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| Activity | Cause of Death |
|---|---|
| Smoking 1.4 cigarettes | Cancer, heart disease |
| Drinking 5 glasses of wine | Cirrhosis of the liver |
| Living 5 years at the site boundary of a nuclear power plant |
Cancer caused by radiation |
| Living 2 days in New York City | Air pollution |
| Traveling 10 miles by bicycle | Accident |
| Eating 40 tablespoons of peanut butter | Liver cancer by aflatoxin B |
| Drinking Miami water for 1 year | Cancer caused by chloroform |
| Drinking 1000 24 oz. drinks from plastic bottles |
Cancer caused by acrylonitrile |
| Eating 100 charcoal-broiled steaks | ancer caused by benzpyrene |
| Agent | Amount to kill a 150 lb person (mg) | mass | source | structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botulinum toxin | 0.00007 | 149000 | Bacterium | complex protein |
| Tetanus toxin | 0.00014 | 150000 | Bacterium | complex protein |
| Maitotoxin | 0.007 | 2700 | Marine dinoflagellate |
|
| Textilitoxin | 0.041 | 80000 | Taipan snake | complex protein |
| Batrachotoxin | 0.14 | 539 | Poison arrow frog |
|
| Conotoxin | 0.34 | 1500 | Cone snail | |
| Tetrodotoxin | 0.54 | 319 | Puffer fish | |
| VX | 1 | 267 | Chemical warfare agent | |
| Sarin | 7 | 140 | Chemical warfare agent | |