Pesticide+Exposure

=Pesticide Exposure=

__Step 1__
Please read the article below.

[|detecting pesticide exposure]

During your reading, keep in mind the following questions and be prepared to discuss them in class:

Why is pesticide exposure bad for people? Why can't chemical levels be directly tested in the blood (in other words, why do scientists test for biomarkers)? Why can't new pesticides be tested using biomarkers? Why does it take so long for chemical instrumentation techniques like //mass spectroscopy// and //nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)// to come into use in the medical field? How much money and time should be spent on this issue and who should be in charge of regulation?

Meaningful discussion will be worth a participation point.

__**Step 2**__
Write three double entry responses in your journals. These will be checked at the beginning of class and will be your entry into the class discussion. If you do not have your journal entries, you will not be allowed to participate.

This will be worth a participation point.

__**Step 3**__
Take a few moments and discuss what you read before you get to class.

Click on the "DISCUSSION" tab on this page and post a response. Here are the rules:

Respect the opinion of others. Keep it short, I am looking for one or two paragraphs only. We will have more time for discussion in class. Base your opinions on what you read, whether it be in this article or another source like the text book or the internet. You can start your own discussion thread or respond to one already posted by another student.

Your discussion will be worth a participation point.