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Jaron Cloward
Chem 1010
PCBs, also known as Polychlorinated Biphenyl, are an extremely dangerous
and deadly chemical compound. This compound was at one time used as coolant
fluids as well as inks and other materials. The chemical compound for these
chemicals contain Carbon hydrogen and Chlorine. They are also highly flammable
and are very hard to get rid of. They are highly soluble and not easily gotten rid of.
There are a total of 209 known different PCBs. These vary in severity of damage to
the environment and individual who has been contaminated. Damage has cost
anywhere up to 100,000 dollars. This is a big problem. We have stopped the
production of these because of how dangerous these products are to the
environment. We have also put out a great many warning about them.
Works Cited
"PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls." Scientific Facts on. Web. 02 May
2016.
"What Are The Human Health Effects Of PCBs?" What Are The Human
Health Effects Of PCBs? Web. 02 May 2016.
Reflection
This course was very helpful and very much a good introduction to how
chemistry works. It was very helpful to learn how to do the math equations, and
how an atoms are actually thought to look like. Chem 1010 was a great class that
allowed me to relearn a lot of the things I forgot from high school. Doing the
Research paper opened my eyes to the dangers of PCBs and how much we actually
used them. It has been a great eye-opener to how much damage one person can
cause and how much one person can actually do to help the environment.