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Learn about toxicologists who analyze toxins, protect people from harm, and stop companies from using harmful products. Explore the positives and negatives of this rewarding career.
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Toxicologist Author: Tim Teacher: Mrs. Slim Class: Library Experiences 21 October 2005
What Do They Do? • Toxicologists prepare samples of toxic substances for analysis • Dissect dead animals and examine organs for toxic substances • They test and analyze blood samples for the presence of toxic conditions
I get to help people • I get to protect people • I get to stop companies from hurting people and animals Three Positives • Help to develop treatment for toxins • Finds new toxins so as to save people from using them • Stops companies from using harmful products
More Positives • Pays well • I like money • Doesn’t work in office • I hate offices • Can work for many different agencies • I like choices
Three negatives • Uses live test subjects • Animals and plants • You have to write a lot • Observations during experiment and the results • Depends on grants for money • Government, private, university
Works Cited “Toxicologist” Discover career planning. 19 Oct. 2005 http://webapps01.act.org/eDISCOVER/Index.jsp