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spacer ‘GREENER’ CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION (PRAGUE)
spacer 'Greener' solvent-free protocols involve microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica and clay which a...
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spacer "GREENER" CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING AN ALTERNATE REACTION CONDITIONS OR AQUEOUS MEDIA
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer "GREENER" CHEMICAL SYNTHETIC PROCESSES USING ENZYMATIC, MECHANOCHEMICAL MIXING, OR MICROWAVE AND ULTRASOUND IRRADIATION
spacer Several newer strategies, such as solvent-free (dry media), solid-supported with and without microwave (MW) irradiation, and mechanochemical mixing (grinding); and the use of room ...
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spacer 'GREENER' CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING ALTERNATE REACTION CONDITIONS
spacer Microwave (MW) irradiation in conjunction with water as reaction media has proven to be a greener chemical approach for expeditious N-alkylation reactions of amines and hydrazines ...
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spacer 'GREENER' CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVES UNDER SOLVENT-FREE CONDITIONS OR AQUEOUS MEDIA
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer 'GREENER' CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer 'GREENER' ORGANIC SYNTHESES AND TRANSFORMATIONS USING MICROWAVES UNDER SOLVENT-FREE CONDITIONS OR AQUEOUS MEDIA
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer 'GREENER' SOLVENT-FREE CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer Solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) irradiation of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of less-expensive and recyclable mineral supports such as alu...
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spacer 2,4-DINITROPHENYLHYDRAZINE COATED SILICA GEL CARTRIDGE METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF FORMALDEHYDE IN AIR: IDENTIFICATION OF AN OZONE INTERFERENCE
spacer Two versions of the 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine method, a coated silica gel cartridge (solid) and acetonitrile impinger (solvent based), were used simultaneously to sample varied co...
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spacer A CASE STUDY OF THE REFERENCE CONDITION APPROACH TO NITROGEN MANAGEMENT IN ESTUARIES
spacer One way to estimate estuarine response to changes in nitrogen loading in coastal systems is by using a reference approach. This talk details the application of paleoecological anal...
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spacer A LC/MS METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF CYANOBACTERIA TOXINS IN WATER
spacer The cyanobacteria toxins anatoxin-a, microcystin-LR, microcystin-RR, microcystin-YR, and nodularin were separated in less than 30 minutes on several 1 mm x 15 cm reverse phase liqu...
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spacer A METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF 10 ML WATER SAMPLES CONTAINING ACIDIC, BASIC, AND NEUTRAL SEMIVOLATILE COMPOUNDS LISTED IN USEPA METHOD 8270 BY SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION COUPLED IN-LINE TO LARGE VOLUME INJECTION GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY
spacer Data is presented showing the progress made towards the development of a new automated system combining solid phase extraction (SPE) with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for t...
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spacer A TOXICITY ASSESSMENT APPROACH TO EVALUATING IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION OF PAH CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS
spacer Freshwater and marine sediment toxicity tests were used to measure baseline toxicity of sediment samples collected from New Jersey/New York Harbor (NJ/NY) (non-PAH- contaminated) s...
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spacer A WHOLE-LAKE WATER QUALITY SURVEY OF LAKE OAHE BASED ON A SPATIALLY-BALANCED PROBABILISTIC DESIGN
spacer Assessing conditions on large bodies of water presets multiple statistical and logistical challenges. As part of the Upper Missouri River Program of the Environmental Monitoring an...
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spacer ADSORPTION OF ORGANIC CATIONS TO SOILS AND SUBSURFACE MATERIALS
spacer A study of the fundamentals of adsorption of amphiphilic organic cations on natural and pristine surfaces was conducted to elucidate (i) the factors that influence the extent of ad...
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spacer ADVACATE -- LOW-COST PROCESS FOR SO2 CONTROL
spacer The paper discusses sorbent chemistry and process chemistry of the ADVAnced siliCATE (ADVACATE) process, a simple, low-cost add-on technology for S02 control, easily retrofitted on...
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spacer AFM MEASUREMENTS OF HYDROPHOBIC FORCES BETWEEN A POLYETHYLENE SPHERE AND SILANATED SILICA PLATES-THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS. (R825396)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer AN EFFICIENT AND CHEMOSELECTIVE CBZ-PROTECTION OF AMINES USING SILICA-SULFURIC ACID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
spacer A simple, facile, and chemoselective N-benzyloxycarbonylation of amines using silica-sulfuric acid that proceeds under solvent-free conditions at room temperature has been achieved...
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spacer AN EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF PARTIAL DNAPL SOURCE ZONE DELETION USING SPARGING AS A REMEDIATION TECHNIQUE
spacer The contamination of the subsurface environment by dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPL) is a wide-spread problem that poses a significant threat to soil and groundwater quality....
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spacer ANALYSIS OF ANIONIC METALLIZED AZO AND FORMAZAN DYES BY CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS/MASS SPECTROMETRY
spacer Capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry was applied to the separation of several anionic dyes containing copper(II), chromium(III), or cobalt(III) as part of the dye molecule. ...
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spacer ANALYSIS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXTRACTS BY CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETRY AND CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY
spacer The relative sensitivities of fused-silica capillary column gas chromatography/Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FSCC/GC/FT-IR) versus packed-column GC/FT-IR and FSCC/GC/FT-...
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spacer ANALYSIS OF LANDSCAPE AND WATER QUALITY IN THE NEW YORK CATSKILL - DELAWARE WATERSHED (1973-1998)
spacer The primary goal of this study is to improve risk assessment through the development of methods and tools for characterization of landscape and water resource change. Exploring the...
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spacer ANALYSIS OF SOIL AND HOUSE DUST FOR POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
spacer It has been conjectured that jet turbine exhaust near airplane flight paths may result in significant human exposure to PAH. The fallout from the aerosol plume could be introduced...
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spacer ANALYSIS OF THE NBS (NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS) SEDIMENT BY THE MRI (MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE) SLUDGE PROTOCOL
spacer An extraction technique, involving homogenization of a sediment sample with dichloromethane at dual pH and phase separation by centrifugation, was used in the determination of fift...
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spacer ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR A NATIONAL STUDY OF CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FISH - I: POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS/DIBENZOFURANS
spacer Analytical Methods were developed to determine the concentration of PCDD/PCDF in fish tissue for a national survey conducted by EPA. he method was designed to achieve a relatively ...
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spacer ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR A NATIONAL STUDY OF CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FISH - II. PESTICIDES AND POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
spacer Analytical methods and a quality assurance plan have been developed to determine the concentration of a select group of bioaccumulatable chemicals in fish tissue. he analytes inclu...
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spacer APITRON ELECTROSTATICALLY AUGMENTED FABRIC FILTER EVALUATION
spacer The report gives results of fractional and overall mass efficiency tests of two Apitron electrostatically augmented fabric filter dust collectors. The tests were performed on a mob...
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spacer APPLICATION OF CAPILLARY SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TO THE ANALYSIS OF A MIDDLE DISTILLATE FUEL
spacer The paper describes the application of capillary supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) to the analysis of a middle distillate fuel. Small diameter (50 micrometer i.d.) fused sil...
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spacer APPLICATION OF OPEN-TUBULAR COLUMNS TO SW-846 GC METHODS
spacer A gas chromatographic method was developed and evaluated in a single laboratory for the determination of several groups of pollutants. he method specifies the use of an injection t...
