Kidneys and Metals Problem Set

Problem 4: Sources of metals in the environment

Who is LEAST likely to be exposed to toxic metals?

A.	a technician working on a computer component board assembly line
B.	a person who drinks water from a ground water well
C.	a person smoking a cigarette
D.	a person working on a new home computer Cigarettes, old paints, ground water, and computers can all contain toxic metals. People are least likely to be exposed from a personal computer because the metals in it are completely contained and in a state where the human is very unlikely to be exposed.
E.	a painter renovating an 100 year old home