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Kentucky |
A state bounded on the north by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio; on the east by Virginia and west Virginia; on the south by Tennessee, and on the west by Missouri. |
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Lead |
A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.2, symbol Pb. |
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Mercury |
A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59. Mercury is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes which leads to MERCURY POISONING. Because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing. |
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Cadmium |
An element with atomic symbol Cd, atomic number 48, and atomic weight 112.41. It is a metal and ingestion will lead to CADMIUM POISONING. |
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Environmental Monitoring |
The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment. |
Monitoring, Environmental,Environmental Surveillance,Surveillance, Environmental |
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Food Contamination |
The presence in food of harmful, unpalatable, or otherwise objectionable foreign substances, e.g. chemicals, microorganisms or diluents, before, during, or after processing or storage. |
Food Adulteration,Adulteration, Food,Adulterations, Food,Contamination, Food,Contaminations, Food,Food Adulterations,Food Contaminations |
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Arsenic |
A shiny gray element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 75. It occurs throughout the universe, mostly in the form of metallic arsenides. Most forms are toxic. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), arsenic and certain arsenic compounds have been listed as known carcinogens. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) |
Arsenic-75,Arsenic 75 |
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Water Pollutants, Chemical |
Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water. |
Chemical Water Pollutants,Landfill Leachate,Leachate, Landfill,Pollutants, Chemical Water |
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Seafood |
Marine fish and shellfish used as food or suitable for food. (Webster, 3d ed) SHELLFISH and FISH PRODUCTS are more specific types of SEAFOOD. |
Sea-Food,Sea Food,Sea-Foods,Seafoods |
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