Tetrachloroethylene : How does the contaminant move throughout the environment and where is it primarily found.What organisms are exposed to this contaminant and and how is it taken up by the organism .

The final paper (~3000 words) should include the information listed below. The paper should include at least 20 citation and 10 of these need to be peer reviewed research articles.

Your final paper should include the following:

An overview of the contaminant including sources of the contaminant to the environment, any historical event that is related to the release of this contaminant and the chemical properties of the contaminant.

How does the contaminant move throughout the environment and where is it primarily found.

What organisms are exposed to this contaminant and and how is it taken up by the organism .

Does this contaminant bioaccumulate? If so, what are the factors that influence this bioaccumulation?

What is the toxicity mechanism of this contaminant (who do is affect, does the toxicant act at the molecular, cell, tissue or organ level, is the toxicity lethal or sublethal…).

Describe the effect of this contaminant at the population and ecosystem level.Are there any regulations in place for this contaminant?

Summary: one to two paragraph summary

• The reference list and citations throughout the paper should be formatted using the criteria for the journal Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology.
• The paper needs to include a minimum of 20 citations in APA format.