(a) Other pollutant sources in Fairbanks include cookstoves which emit carcinogenic chemicals. Assume Benzol(a)pyrene (BaP) is...

  

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(a) Other pollutant sources in Fairbanks include cookstoves which emit carcinogenic chemicals. Assume Benzol(a)pyrene (BaP) is one of these and that it has a potency factor of 6.11 (mg/kg-day) when it is inhaled. What concentration of BaP will give you a cancer rate of 1 cancer in 1 million people if you assume everyone is 70 kg and they breathe 20 m per day? Report your answer in both micrograms per cubic meter (g/m) and ppm. The molar mass of BaP is 252.31 g/mol and you can assume standard temperature and pressure (298 K and 1 atm). (b) Say a family uses a filter to remove particles in the air that contain BaP and they get the concentration down a little below the level that you calculate in part a. If they have small children, why might they need to invest in further cleaning techniques to protect their whole family? Note, you can include a calculation here, but a correct answer can also be only a brief qualitative explanation. (a) Other pollutant sources in Fairbanks include cookstoves which emit carcinogenic chemicals. Assume Benzol(a)pyrene (BaP) is one of these and that it has a potency factor of 6.11 (mg/kg-day) when it is inhaled. What concentration of BaP will give you a cancer rate of 1 cancer in 1 million people if you assume everyone is 70 kg and they breathe 20 m per day? Report your answer in both micrograms per cubic meter (g/m) and ppm. The molar mass of BaP is 252.31 g/mol and you can assume standard temperature and pressure (298 K and 1 atm). (b) Say a family uses a filter to remove particles in the air that contain BaP and they get the concentration down a little below the level that you calculate in part a. If they have small children, why might they need to invest in further cleaning techniques to protect their whole family? Note, you can include a calculation here, but a correct answer can also be only a brief qualitative explanation.