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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

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Article title: Benthiocarb
Article Evaluation:
The articles very little content is relevant to the topic. The article has one sentence so I would say it is neutral. Each claim does have a citation and the citations are reliable. The article does not speak on any underrepresented or misrepresented populations.
Sources:
Aktar, W., et al. “Persistence of Benthiocarb in Soil: Influence of Ultraviolet and Sunlight.” International Journal of Environmental Research, vol. 3, no. 3, July 2009, pp. 349–52. EBSCOhost, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=eih&AN=43484652.
Aktar, Wasim, et al. “Dissipation Kinetics of Benthiocarb in Water at Different PH Levels under Laboratory Condition.” International Journal of Environmental Research, vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 2008, pp. 71–74. EBSCOhost, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=eih&AN=39761520.

Option 2

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Article title: Mouse ear swelling test
Article Evaluation:
The articles content is relevant to the topic and is neutral. The one claim that the article has does have a citation and they are reliable. The article does not mention any populations at all.
Sources
Gad, S C. “The mouse ear swelling test (MEST) in the 1990s.” Toxicology vol. 93,1 (1994): 33-46. doi:10.1016/0300-483x(94)90194-5

Option 3

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Article title: Gerontogens
Article Evaluation:
The articles content is relevant to the topic completely and does not have any biased, it is purely factual based. The article does have citations for each statement and the sources are reliable sources. The article does not speak on any specific populations besides humans and animals overall.
Sources
Sorrentino, Jessica A., et al. “Defining the Toxicology of Aging.” Trends in Molecular Medicine, vol. 20, no. 7, July 2014, pp. 375–84. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2014.04.004.

Option 4

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Article title: Burton's line
Article Evaluation:
This articles content is very relevant to the topic with no biased or unwanted opinions. The article does have citations for every fact provided and all of the sources are very reliable. The article does not mention any specific population it only talks about people who develop this condition.
Sources
Pearce, J M S. “Burton's line in lead poisoning.” European neurology vol. 57,2 (2007): 118-9. doi:10.1159/000098100

Option 5

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Article title: Superwarfarin
Article Evaluation:
This articles content is also relevant to its topic with examples of the topic as well. The article is purely fact based with no room to be biased. The one statement found in the article has a citation that is reliable to back it up. No populations or animals are mentioned in this article.
Sources
King, Nathan, and Minh-Ha Tran. “Long-Acting Anticoagulant Rodenticide (Superwarfarin) Poisoning: A Review of Its Historical Development, Epidemiology, and Clinical Management.” Transfusion Medicine Reviews, vol. 29, no. 4, Oct. 2015, pp. 250–58. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmrv.2015.06.002.