Exposure to toxic substances and disease
The objective of paper is to investigate the association of exposure to toxic substances and disease. Choose interesting components from each category list below. At least one component from each category should be chosen, and those three should be related. For example, ‘polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)’ from toxic substances – ‘in utero exposure’ from exposure pathway – ‘asthma’ from disease. Then search papers that studied on your interested topic using (PAHs – in utero – asthma) as key word. Google scholar is very powerful search engine for research articles. Find the strong scientific evidences from the 5-8 peer-reviewed journal articles that studied on the subjects, support your main theme. Finding the best references is the key to the excellent research paper. You can download the articles from Fresno State Henry Madden Library.
Three Categories and pool of components (Choose topic only from the list. Other topics will not be accepted.)
- Toxic substances: pick only one specific substance from the list
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Endocrine disruptors (Bisphenol A, Bisphenol S, PFOA)
- Exposure pathway/window of exposure at lifetime:
- In utero exposure (exposure during pregnancy)
- Childhood exposure (infant, toddler, teenagers, adolescent)
- Dietary exposure (Ingestion of foods, drinks)
- Diseases:
- Asthma
- Birth defects
- Diabetes
- Obesity, high blood pressure
FORMAT: MLA
The word limit is 2,000-2,500 words and 5-8 peer reviewed journal articles
If the prompt is confusing: choose one topic from each section but they have to go together ,for example the paper has to be about a disease you get from exposure to a toxic substance. Can only pick from the list provided
Example: Toxic substance-Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH’s)
Exposure pathway/window of exposure in life time- in utero exposure
Disease:asthma
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