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spacer AQUEOUS AND VAPOR PHASE MERCURY SORPTION BY INORGANIC OXIDE MATERIALS FUNCTIONALIZED WITH THIOLS AND POLY-THIOLS
spacer The objective of the study is the development of sorbents where the sorption sites are highly accessible for the capture of mercury from aqueous and vapor streams. Only a small fra...
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spacer ASSESSMENT OF FUNGAL GROWTH ON CEILING TILES UNDER ENVIRONMENTALLY CHARACTERIZED CONDITIONS
spacer The paper discusses investigation of the impact of the building environment on the ability of building materials to support microbial growth, using static chambers with defined rel...
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spacer ASSESSMENT OF INHALATION EXPOSURES AND POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS TO THE GENERAL POPULATION THAT RESULTED FROM THE COLLAPSE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS
spacer In the days following the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers on September 11, 2001 (9/11), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated numerous air monito...
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spacer Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water by Adsorptive Media U.S. EPA Demonstration Project at Wellman, TX, Six-Month Evaluation Report
spacer This report documents the activities performed and the results obtained from the first six months of the arsenic removal treatment technology demonstration project in the City of W...
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spacer BACTERIOPHAGE PRD1 AND SILICA COLLOID TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY IN AN IRON OXIDE-COATED SAND AQUIFER. (R826179)
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Bacteriophage PRD1 and silica colloids were co-injected into
sewage-contaminated and uncontaminated zones of an iron oxide-coated sand
aquifer on Cape Cod, MA, and their...

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spacer BENCH-SCALE TESTING OF SORBENT ADDITIVES FOR TRACE METAL CAPTURE AND RETENTION
spacer The suitability of six minerals; silica, diatomaceous earth, kaolin, bauxite, alumina and attapulgite clay, as potential sorbents for the capture and immobilization of trace metals...
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spacer BENTHIC NUTRIENT FLUX IN A GULF OF MEXICO ESTUARY DURING REDUCED-FLOW CONDITIONS
spacer Benthic Nutrient Flux in a Small Estuary in Northwestern Florida(USA).Gulf and Caribbean Research 18, 15-25, 2006.

Benthic nutrient fluxes of ammonium (NH4+), nitrite/nitrat...
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spacer BINARY DESORPTION ISOTHERMS OF TCE AND PCE FROM SILICA GEL AND NATURAL SOLIDS. (R822626)
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Binary solute desorption isotherms of trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) at 100% relative humidity from silica gel and two well-characterized natural solids w...

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spacer BIOASSAY-DIRECTED FRACTIONATION OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN AN ESTUARINE SEDIMENT USING THE NEW MUTAGENIC BIOASSAY, MUTATOX
spacer Bioassay-directed fractionation of organic compounds was performed on an organic solvent extract of a contaminated estuarine sediment from Black Rock Harbor, Connecticut, using the...
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spacer BIOASSAY-DIRECTED FRACTIONATION OF THE ORGANIC EXTRACT OF SRM 1649 URBAN AIR PARTICULATE MATTER
spacer Separation of 2 grams of the methylene chloride extract of NIST SRM 1649 (Washington, D.C. urban air particulate matter) into six compound class fractions by acid-base partitioning...
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spacer BIOAVAILABILITY OF PBDES IN MALE RATS FROM ORALLY ADMINISTERED HOUSEHOLD DUST
spacer Recently, household dust has been implicated as a major source of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure in humans. This finding has very important implications especiall...
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spacer BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC
spacer Three cruises were conducted from August to October 1973 in the vicinity of the Straits of Mackinac. Environmental conditions were influenced by the net transport of water from Lak...
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spacer BLOOD AND BRAIN CONCENTRATIONS OF BIFENTHRIN CORRELATE WITH DECREASED MOTOR ACTIVITY INDEPENDENT OF TIME OF EXPOSURE
spacer Pyrethroids are neurotoxic insecticides used in a variety of agricultural and household activities. Due to the phase-out of organophosphate pesticides, the use of pyrethroids has ...
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spacer C, H, AND O COMPOUNDS - CYCLOPRATE, KINOPRENE, METHOPRENE, AND RESMETHRIN
spacer A method was developed for the determination of four compounds containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (cycloprate, kinoprene, methoprene, and resmethrin), in wastewaters. The...
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spacer C-18-COATED SILICA PARTICLES AS A SURROGATE FOR BENTHIC UPTAKE OF HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS FROM BEDDED SEDIMENT
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spacer CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS COUPLED ON-LINE WITH INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR ELEMENTAL SPECIATION
spacer A novel interface to connect a capillary electrophoresis (CE) system with an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric (ICPMS) detector is reported here. The interface was buil...
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spacer CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES
spacer The potential of high performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE), especially in the free solution mode (FSCE), is demonstrated for the analysis/characterization of environmental ...
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spacer CARBOXYLIC ACID EFFECTS ON ETHANOL RECOVERY FROM AQUEOUS MIXTURES USING PERVAPORATION THROUGH MFI ZEOLITE-FILLED POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE MEMBRANES
spacer Most bioethanol is produced by fermenting sugars released from biomass and using distillation to recover the ethanol. Recovering ethanol from the fermentation broths using pervapo...
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spacer CHARACTERIZATION OF ADVANCED SORBENTS FOR DRY SO2 CONTROL
spacer The paper discusses the development of new flyash/lime sorbents or removing SO2 from coal-fired flue gas. Flyash/time weight ratios of 1:1 to 10:1 and several additives to these so...
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spacer CHARACTERIZATION OF METALS IN RUNOFF FROM RESIDENTIAL AND HIGHWAY STORM SEWERS
spacer Stormwater runoff was sampled from six storm sewer outfalls in residential and highway settings in Monmouth County, NJ to determine the colloidal and dissolved metal concentrations...
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spacer CHEMICAL SYNTHESES AND TRANSFORMATIONS UNDER NON-TRADITIONAL CONDITIONS
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS & TRANSFORMATIONS USING MICROWAVES
spacer A historical account of the utility of microwaves in a variety of chemical synthesis applications will be presented, including a solvent-free strategy that involves microwave (MW) ...
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spacer CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS USING NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES: MICROWAVE-ASSISTED GREENER SYNTHESES IN AQUEOUS MEDIA OR UNDER SOLVENT-FREE CONDITIONS
spacer Microwave (MW) irradiation in conjunction with water as reaction media has proven to be a 'greener' chemical approach for expeditious N-alkylation reactions of amines and hy...
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spacer CHEMISTRY UNDER 'GREENER' CONDITIONS: SOLVENT-FREE SYNTHESIS USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer Solvent-free approach is emphasized that involves microwave (MW) irradiation of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of less-expensive and recyclable mineral suppor...
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spacer CHEMISTRY UNDER NON-TRADITIONAL CONDITIONS: SOLVENT-FREE SYNTHESIS USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) irradiation of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of less-expensive and recyclable mineral supports such as a...
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spacer CHESAPEAKE BAY NUTRIENT DYNAMICS STUDY
spacer This study had two major objectives. The first was to fill gaps in our understanding of important biological, chemical, and physical processes occurring in the Bay. This informatio...
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spacer CHROMATOGRAPHIC AND MASS SPECTRAL STUDIES OF PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONATE AND THREE PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDES
spacer The chromatographic and mass spectral characteristics of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and three nitrogen-substituted perfluorooctanesulfonamides have been obtained. A methyl/ph...
