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atomic number

29

recommended daily allowance

2 milligrams per day

Main Food Sources of Copper

fruits

vegetables

grain products

liver

shellfish

nuts

raisins

dried beans

copper is necessesary for the formation of hemoglobin.

keeps bones, blood vessels and nerves healthy.

0.0004% of body is copper

copper is essential in tiny amounts and toxic in large amounts

Wilson's disease:

A rare disease that occurs in about 1 in every 100,000 births. Mutations occur in protiens that transport copper.

Wilsons disease is diagnosed at birth but stays with the patient until teenage years/ young adult when it starts to affect the individual. It lasts the rest of their lives.

Wilson disease first attacks the liver, and then the central nervous systemA buildup of copper in the liver causes ongoing liver disease. Rarely, liver failure occurs.

Symptoms include swelling of the liver or spleenjaundice, or yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyesfluid buildup in the legs or abdomen . The rest os the body has the tendency to bruise.

The risks of a low copper intake are tissue damage, liver damage, disease, and in incredibly rare cases death.

fun facts:

Copper cookware is the most highly-regarded by the world's chefs. It has the best heat transfer of any material used in cooking, and as heating is uniform there are no hot spots.

It is estimated that about 80% of the copper humanity has ever produced is still in use.

Copper is the only metal other than gold that has natural color. Other metals are either gray or white.

Pennies today contain only about 2.5% copper. Why? The value of a 100% copper coin would far exceed one cent. So, the U.S. Mint makes each penny from a slug of zinc with a layer of copper electroplated onto it.

The Statue of Liberty is covered with 200,000 pounds of copper sheeting.

An expert panel of the World Health Organization has concluded that copper deficiency is much more of a global problem than copper toxicity.

bibliography:

“Copper. (Good Sources of Nutrients) (pamphlet)." Pamphlet by: U.S. Department of Agriculture. U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1990. p1A(3). Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. Jay M Robinson High School. 9 Sep. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com>

  • (2)Wolke, Robert L. "Copper." Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale Group, 2008. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. Jay M Robinson High School. 9 Sep. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com>
  • (3)"Mineral toxicity." World of Health. Online ed. Detroit: Gale Group, 2007. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. Jay M Robinson High School. 9 Sep. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com>
  • (4) "Copper: Interesting Facts." <http://www.truthaboutpebble.org/copper+-++interesting+facts.aspx>

pictures:

Ward, Dave. "Dave Ward Photography's photostream." Flickr.com. June 26, 2005. 10 Sep 2009

DermRounds, "dermrounds." Flickr.com. August 5, 2008. 10 Sep 2009

Copper

we dedicate this presentation to Mrs. Driscoll

THE END... ANDREW JONES AND REBECCA BELLIS

Andrew Jones and Rebecca Bellis

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