Question

Identify one environmental occupational toxicant that you think needs more regulations to control exposures. Be sure to include the health effects, the absorption, and the distribution in the body.

Answer 1

• Petroleum hydrocarbons is one of the environmental occupational hazards which needs more regulations to control exposures.
• The health effects are as follows:

1. Skin irritation
2. Eye irritation
3. Dizziness
4. Headache
5. Nausea
6. Death in extreme cases. etc.

• ​​​​​​Petroleum hydrocarbons are absorbed and distributed in the body has follows:

1. By the skin penetrating through the skin layers and causing several skin disesases.
2. By the branch-alveolar Junction causing pneumonia and bronchitis.
3. By the intestine causing intestinal diseases.
4. By the reproductive organs causing infections and even leading to abortions.