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spacer CHROMATOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY
spacer The coupling of high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) is today a rapidly advancing field. In the paper, the chromatographic aspects of this coupli...
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spacer CLOSED-LOOP STRIPPING ANALYSIS (CLSA) OF SYNTHETIC MUSK COMPOUNDS FROM FISH TISSUES WITH MEASUREMENT BY OC/MS/SIM
spacer Synthetic musk compounds are used as inexpensive fragrance materials for the production
of perfumes and as additives to soap, detergent, and shampoo. They have been found in su...
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spacer COLD TRAPPING OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ON FUSED SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMNS
spacer A 30m, 0.25mm ID, fused silica capillary column at temperatures from -60 to -100C has been shown to be a quantitative trap for organic compounds with volatilities ranging from that...
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spacer COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF GC/MS (GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY) DATA ANALYSIS PROCESSING
spacer Mass spectra obtained by fused silica capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry/data system (GC/MS/DS) analysis of mixtures of organic chemicals adsorbed on Tenax GC cartridge...
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spacer COMPARISON OF CHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY, RESIDUE LEVELS, AND URINARY METABOLITE EXCRETION OF RATS EXPOSED TO ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDES
spacer Blood cholinesterase activity, urinary levels of phenolic and organophosphorus metabolites, and residues of intact compounds in blood and fat were determined following exposure of ...
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spacer COMPARISON OF OVERALL METABOLISM OF 1, 2, 7, 8-PECDD IN CYP1A2(-L-) KNOCKOUT AND C57BL/6N PARENTAL STRAINS OF MICE
spacer COMPARISON OF OVERALL METABOLISM OF 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD
IN CYP1A2 (-/-) KNOCKOUT AND C57BL/6N PARENTAL
STRAINS OF MICE

Heldur Hakk1 and Janet J. Diliberto2

1 USDA...
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spacer COMPARISON OF OVERALL METABOLISM OF 2, 3, 7, 8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN IN CYP1A2(-/-) KNOCKOUT AND C57BL/6N PARENTAL STRAINS OF MICE
spacer Comparison of Overall Metabolism of 2,3,7,8-TCDD
in CYP1A2 (-/-) Knockout and C57BL/6N Parental Strains of Mice

Heldur Hakk* and Janet J. Diliberto**

* USDA-ARS ...
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spacer COMPARISON OF SILICA IMMOBILIZED POLY-L-CYSTEINE AND 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE FOR TRACE METAL CHELATION AND PRECONCENTRATION. (R826694C651)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer COMPARISON OF THREE WET-ALKALINE METHODS OF DIGESTION OF BIOGENIC SILICA IN WATER
spacer Methods for determination of low levels of biogenic silica (0.2-0.4 mg SiO2) in aqueous samples after digestion with three wet-alkaline extraction procedures compared favourably in...
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spacer CONTROLLING ODOROUS EMISSIONS FROM IRON FOUNDRIES
spacer The report discusses the control of odorous emissions from iron foundries. he main process sources of odors in iron foundries are mold and core making, casting, and sand shakeout. ...
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spacer CONTROLLING ODOROUS EMISSIONS FROM IRON FOUNDRIES
spacer The report discusses the control of odorous emissions from iron foundries. he main process sources of odors in iron foundries are mold and core making, casting, and sand shakeout. ...
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spacer COPPER PITTING AND PINHOLE LEAK RESEARCH STUDY
spacer Localized copper corrosion or pitting is a significant problem at many water utilities across the United States. Copper pinhole leak problems resulting from extensive pitting are ...
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spacer COUNTER-DIFFUSION OF ISOTOPICALLY LABELED TRICHLOROETHYLENE IN SILICA GEL AND GEOSORBENT MICROPORES: COLUMN RESULTS. (R822626)
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To investigate counter-diffusion in microporous sorbents, the rate of
exchange between deuterated trichloroethylene (DTCE) in fast desorbing sites and
nondeuterated TCE ...

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spacer DEHYDRATION OF ALCOHOLS VIA PERVAPORATION USING A NOVEL HYDROHILIC MEMBRANE
spacer Pervaporation has emerged as an economically viable alternative technology for the dehydration of organic solvents, removal of organic compounds from water and organic/organic sepa...
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spacer DEHYDRATION OF ALCOHOLS VIA PREVAPORATION USING A NOVEL HYDROPHILIC MEMBRANE
spacer Pervaporation has emerged as an economically viable alternative technology for the dehydration of organic solvents, removal of organic compounds from water and organic/organic sepa...
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spacer DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST FOR PRODUCTION OF MTBE
spacer The objectives of this project were to better understand the effect of different catalyst preparation parameters, the effect of different catalyst treatment parameters, and the mec...
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spacer DEMONSTRATION OF A MAXIMUM RECYCLE, SIDESTREAM SOFTENING SYSTEM AT A PETROCHEMICAL PLANT AND A PETROLEUM REFINERY
spacer New full-scale maximum recycle sidestream softening systems at USS Chemicals, Houston, Texas and TOSCO refinery, Bakersfield, California were evaluated as a technology to achieve z...
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spacer DEPLETION OF IRON AND ASCORBATE IN RODENTS DIMINISHES LUNG INJURY AFTER SILICA
spacer Exposures of the lung to iron chelates can be associated with an injury. The catalysis of oxygen-based free radicals is postulated to participate in this injury. Such oxidant gener...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF 51 PRIORITY ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AFTER EXTRACTION FROM STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS
spacer An extraction technique, involving homogenization of a sediment sample with dichloromethane at dual pH and phase separation by centrifugation, was used in the determination of 51 o...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF C2 TO C12 AMBIENT AIR HYDROCARBONS IN 39 U.S. CITIES FROM 1984 THROUGH 1986
spacer Currently more than 60 urban areas are not in compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. The use of photochemical models will be necessart to fore...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF CHLORDANE IN SOIL BY LC/GC/ECD AND LC/GC/EC NIMS WITH COMPARISON OF ASE, SFE, AND SOXHLET EXTRACTION
spacer Chlordane is a polychlorinated mixture that was used as a long-lived pesticide and now is considered a potential endocrine-disrupting compound. The Environmental Sciences Division ...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF DIPHENYLAMINE IN INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS
spacer A method was developed for the determination of diphenylamine in wastewaters. The method development program consisted of a literature review: determination of extraction efficienc...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF FENTHION RESIDUES IN SAMPLES OF MARINE BIOTA AND SEAWATER FROM LABORATORY EXPOSURES AND FIELD APPLICATIONS
spacer A method for measuring fenthion in samples from the estuarine environment is described. The method was applied to samples from field applications of fenthion to control saltmarsh m...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE IN INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS
spacer A method was developed for the determination of mercaptobenzothiazole in wastewaters. The method development program consisted of a literature review; determination of extraction e...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF METALS IN SOLID SAMPLES BY COMPLEXATION-SFE AND GC-ATOMIC EMISSION DETECTION
spacer Complexation followed by SFE has been investigated for the extraction of Cu2+, Co2+, Cd2+, and Zn2+ ions from solid samples. ithium bis(trifluoroethyl)dithiocarbamate (FDDC) was us...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN BIOLOGICAL EXTRACTS BY RETENTION TIME LOCKING CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY
spacer The widespread use of pesticides in agricultural and urban areas (golf course and residential lawn applications) is largely responsible for the presence of these compounds in many ...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF ROTENONE IN INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS
spacer A method was developed for the determination of rotenone in wastewaters. The method development program consisted of a literature review; determination of extraction efficiency for...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF THIOCARBAMATES IN INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER - BUTYLATE, CYCLOATE, EPTC, MOLINATE, PEBULATE, AND VERNOLATE
spacer A method was developed for the determination of six thiocarbamate compounds (butylate, cycloate, EPTC, molinate, pebulate, and vernolate) in wastewaters. The method development pro...
