Study: Locally made aluminium pots can leach lead into food
Dhaka Tribune (English) · ৫ নভে, ২০২৬
Locally manufactured aluminium cooking pots can release lead into food, exposing families to the toxic metal through everyday meals, according to a study by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research,…
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনDhaka Tribune (English)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেকোনো শব্দ সিলেক্ট করে “অভিধান” চাপলে তার অর্থ দেখাবে।
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- Lead release was highest during the first uses of new pots.
- The study, published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology in October, found that rice cooked in new pots contained up to 305 micrograms of lead per kilogram, while khichuri contained up to 420 micrograms.
- “Lead can't be seen, smelled or tasted, so a pot that looks perfectly good can still be added to a family's food,” said Dr Jenna Forsyth, director of Project Unleaded at Stanford University's Human and Planetary Health program.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams (symbol: μg or mcg).
“The study, published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology in October, found that rice cooked in new pots contained up to 305 micrograms of lead per kilogram, while khichuri contained up to 420 micrograms.”
To hold inside.
Synonyms: enclose, inhold, comprise, embody
“The study, published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology in October, found that rice cooked in new pots contained up to 305 micrograms of lead per kilogram, while khichuri contained up to 420 micrograms.”
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg
Synonyms: kg, kilo
“The study, published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology in October, found that rice cooked in new pots contained up to 305 micrograms of lead per kilogram, while khichuri contained up to 420 micrograms.”
Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
“Lead release was highest during the first uses of new pots.”
Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
Synonyms: pong, reek, stink, whiff
““Lead can't be seen, smelled or tasted, so a pot that looks perfectly good can still be added to a family's food,” said Dr Jenna Forsyth, director of Project Unleaded at Stanford University's Human and Planetary Health program.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
Lead release was highest during the first uses of new pots.
The study, published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology in October, found that rice cooked in new pots contained up to 305 micrograms of lead per kilogram, while khichuri contained up to 420 micrograms.
“Lead can't be seen, smelled or tasted, so a pot that looks perfectly good can still be added to a family's food,” said Dr Jenna Forsyth, director of Project Unleaded at Stanford University's Human and Planetary Health program.
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Question 1: Choose the correct answer.
1.The study, published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology in October, found that rice cooked in new pots contained up to _____ micrograms of lead per kilogram, while khichuri contained up to 420 micrograms.
Questions 2–3: Complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
2.Lead release was highest during the first uses of new _____.
3.“Lead can't be seen, smelled or tasted, so a pot that looks perfectly good can still be added to a family's _____,” said Dr Jenna Forsyth, director of Project Unleaded at Stanford University's Human and Planetary Health program.
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Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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