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Chemical Pollution usually occurs when chemicals such as Methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and Ethylene Glycol are released into the streams and river and pollute the air that we breathe and contaminates the food that we eat.


Chemical pollution affects not only human health, but also animal health as well.

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Many marine animals, such as turtles and fishes, are also victims of Chemical Pollution, not only humans.

Many case have been reported of dead fishes and other marine animals rising to the top of the water, and when analysed, traces of chemicals have been found in it's bodies.

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There are many cases of chemical pollution all around the globe, but We, The Peanuts, have compiled a list of incidents that took place in the recent years.

• In 2013, the container ship MOL Comfort was caught in a storm and broke in two in the Indian Ocean with 4,382 containers and 3,000 tonnes of fuel on-board. The day after the incident, the stern section sank. Three weeks later, a fire broke out on-board the bow section, which finally also sank a month after the incident, taking some 2,400 containers and 1,600 tonnes of fuel with it down 3,000 metres to the ocean floor.
• The container ship Rena grounded off the north coast of New Zealand, 20 km from the port of Tauranga, in 2011. It was stuck on a reef known for its flora and fauna and was carrying 2,876 containers of goods, including 153 of hazardous substances. In total, 1,007 containers and 1,700 tonnes of fuel oil were recovered. Thousands of volunteers came to help clean up the oiled shoreline. The spill caused major impact: approximately 2,000 birds were killed.

_{Both ships, Rena and MOL Comfort, in the sea.  Photo collaged by Ryan Xavier.} 

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Atoms are the smallest unit of matter that has the characteristics of a chemical element. They are extremely small, usually around 100 picometers(a tenth-billionth of a meter). These little particles may look tiny, however, they play a important part in matter. Every matter is made up of neutral or ionized atoms.

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Inside an atom, three forces work together to keep atoms together. Those three forces are the electromagnetic force, strong force and weak force. The electromagnetic force keeps the electrons attached to the atom. The strong force keeps the protons and neutrons together in the atom. The weak force controls how the atom decays.]]> 2018-11-07 01:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/thepeanuts/wish/301302516 ryanxaviermp https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/thepeanuts/wish/301307386


- We can refrain from pouring fat from cooking or any other type of fat, oil, or grease down the sink. Keep a “fat jar” under the sink to collect the fat and discard in the solid waste when full. 

- We can refrain from flushing pills, powder, medications and used batteries down the toilet.

- We can refrain from disposing cleaning agents and household chemicals down the sink or the toilet.


]]> 2018-11-07 02:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/thepeanuts/wish/301307386 ryanxaviermp https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/thepeanuts/wish/303703099 Here are some FUN FACTS about Atoms! Compiled by The Peanuts :-)

- Nearly one hundred percent of the mass of an atom (99.94%) is contained in the nucleus of it.

-  Early scientists in ancient India independently developed theories on the existence of atoms.

- The first understandings of the existence of atoms date back to ancient Greece, and it was Democritus who first used the term "atomos" (atom).

- Atoms are classified according to their numbers of protons or neutrons.

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What are the symptoms of CO poisoning?The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. CO symptoms are often described as “flu-like.” If you breathe in a lot of CO it can make you pass out. People who are sleeping or drunk can die from CO poisoning before they have symptoms.

Everyone is at risk for CO poisoning. Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning not linked to fires, more than 20,000 visit the emergency room, and more than 4,000 are hospitalized

SO BEWARE...  CO MIGHT JUST BE AROUND YOU.

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]]> 2019-01-03 01:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/thepeanuts/wish/317142104 Fallon_Ng https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/thepeanuts/wish/317142451 Presence of hundreds of potentially toxic chemical substances in our environment is the cause of chemical pollution. These toxic chemical substances in our environment are generally caused by human activity such as exhaust fumes from cars and oil spills from ships.



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Chemicals had affected the surrounding air that we breathe in. It releases toxic chemicals into the environment we live in, affecting the oxygen, water and food around us. These chemical pollutants had been introduced into the atmosphere from a wide variety of sources.


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]]> 2019-01-03 02:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/thepeanuts/wish/317144161 Fallon_Ng https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/thepeanuts/wish/317144460 It took 380,000 years for electrons to be trapped in orbits around nuclei (plural word for nucleus), forming the first atoms. These atoms were mainly helium and hydrogen, which are still by far the most abundant elements in the universe. 1.6 million years later, gravity began to form stars and galaxies from clouds of gas which formed the universe
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