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spacer DETERMINATION OF ULTRATRACE CONCENTRATIONS OF AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES IN WATER USING SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS BY GC/MS
spacer A comprehensive study of the distribution of airborne agricultural contaminants in the Southern Sierra Nevada has been initiated', due to the heavy pesticide use in a neighboring a...
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spacer DEVELOPING A KINETIC LEACHING MODEL FOR SOLIDIFIED/STABILIZED HAZARDOUS WASTES
spacer It is concluded that the leaching mechanisms in the pozzolanic-based solid matrix are controlled by the free hydrogen ions available in the leachant. lkalinity leached is the conse...
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spacer DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN EUTRIFICATION MODEL, LM3
spacer Lake Michigan Level 3 (LM3), a high-resolution carbon-based eutrophication model, has been developed in support of a larger study designed to determine contaminant levels in Lake M...
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spacer DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT PLANT EVALUATION OF SILICA-ENHANCED LIME SORBENTS FOR DRY FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION (JOURNAL VERSION)
spacer The paper discusses recent work on lime enhancement and testing at the bench-scale, followed by evaluation of the more promising sorbents in a pilot plant to develop low cost, retr...
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spacer DEVELOPMENT OF AN RH -DENUDED MIE ACTIVE SAMPLING SYSTEM AND TARGETED AEROSOL CALIBRATION
spacer The MIE pDR 1200 nephelometer provides time resolved aerosol concentrations during personal and fixed-site sampling. Active (pumped) operation allows defining an upper PM2.5<...
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spacer DEVELOPMENT OF COST-EFFECTIVE NONCARBON SORBENTS FOR HG0 REMOVAL FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
spacer Noncarbon materials or mineral oxides (silica gel, alumina, molecular sieves, zeolites, and montmorillonite) were modified with various functional groups such as amine, amide, thio...
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spacer DEVELOPMENT OF NONCARBON SORBENTS FOR HG0 REMOVAL FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
spacer Noncarbon materials or mineral oxides (silica gel, alumina, molecular sieves, zeolites, and montmorillonite) were modified with various functional groups, such as amine, amide, thi...
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spacer DIRECT-DEPOSITION INFRARED SPECTROMETRY WITH GAS AND SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
spacer A direct-deposition Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) system has been evaluated for applicability to gas chromatography (GC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) of enviro...
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spacer DISTRIBUTION OF IRON IN TISSUES AND CELLS OF RATS EXPOSED TO SILICA
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spacer Degradation product analysis from the photocatalytic oxidation/reduction of 2,4-dichlorophenol in the presence of mesoporous silica encapsulated TiO2 particles and TiO2 dispersions (presentation)
spacer Thin films of Degussa P-25 TiO2 encapsulated in an SBA-15 mesoporous silica matrix were prepared. The TiO2/SBA-15 thin film structure was verified using transmission electron micr...
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spacer EARLY EUTROPHICATION IN THE LOWER GREAT LAKES: NEW EVIDENCE FROM BIOGENIC SILICA IN SEDIMENTS
spacer New evidence from studies of biogenic silica and diatoms in sediment cores indicates that eutrophication in the lower Great Lakes resulted from nutrient enrichment associated with ...
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spacer EFFECT OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ADDITIVES ON THE REACTION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE WITH CALCIUM HYDROXIDE
spacer The paper gives results of a study of the reaction of SO2 with Ca(OH)2 at conditions similar to those of commercial-scale bag filters: 19-74 percent relative humidity (RH), 30.4-95...
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spacer EFFECT OF SILICA AND VOLCANIC ASH ON THE CONTENT OF LUNG ALVEOLAR AND TISSUE PHOSPHOLIPIDS
spacer Silica or volcanic ash (VA) was administered to rats via intratracheal instillation and the changes in extracellular (i.e., lavage fluid) and tissue phospholipids, as well as vario...
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spacer EFFECT OF SILICATE GRAIN SHAPE, STRUCTURE, AND LOCATION ON THE BIOMASS AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF COLONIZING MARINE MICROBIOTA
spacer Microbiota colonizing silica grains of the same size and water pore space, but with a different microtopography, showed differences in biomass and community structure after 8 weeks...
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spacer EFFECT OF WATER ON RETENTION TIME ON A FUSED SILICA COLUMN (JOURNAL VERSION)
spacer Fused silica open tubular columns are efficient, mechanically strong, and relatively inert, so compounds with a variety of functional groups can be chromatographed on the same colu...
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spacer EFFECTS OF ACIDIC PRECIPITATION ON THE WATER QUALITY OF STREAMS IN THE LAUREL HILL AREA, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, 1983-1986
spacer Five headwater streams in the Laurel Hill area in southwestern Pennsylvania were investigated from September 1983 through February 1986 to determine possible effects of acidic prec...
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spacer EFFECTS OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FILTRATION AND OZONATION ON HYDROCARBON AND CARBONYL LEVELS OF AMBIENT AIR USED IN CONTROLLED-EXPOSURE CHAMBER STUDIES OF AIR POLLUTANT HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS
spacer Air sampling experiments were done in 1985, 1987, and 1993 at the human-exposure chamber facility of the U.S. EPA Health Effects Research Laboratory in Chapel Hill, NC. easurements...
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spacer EFFECTS OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS ON LIQUID-PHASE ADSORPTION OF ETHANOL AND WATER BY HIGH-SILICA ZSM-5
spacer Adsorption isotherms were measured for each compound adsorbed on commercially available ZSM-5 (Si/Al = 140) powder from binary and ternary liquid mixtures of ethanol, carboxylic ac...
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spacer EFFECTS OF FLY ASH TRANSITION METAL CONTENT AND FLUE GAS HCL/SO2 RATIO ON MERCURY SPECIATION IN WASTE COMBUSTION
spacer The paper presents results of research on the effect of sulfur dioxide (SO2):HCI ratio on heterogeneous Hg0 oxidation. The addition of SO2 to moist flue gas at high SO2:HCI ratios ...
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spacer EFFECTS OF FLY ASH TRANSITION METAL CONTENT AND FLUE GAS HCL/SO2 RATIO ON MERCURY SPECIATION IN WASTE COMBUSTION
spacer The paper presents results of research on the effect of sulfur dioxide (SO2):HCI ratio on heterogeneous Hg0 oxidation. The addition of SO2 to moist flue gas at high SO2:HCI ratios ...
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spacer EFFECTS OF NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT, LIGHT INTENSITY AND TEMPERATURE ON GROWTH OF PHYTOPLANKTON FROM LAKE HURON
spacer This report contains a seasonal study on effects of nutrient enrichment, light and temperature on the growth of natural phytoplankton and three species of cultured diatoms. Natural...
