons and toxins! https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/amex26-sci-novel/tales-from-the-poisoners-handbook/

Go to this link and learn about various poisons and toxins! https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/amex26-sci-novel/tales-from-the-poisoners-handbook/

The Fatal Fumes: Cyanide
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The Telltale Corpse: Carbon Monoxide
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The Poison Paint: Radium
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The Murderous Metal: Arsenic
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It's in Our Pipes: Lead
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Which are symptoms of cyanide poisoning? Select all that apply:

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

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The -rich salts and adding hydrochloric acid to the sample; the sample will glow blue in the presence of cyanide.

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How did cyanide enter into Mr. and Mrs. Jacksons' bodies?

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Illuminating gas mainly consists of and hydrogen. It was used for lighting and stoves, heaters, and refrigerators back in the day.

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Like cyanide, carbon monoxide binds readily to .

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A dead body can absorb carbon monoxide from its surroundings.

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Which blood sample shows evidence of carbon monoxide poisoning?

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

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

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The primary emissions from radium are .

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Once in the body, radium behaves like .

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

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

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Recall from our notes! Arsenic used to be called powder because of its use in chronic poisonings.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The city experienced a population increase between 2000 and 2010.

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Which events contributed to Flint's challenges?

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

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

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

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