2006-09-12 11:11:12 · 5 answers · asked by mrintelligent12 1 in Environment
Well, a toxin is something poisonous. It could be snake venom or mercury. You need to be a little more specific.
2006-09-12 11:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very large amount of the chemical toxin's can be eliminated. Would u consider HCL toxic u can neutralize it with costic soda and if u mix them correctly u will have NA CL or sodium chloride or table salt. U have acid and base materials and when u mix them correctly u will end up with a harmless salt.After u get them to the salt state u can dump it in the ocean. all this has been here for millions of yr. U can kill most all bacteria and viral with Clorox . If u have a sewerage spill spray it with Clorox and let it set for 30min. then wash it away.
2006-09-12 13:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toxins can also be (heavy) metals. Lead is one: it affects the nervous system function of living things and is therefore considered a neurotoxin. This is why ingestion of lead (typically by young children who consume paint chips made of older-style lead-based paints) is terribly dangerous and has been found to negatively affect brain development. Lead is also dangerous to wildlife (fish, land animals) and depletes the environment of important resources. I'd imagine that enough lead in the soil would render it useless for farming and kill vegetation.
2006-09-12 11:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by semper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A toxin is a poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms. Toxins are nearly always proteins that are capable of causing disease on contact or absorption with body tissues.
2006-09-12 11:22:18 · answer #4 · answered by DY Beach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the current republican administration. its effect upon the planet is too obvious to require a comment, eh? ;-0 ya'll
2006-09-12 13:09:28 · answer #5 · answered by drakke1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