Environmental Pollutants Vocabulary

noun the branch of science that deals with the nature, effects, and detection of poisons

• The study of toxicology involves examining the effects of chemicals on living organisms.
• I'm taking a class on toxicology to learn about how poisons affect the body.
• Toxicology is all about studying what happens when you're poisoned.
• In a way, toxicology is like understanding the 'poisonous' elements in our environment.

noun a type of hydrocarbon compound that contains a carbon-carbon double bond

• The alkene functional group consists of a carbon-carbon double bond.
• I learned about alkenes in my organic chemistry class.
• Alkenes are like the cool kids of the hydrocarbon world.
• The alkene bond is like a strong friendship holding two carbons together.