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SILICA In Unit 5 Learning Resources, you were introduced to some of the regulations for the use and disposal of hazardous substances. Unit 5 Assignment involves identification of regulations for a hazardous substance or pollutant that is regulated over multiple agencies to explore interconnections between agencies and to recognize the historical background for regulations. Unit 5 Assignment is used to assess your learning related to describing historical events related to environmental health and safety to provide context for public policy decisions. Who: Individual students What: Develop a summary document for a colleague. Where: Upload your completed document to the Assignments folder for Unit 5. When: Due on the last day of Unit 5 at 11:59PM ET. Why: To practice finding related regulations for a specific topic. How: Research the various regulations for one hazardous substance or pollutant that is regulated over multiple agencies. As a reminder, an act or a statute (e.g., the Clean Water Act) is not the same as a regulation (e.g., 40 CFR Part 136, Methods for Organic Chemical Analysis of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater). Assignment Details: Select one hazardous substance or pollutant from the list below. A hyperlink to the Occupational Chemical Database from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is provided to help you begin this task. Acrylonitrile Ammonia Arsenic Asbestos Benzene Carbon disulfide Lead Methylene chloride Nitrogen compounds (such as nitrates and nitrogen dioxide) that can change form and move easily between air, land, and water Silica Identify applicable regulations from OSHA and other agencies related to occupational and/or environmental health and safety for the selected hazardous substance or pollutant. Use the provided Hazardous Substance Summary Document template (attachment) to author a 1- to 2-page summary document about the selected hazardous substance or pollutant. This assignment is to practice your information gathering, literacy skills, and organization of information in a professional document. Your summary document should have at least the following sections: 1) Introduction, 2) Regulatory Overview, 3) Interconnections Between Agencies, 4) Historical Background and Public Policy, and 5) References. All these items are included in the Hazardous Substance Summary Document template. Use this assignment as an opportunity to practice writing an APA-formatted reference for each technical document you review and analyze. You do need to provide in-text citations for this assignment where requested. You do not need to submit this assignment as an APA-formatted paper. Throughout this course and program, your work will be assessed for assignment-specific items and four general criteria as described below. Context and Purpose: Unit 5 Assignment is intended to be written as a technical summary document for a novice-level colleague. Sources and Evidence: Any sources you use should be documented in APA format. In-text citations where applicable and a reference list are required. At least three references should be provided. Writing Style: Sections of the summary document should be written in your own words, with no grammar or spelling errors. Format and Layout: Submit your assignment in one compiled document (.docx or .pdf). As this is a technical summary document, the formal APA paper format is not required, but the template must be used. Review the detailed grading rubric for this assignment before beginning work on it. An example student assignment is attached to the Unit 5 announcement to help you understand expectations.