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spacer EFFECTS OF PH AND COMPETING ANIONS ON THE SOLUTION SPECIATION OF ARSENIC BY ION EXCHANGE RESINS
spacer Anion-exchange resins (AER) are used to differentiate As(V) and As(III) by retaining As(V) and allowing As(III) to pass through. AERs allow rapid speciation of As in the field whi...
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spacer EFFECTS OF PH AND COMPETING ANIONS ON THE SPECIATION OF ARSENIC IN FIXED IONIC STRENGTH SOLUTIONS BY SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION CARTRIDGES
spacer Anion-exchange resins (AERs) separate As(V) and As(lIl) in solution by retaining As(V) and allowing As(lIl) to pass through. AERs offer several advantages including portability, ea...
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spacer EFFECTS OF SELECTED ASBESTOS FIBERS ON CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PARAMETERS
spacer Embryonic cultures were used to compare the effects of five asbestos materials on a cellular, biochemical and molecular basis. Chrysotile was found to be the most cytotoxic followe...
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spacer EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON TRICHLOROETHYLENE DESORPTION FROM SILICA GEL AND NATURAL SEDIMENTS. 1. ISOTHERMS. (R822626)
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Aqueous phase isotherms were calculated from vapor phase desorption isotherms
measured at 15, 30, and 60 C for
trichloroethylene on ...

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spacer EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON TRICHLOROETHYLENE DESORPTION FROM SILICA GEL AND NATURAL SEDIMENTS. 2. KINETICS. (R822626)
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Isothermal desorption rates were measured at 15, 30, and 60
src="/ncer/pubs/images/deg.gif">C for trichloroethylene (TCE) on a silica gel,
an aquifer sediment, a so...

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spacer EFFECTS OF VELOCITY ON THE TRANSPORT OF TWO BACTERIA THROUGH SATURATED SAND. GROUND WATER.
spacer Transport of the bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca and Burkholderia cepacia G4PR1 (G4PR1) was investigated in column experiments conducted under conditions that allowed us to quantify ...
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spacer EFFICIENT AND GREENER CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer The diverse nature of chemical entities requires various ‘green’ strategic pathways in our quest towards attaining sustainability. A solvent-free approach involving micro...
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spacer EFFICIENT CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS USING MICROWAVES
spacer Synthetic organic transformations performed under non-traditional conditions are becoming popular primarily to circumvent the growing environmental concerns. A solvent-free approac...
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spacer EFFICIENT CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS USING MICROWAVES
spacer Synthetic organic transformations performed under non-traditional conditions are becoming popular primarily to circumvent the growing environmental concerns. A solvent-free approac...
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spacer EFFICIENT CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS USING ALTERNATIVE REACTION CONDITIONS AND MEDIA
spacer The diverse nature of chemical entities requires various green' strategic pathways in our quest towards attaining sustainability. A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (M...
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spacer ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF RESPIRABLE TIRE PARTICLES AND ASSESSMENT OF CARDIO-PULMONARY TOXICITY IN RATS
spacer Elemental Analysis of Respirable Tire Particles and Assessment of Cardio-pulmonary Toxicity in Rats

R.R. Gottipolu, PhD1, E. Landa, PhD2, J.K. McGee, MS1, M.C. Schladweiler,...
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spacer ELUTION OF ORGANIC SOLUTES FROM DIFFERENT POLARITY SORBENTS USING SUBCRITICAL WATER. (R825394)
spacer The intermolecular interactions between organic solutes and sorbent matrices under subcritical water conditions have been investigated at a pressure of 50 bar and temperatures rang...
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spacer EMISSIONS FROM THE CRUSHED GRANITE INDUSTRY: STATE-OF-THE-ART
spacer This report describes a study of atmospheric emissions from the crushed granite industry. The potential environmental effect of this emission source was evaluated using source seve...
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spacer ENHANCED RETENTION AND SENSITIVITY IN THE ANALYSIS OF CYANURIC ACID IN WATER USING POROUS GRAPHITIC CARBON AND UV DETECTION IN HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
spacer Cyanuric acid (CA) has found application as a chlorine stabilizer in pool waters. The National Swimming Pool Foundation recommends CA levels between 30-50 ppm and a chlorine residu...
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spacer ENHANCED RETENTION AND SENSITIVITY IN THE ANALYSIS OF CYANURIC ACID IN WATER USING POROUS GRAPHITIC CARBON AND UV DETECTION IN HPLC
spacer Cyanuric acid (CA) has found application as a chlorine stabilizer in pool waters. The National Swimming Pool Foundation recommends CA levels between 30-50 ppm and a chlorine residu...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BRIEF: POLLUTION PREVENTION ASSESSMENT FOR A MANUFACTURER OF AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY SEPARATORS
spacer The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has funded a pilot project to assist small and medium-size manufacturers who want to minimize their generation of waste but who lack ...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION UNDER SOLVENT-FREE CONDITIONS
spacer Microwave-expedited solvent-free synthetic processes involve the exposure of neat reactants to microwave (MW) irradiation in the presence of supported reagents or catalysts on mine...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLIER ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS USING NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES
spacer Environmentally Friendlier Synthetic Alternatives
Using Non-traditional Approaches

Rajender S. Varma

Synthetic organic transformations performed under non-traditio...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLIER ALTERNATIVES TO ORGANIC SYNTHESIS USING MICROWAVES
spacer Microwave irradiation has been used for a variety of organic transformations wherein chemical reactions are expedited because of selective adsorption of microwave (MW) energy by po...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLIER ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS ON MINERAL SUPPORTS UNDER NON-TRADITIONAL CONDITIONS
spacer Synthetic organic reactions performed under non-traditional conditions are gaining popularity primarily to circumvent the growing environmental concerns. A solvent-free approach th...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLIER ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS ON MINERAL SUPPORTS UNDER NON-TRADITIONAL CONDITIONS
spacer Synthetic organic reactions performed under non-traditional conditions are gaining popularity primarily to circumvent the growing environmental concerns. A solvent-free approach th...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLIER ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS ON MINERAL SUPPORTS UNDER NONTRADITIONAL CONDITIONS
spacer Synthetic organic reactions performed under non-traditional conditions are gaining popularity primarily to circumvent the growing environmental concerns. A solvent-free approach th...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLIER SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVES AND ALTERNATIVE REACTION CONDITIONS
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of less-expensive and recyclable mineral supports such as alum...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLIER SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVES AND ALTERNATIVE REACTION MEDIA
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of less-expensive and recyclable mineral supports such as alum...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLIER SYNTHESIS USING ALTERNATIVE REACTION CONDITIONS AND MEDIA
spacer The diverse nature of chemical universe requires various 'greener' strategic pathways in our quest towards attaining sustainability. A solvent-free approach that involves microwave...
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spacer ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLIER SYNTHETIC ALTERNATIVES USING NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES
spacer Synthetic organic transformations performed under non-traditional conditions are becoming popular primarily to circumvent the growing environmental concerns. A solvent-free approac...
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spacer EPISODIC EVENTS: THE EFFECT OF FLOODS ON NUTRIENT TRANSPORT IN A NORTHWESTERN, USA ESTUARY
spacer To estimate the effects of storms on nutrient transport, dissolved nutrients and suspended sediment loads were measured relative to stream discharge in the Yaquina River, OR for th...
