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Toxicant Assignment Instructions

For this assignment, choose a toxic agent that interests you (might be naturally occurring plant toxin or venom, or synthetic/industrial). Post your choice in the “You’re your toxic agent choice HERE” forum located below the link to these instructions If your toxic agent of interest is already chosen, please pick another to prevent duplication. If you have any questions about appropriate toxic agents or need help choosing, please contact me!

Part 1: Write a 2-3 page (NOT MORE!, excluding reference list) report that includes the following information:

1. The most likely exposure scenario 2. The most likely route of exposure and target organ 3. Brief description of its toxic effects for the most likely route of exposure

a. Be sure to include any dose-response results as well as the target organ(s). b. Include if the material is metabolized, excreted, retained in the body, etc.

4. How the dose can be minimized or the exposure prevented Please, make sure your report contains all the above information. All information should be correctly and consistently cited using APA format. You try to get a variety of sources, such as government websites as well as non-internet sources, such as books, journal articles, or government reports. You can include graphs and tables, if you wish, to more clearly illustrate your points. If the figures or tables used are from one of your sources, they must be referenced in APA style. As a note, Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source. Please use the "turnitin.com" resource provided on the Student Resources webpage to check your work. Post your report in the Toxicant Report assignment (in Topic 12)

Part 2: Prepare a FAQ sheet on your toxic agent using the information you collected for your report. The sheet should be 1 page (NOT MORE!!!) and would be something that might be handed out to people who are interested or posted on-line. The content should not be very technical but more of questions that the general public might have about the material. Please make your FAQ sheet appealing so the readers are motivated to read it. FAQ sheet design will be part of the grade score. A few examples of FAQ sheets are provided below. More detailed instructions are included in the FAQ sheet instructions.

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Post your FAQ sheet in the Toxicant FAQ forum (above topic 1)

Comment or ask questions regarding the FAQ sheets posted by your classmates. As with the lecture discussions, your responses must be meaningful ( ex: not just “I agree” or “Great idea”). All posts must be submitted Grading: Report: 15 points FAQ sheet: FAQ Discussion: Each meaningful comment, question or answer is wo rth 1 point to a maximum of 5 points. FAQ discussion score is included into the final class participation score and is worth .