Question Of The Day

Question: What is the primary exposure of concern for workers in the shipyard industry which includes workers who dis-assemble ships?

Question: A typical cigarette contains from 9 mg to 30 mg of nicotine, inhalation through smoking is only about 0.5-2 mg per cigarette. The estimated toxic dose of nicotine in non-addicted adults is 4-8 mg. What is the lethal dose of nicotine after one-time ingestion in children?

Question:  What is sulfuryl fluoride and what are the clinical manifestations associated with poisoning due to this chemical?

Question: Ethambutol-induced optic neuropathy (EON) is a well-known complication that results from the use of ethambutol. What are the clinical manifestations of EON?17

Question: What is ochratoxin A?

Question: The disease known as “glanders” is considered a biological threat by the CDC. What is “glanders” and what animal species is primarily affected by the causative organism?

Question: In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a cancellation order to phase-out and eliminate the use of organic arsenical pesticides by 2013, with one exception. What chemical was not included in this cancellation order?

Question: Cuprimine and Syprine are therapeutics approved by the USFDA to treat which disease?

Question:  What are the chemical constituents of “stage smoke or stage fog” and what adverse effects do some performers attribute to exposure to “stage smoke or stage fog”?

Question: What is “snus”?