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spacer ESTUARINE PALEOPRODUCTIVITY: A COMPARISON OF THREE INDICATORS
spacer Studies of paleoproductivity have documented anthropogenic impacts on lakes and estuaries - but use of multiple measures of productivity is rare. We compare three measures used as ...
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spacer ETHANOL, ACETIC ACID, AND WATER ADSORPTION FROM BINARY AND TERNARY LIQUID MIXTURES ON HIGH-SILICA ZEOLITES
spacer Adsorption isotherms were measured for ethanol, acetic acid, and water adsorbed on high-silica ZSM-5 zeolite powder from binary and ternary liquid mixtures at room temperature. Eth...
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spacer EVALUATION OF A SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS IN AMBIENT AIR
spacer General Metals Works PS-1 PUF air samplers and an analytical method based on high esolution gas chromatography - high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC-HRMS) were valuated for det...
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spacer EVALUATION OF AN EPA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY) HIGH-VOLUME AIR SAMPLER FOR POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS
spacer A High-Volume air sampler was evaluated for collection of poly-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF). The sampler consists of a filter, poly...
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spacer EVALUATION OF EPA METHOD 8120 FOR DETERMINATION OF CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES
spacer Method 8120 of EPA Manual SW-846 has been evaluated in a single-laboratory study. Modifications made to the current method invlude expansion of the list of target compounds from 15...
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spacer EVALUATION OF FGD DRY INJECTION SORBENTS AND ADDITIVES: VOLUME 1. DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH REACTIVITY SORBENTS
spacer The report discusses recent work addressing lime enhancement by slurrying with siliceous materials and testing in a laboratory packed-bed reactor, as part of EPA's efforts to devel...
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spacer EVALUATION OF FGD DRY INJECTION SORBENTS AND ADDITIVES: VOLUME 2. PILOT PLANT EVALUATION OF HIGH REACTIVITY SORBENTS
spacer The report describes a mini-pilot test program to investigate potential new sorbents and processes for dry SO2 removal. Initial tests showed that the 85 cu m/h pilot plant could be...
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spacer EVALUATION OF FUSED-SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMNS FOR GC/CD ANALYSIS OF CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS LISTED IN EPA METHOD 8120
spacer There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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spacer EVALUATION OF FUSED-SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMNS FOR GC/ECD (GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION) ANALYSIS OF CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS LISTED IN EPA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY) METHOD 8120 (JOURNAL VERSION)
spacer Four mega-bore, one wide-bore, and one narrow-bore fused-silica capillary columns were evaluated for their applicability to the GC/ECD analysis of 22 chlorinated hydrocarbons, some...
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spacer EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE PAINTING PROCESSES
spacer The report gives results of an evaluation of two novel spray painting techniques that may decrease volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions associated with the application of surf...
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spacer EVALUATION OF METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINATION OF POLYHALOGENATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS IN AMBIENT AIR
spacer General Metals works PS-1 PUF air samplers and an analytical method based on high resolution gas chromatography - high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC-HRMS) were evaluated for d...
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spacer EVALUATION OF METHODS FOR HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS LISTED IN APPENDIX D TO 40 CFR 122 (TABLE 5)
spacer Of 75 organic compounds listed in Appendix D to 40 CRF 122 (Table V), 24 compounds have not been previously shown amenable to existing EPA Methods for analysis in water and wastewa...
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spacer EVALUATION OF RAPID DNA EXTRACTION PROCEDURES FOR THE QUANTITATIVE DETECTION OF FUNGAL CELLS USING REAL TIME PCR ANALYSIS
spacer The ease and rapidity of quantitative DNA sequence detection by real-time PCR instruments promises to make their use increasingly common for the microbial analysis many different t...
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spacer EVALUATION OF SAMPLE EXTRACT CLEANUP USING SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION CARTRIDGES
spacer Fractionation and cleanup of sample extracts prior to instrumental analysis is usually accomplished by column chromatography, gel permeation chromatography, or acid-base partitioni...
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spacer EVALUATION OF SILICA GEL CARTRIDGES COATED IN SITU WITH ACIDIFIED 2,4-DINITROPHENYLHYDRAZINE FOR SAMPLING ALDEHYDES AND KETONES IN AIR
spacer A procedure for coating in-situ silica in commercially available prepacked cartridges with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) acidified with hydrochloric acid is described. The coat...
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spacer EXPEDITIOUS SOLVENT-FREE ORGANIC SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer Microwave-expedited solvent-free synthetic processes involve the exposure of neat reactants to microwave (MW) irradiation in the presence of supported reagents or catalysts on mine...
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spacer EXPEDITIOUS SYNTHETIC TRANSFORMATIONS USING MICROWAVES
spacer Microwave-expedited solvent-free synthetic processes will be described for the synthesis of a variety of industrially significant compounds and intermediates namely, enamines, nitr...
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spacer EXPOSURE AND HUMAN HEALTH EVALUATION OF AIRBORNE POLLUTION FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER
spacer In the days following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on New York City's World Trade Center (WTC) towers, many Federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protectio...
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spacer EXTENSION OF MULTI-RESIDUE METHODOLOGY. I. DETERMINING MULTICLASS PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN SOIL BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY. II. DYNAMIC FLUOROGENIC LABELLING DETECTOR FOR CARBAMATES
spacer A multi-residue procedure was devised for the extraction, cleanup and determination of forty seven pesticides in fortified soil samples. Most of the compounds were determined by ga...
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spacer Efficient Syntheses of Organics and Nanomaterials Using Microwaves
spacer A brief account of reactions involving microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ versions,...
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spacer FATE AND EFFECTS OF PENTACHLOROPHENOL IN HARD- AND SOFT-WATER MICROCOSMS
spacer The influence of hard water and soft water on the fate and effects of pentachlorophenol (PCP) was investigated in small microcosms. Minor differences in the fate of PCP and minor c...
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spacer FATE OF TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN THE AIR ENVIRONMENT
spacer The atmospheric fate of potentially toxic/hazardous chemicals currently undergoing assessment by EPA was evaluated. Both chemical and physical removal processes are discussed. Math...
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spacer FERRITIN EXPRESSION AFTER IN VITRO EXPOSURES OF HUMAN ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES TO SILICA IS IRON-DEPENDENT
spacer The increased availability of catalytically active iron after silica exposure can present an oxidative injury to a living system. Sequestration of reactive iron would, therefore, c...
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spacer FISH COMMUNITIES IN LAKE IN SUBREGION 2B (UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN) IN RELATION TO LAKE ACIDITY: VOLUME I
spacer Surveys of fish community status were conducted in summer 1987 in 49 lakes in Subregion 20, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as part of Phase II of the Eastern Lake Survey. Lake se...
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spacer FISH COMMUNITIES IN LAKE IN SUBREGION 2B (UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN) IN RELATION TO LAKE ACIDITY: VOLUME II. APPENDICES
spacer Surveys of fish community status were conducted in summer 1987 in 49 lakes in Subregion 20, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as part of Phase II of the Eastern Lake Survey. Lake se...
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spacer FLY ASH RECYCLE IN DRY SCRUBBING
spacer The paper describes effects of fly ash recycle in dry scrubbing. (Previous workers have shown that the recycle of product solids improves the utilization of slaked lime--Ca(OH)2--f...
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spacer FORMATION OF ACIDIC TRACE ORGANIC BY-PRODUCTS FROM THE CHLORINATION OF HUMIC ACIDS
spacer A method for concentrating and analyzing acidic trace organics produced by the chlorination of humic acids at concentrations approximating common drinking water levels is described...
