Explain the source of synthetic organic compounds as toxic materials into the environment?

      

Explain the source of synthetic organic compounds as toxic materials into the environment?

  

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Paul
a)Synthetic organic compound
1. Air, water, and food pollutants
Air- CO, oxides of nitrogen, oxides of sulfur, hydrocarbons and particulates
Water-agricultural chemicals including pesticides, herbicides, fugicides, nematocides, rodenticides, fertilizer
Halogenated hydrocarbons- chloroform, dichloroethane, tetrachloride
Clorinated aromatics-PCB, TCDD
Detergents-alkyl benzene sulfonates
2. Chemical additives in food
As preservatives-antibacterial, antifungal, or antioxidant
To change physical characteristics, taste, color, odor
3.Chemicals in work place Inorganics-metals and fluorides, CO, etc. Organic compounds-aliphatic hydrocarbons (hexene) aromatic hydrocarbons (eg. benzene, toluene)
halogenated hydrocarbons
alcohols
esters
organometallics
amino compounds
4. Drugs of abuse like CNS depressants-ethanol,secobarbital CNS stimulants-cocaine, methamphatamine,
nicotine, caffeine
Opioids-heroin, morphine
Hallucinogens-PCP, LSD,THC
6. Pesticides
Insecticides (kill insects)
Organochlorines
Organophosphates
Carbamates
Synthetic Pyrethroids
Herbicides (kill plants)
Rodenticides (kill rodents)
Fungicides (kill fungus)
Fumigants (kill whatever
7. Solvents
8. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Incomplete combustion of organic materials, insmoke from wood, coal, oil, tobacco, in tar and broiled foods
Carcinogens





Frederick paul answered the question on January 29, 2020 at 18:10


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