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spacer FORMATION OF TRACE BYPRODUCTS IN THE PREMIXED FLAMES OF CH3CL/C2H4. (R825412)
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The chemical structure of an atmospheric pressure, fuel-rich (equivalence
ratio 3.06), flat flame of a chloromethane and ethylene
(CH3Cl/C2H4<...

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spacer FRESHWATER ASSAY USING SOIL ELUATES AS SAMPLE MATERIAL (SINGLE LABORATORY EVALUATION)
spacer The Chlorophyta assay, which uses soil as sample material, has been a useful bioassessment technique for screening hazardous waste site problems. n eluate is prepared from a 125-gr...
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spacer FUGITIVE AND FINE PARTICLE CONTROL USING ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED FOG
spacer The report gives results of a study of fugitive and fine particle control using electrostatically charged fog. Most industrial pollutants acquire an electrostatic charge as they ar...
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spacer FUNCTIONAL AND BIOCHEMICAL INDICATORS OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN MICE: COMPARISON WITH RATS
spacer Mice were injected intratracheally with silica or Mt. St. Helens volcanic ash (0.2 mg/g body weight) and examined 6 months later for changes in lung function, histology, and hydrox...
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spacer FURTHER CHARACTERIZATION OF SORBENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING
spacer The report gives results of an ongoing experimental program to evaluate the breakthrough characteristics of sorbent resins for sampling of organic vapors using an elution analysis ...
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spacer FUSED SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMN GC/MS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF PRIORITY POLLUTANTS
spacer There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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spacer FUSED SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMN GC/MS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF PRIORITY POLLUTANTS
spacer Operational characteristics have been determined for fused silica capillary column (FSCC) GC/MS as applied to 'extractable' priority pollutants. Chromatographic data show excellent...
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spacer FUSED SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMN GC/MS QUALITY CONTROL PROTOCOL FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SEMIVOLATILE PRIORITY POLLUTANTS
spacer This quality control protocol is intended to serve as a guide to those laboratories employing fused silica capillary column (FSCC) gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) te...
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spacer GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF C2 TO C13 HYDROCARBONS IN ROADWAY VEHICLE EMISSIONS
spacer A gas chromatographic system was used to quantitate more than 300 gas-phase hydrocarbons from background and roadside ambient air samples. Samples were simultaneously collected in ...
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spacer GC/MS METHODOLOGY FOR PRIORITY ORGANICS IN MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
spacer A state-of-the-art review is presented on the current GC/MS methodology for the analysis of priority toxic organics in municipal wastewater treatment. The review summarizes both re...
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spacer GREENER APPROACH TO EFFICIENT ORGANIC SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVES
spacer Microwave irradiation has been used for a variety of organic transformations wherein chemical reactions are expedited because of selective adsorption of microwave (MW) energy by po...
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spacer GREENER CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING ALTERNATIVE REACTION CONDITIONS AND MEDIA
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer GREENER CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING ALTERNATIVE REACTION CONDITIONS AND MEDIA (BRAZIL 2006)
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer GREENER CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING ALTERNATIVE REACTION CONDITIONS AND MEDIA (MARCH 2006)
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer GREENER CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer Greener solvent-free protocols involve microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica and clay which are...
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spacer GREENER CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS USING MICROWAVES
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay,...
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spacer GREENER ORGANIC SYNTHESES USING ALTERNATIVE REACTION CONDITIONS AND MEDIA
spacer The diverse nature of chemical entities requires various green' strategic pathways in our quest towards attaining sustainability. A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (M...
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spacer GREENER SYNTHESIS OF HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer An introduction of our interest in the microwave-assisted greener synthesis of a variety of heterocyclic compounds will be presented. It involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat r...
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spacer GREENER SYNTHETIC TRANSFORMATIONS USING MICROWAVES
spacer Microwave irradiation has been used for a variety of organic transformations wherein chemical reactions are expedited because of selective adsorption of microwave (MW) energy by po...
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spacer Green Synthetic Alternatives to Organic Compounds and Nanomaterials
spacer A brief account of reactions involving microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ versions,...
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spacer Green Synthetic Alternatives to Organic Compounds and Nanomaterials-May 2008
spacer A brief account of reactions involving microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ versions,...
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spacer Green Synthetic Alternatives to Organic Molecules and Nanomaterials
spacer A brief account of reactions involving microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ versions,...
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spacer Greener Alternatives to Expedient Synthesis of Heterocycles and Nanomaterial
spacer A brief account of reactions involving microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ versions,...
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spacer Greener Synthesis of Organics and Nanomaterials
spacer A brief account of reactions involving microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ versions,...
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spacer Greener Synthetic Alternatives to Heterocycles, Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites
spacer Microwave (MW) expedited reaction of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ versions, for the rapid one-pot assemb...
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spacer Greener Synthetic Alternatives to Organic Molecules and Nanomaterials
spacer A brief account of reactions involving microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ versions,...
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spacer HEALTH EFFECTS OF INHALED CRYSTALLINE AND AMORPHOUS SILICA
spacer Recently, public concern regarding nonoccupational or ambient silica exposure, mainly to crystalline silica, has emerged making it important to evaluate background and ambient conc...
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spacer HEXAGONAL, HOLLOW, ALUMINUM-CONTAINING ZSM-5 TUBES PREPARED FROM MESOPOROUS SILICA TEMPLATES. (R829600)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer HIGH-RESOLUTION PCB (POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS) ANALYSIS: SYNTHESIS AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC PROPERTIES OF ALL 209 PCB CONGENERS
spacer This paper reports the synthesis and spectroscopic properties of all the mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa- and heptachlorobiphenyls and completes the synthesis of all 209 pol...
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spacer HOW ARE THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS ALTERED BY A 10-YEAR RESIDENCE IN WATER AND UP TO 5 DAYS IN SIMULATED STOMACH ACID
spacer While there are many studies concerning the ingestion of chrysotile asbestos, there are a few studies concerning how the chrysotile asbestos itself is altered by the exposure to th...
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spacer HYDROPHOBIC ZEOLITE-SILICONE RUBBER MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES FOR ETHANOL-WATER SEPARATION: EFFECT OF ZEOLITE AND SILICONE COMPONENT SELECTION ON PERVAPORATION PERFORMANCE
spacer High-silica ZSM 5 zeolites were incorporated into poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) polymers to form mixed matrix membranes for ethanol removal from water via pervaporation. Membrane...
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spacer IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN A MUTAGENIC EXTRACT OF A SURFACE DRINKING WATER BY A COMPUTERIZED GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM (GC/MS/COM)
spacer The organics in a Cincinnati, Ohio drinking water sample were concentrated by a reverse osmosis (RO) process. The diethyl ether soluble extract of the RO concentrate which proved t...
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spacer IMMUNOCHEMICAL DETERMINATION OF DIOXINS IN SEDIMENT AND SERUM SAMPLES
spacer Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are considered highly toxic contaminants and the environmental and biological monitoring of th...
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spacer IMMUNOCHEMICAL DETERMINATION OF DIOXINS IN SEDIMENT SAMPLES
spacer Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are considered highly toxic contaminants with the environmental monitoring of these compounds be...
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spacer IMPACT OF SUSPENDED PARTICULATES ON PCB VOLATILIZATION FROM SEDIMENTS
spacer The objective of this research was to experimentally quantify the mass of PCBs that can be transported from PCB-contaminated suspended particulate to the air phase under various co...
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spacer IMPROVED SILICA GEL CLEANUP METHOD FOR ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDES
spacer Quantitative recovery of some organophosphorus pesticide residues has not been possible with existing silica gel-cleanup procedures. The authors have developed a modification that ...
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spacer INFLUENCE OF PEAT ON FENTON OXIDATION
spacer A diagnostic probe was used to estimate the activity of Fenton-derived hydroxyl radicals (@OH), reaction kinetics, and oxidation efficiency in batch suspensions comprised of silica...
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spacer INFLUENCE OF PEAT ON FENTON OXIDATION: JOURNAL ARTICLE
spacer NRMRL-ADA-99303 Huling*, S.G., Arnold, R.G., Sierka, R.A., and Miller, M.R. Influence of Peat on Fenton Oxidation. Published in: Water Res...
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spacer INFLUENCE OF SEDIMENT EXTRACT FRACTIONATION METHODS ON BIOASSAY RESULTS
spacer Four bioassays [Microtax(tm), Mutatox(tm), sister chromatid exchange (SCE), and metabolic cooperation] were used to analyze marine sediment extracts fractionated by two different m...
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spacer INHALABLE PARTICLES AND PULMONARY HOST DEFENSE: 'IN VIVO' AND 'IN VITRO' EFFECTS OF AMBIENT AIR AND COMBUSTION PARTICLES
spacer The ability of particulate air pollutants (and possible constituents) to alter pulmonary host defenses was examined using an in vitro alveolar macrophage cytotoxicity assay and an ...
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spacer INVESTIGATOIN OF CYANOBACTERIA TOXINS IN WATER
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Approximately 80 alkaloid and cyclic peptide toxins produced by various freshwater and marine cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) have been identified and their s...
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spacer IRON REGULATES XANTHINE OXIDASE ACTIVITY IN THE LUNG
spacer The iron chelator deferoxamine has been reported to inhibit both xanthine oxidase (XO) and xanthine dehydrogenase activity, but the relationship of this effect to the availability ...
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spacer Iron homeostatis and oxidative stress in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a case-control study
spacer ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Lung injury caused by both inhaled dusts and infectious agents depends on increased availability of iron and metal-catalyzed oxidative stress. Because inhaled...
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spacer KINETIC STUDY OF ADSORPTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF MERCURY ON FLY ASH PARTICLES IN AN ENTRAINED FLOW REACTOR
spacer Experimental studies were performed to investigate the interactions of elemental mercury vapor with entrained fly ash particles from coal combustion in a flow reactor. The rate of ...
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spacer LAKE-WIDE SEASONAL CHANGES IN LIMNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN LAKE MICHIGAN IN 1976
spacer Data collected on lake-wide cruises in 1976 were used to study seasonal and vertical variations in water temperature, transparency, chlorophyll a, and nutrients in Lake Michigan. D...
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spacer LARGE-SCALE PREPARATION OF POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE-MODIFIED SILICA GEL ADSORBENT
spacer A large-scale method, using custom-made apparatus, is described for making potassium hydroxide-modified silica gel. atches as large as 2.3 kg can be made in 16 man-hours. maller-sc...
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spacer LASER FLUORESCENCE EEM PROBE FOR CONE PENETROMETER POLLUTION ANALYSIS
spacer A fiber optic LIF (Laser induced fluorescence) EEM (Excitation emission matrix) instrument for CPT deployment has been successfully developed and field tested. The system employs ...
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spacer LASER FLUORESCENCE EEM PROBE FOR CONE PENETROMETER POLLUTION ANALYSIS (EPA/600/R-99/041)
spacer A fiber optic LIF (Laser induced fluorescence) EEM (Excitation emission matrix) instrument for CPT deployment has been successfully developed and field tested. The system employs a...
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spacer LAVAGE PHOSPHOLIPID CONCENTRATION AFTER SILICA INSTILLATION IN THE RAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLEXED (FE3+) ON THE DUST SURFACE
spacer Airborne particles often contain transition metals, such as iron. his study suggests that silica particles, which have long been known to be toxic to the respiratory tract, contain...
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spacer LIMNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN LAKE HURON, 1974 AND 1975
spacer In 1974 and 1975, several studies were conducted on southern Lake Huron and outer Saginaw Bay to obtain seasonal data on limnological conditions. In 1974, 44 stations were sampled ...
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spacer LIMNOLOGY OF MICHIGAN'S NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKES SUPERIOR AND HURON
spacer Limnological assessments, including water and sediment chemistry, bacterial densities, zoo- and phyto-plankton and benthic macroinvertebrate community structure, and fish contamina...
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spacer LIPID BIOMARKER ANALYSIS OF MARINE DINOFLAGELLATES
spacer Many marine eukaryotic algae have been shown to possess characteristic chemotaxonomic lipid biomarkers. Dinoflagellates in particular are often characterized by the presence of ste...
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spacer LIPID BIOMARKER CHARACTERIZATION OF BLOOM-RELATED DINOFLAGELLATES
spacer Marine eukaryotic algae synthesize an array of lipids of chemotaxonomic utility that are potentially valuable in characterizing phytoplankton communities. Sterols and photopigments...
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spacer LIPID BIOMARKER CHARACTERIZATION OF BLOOM-RELATED DINOFLAGELLATES AND OTHER EUKARYOTIC ALGAE
spacer Marine eukaryotic algae synthesize an array of lipids of chemotaxonomic utility that are potentially valuable in characterizing phytoplankton communities. Sterols and photopigments...
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spacer LUNG INJURY AFTER SILICA INSTILLATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF IRON IN RATS
spacer Lung exposures to incompletely chelated iron can result in a neutrophilic alveolitis. We tested the hypothesis that the acute lung inflammatory injury after intratracheal instillat...
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spacer MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY OF LAKES ON THE KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
spacer A probability sample of 59 lakes was conducted in August, 1988 to characterize the major ion chemistry of a population of over 800 lakes on the Kenai Peninsula, AK. here were two g...
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spacer MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF WATER QUALITY IN LARGE LAKES. PART 1: LAKE HURON AND SAGINAW BAY
spacer This research was undertaken to develop and apply a mathematical model of the water quality in large lakes, particularly Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay and Lake Erie. A mathematical mo...
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spacer MEASURED AND PREDICTED FLUXES OF BIOGENIC SILICA IN LAKE MICHIGAN
spacer Diatom production in the offshore waters of Lake Michigan is limited by silica supplies in late summer and can be predicted from the seasonal disappearance of silica from the troph...
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spacer MEASUREMENT OF BIOGENIC EMISSION FROM CORN
spacer A pilot study was conducted to determine whether techniques for measuring biogenic emissions from tree saplings, branches, and leaves could be adapted to the measurement of biogeni...
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spacer MEASUREMENTS OF CAPILLARY PRESSURE-SATURATION RELATIONSHIPS AND DNAPL DISTRIBUTION IN SILICA SANDS USING LIGHT TRANSMISSION VISUALIZATION
spacer This study is a part of an ongoing research project that aims at assessing the environmental benefits of partial DNAPL removal. The laboratory part of the research project is to ex...
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spacer MEASUREMENTS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN AMBIENT AIR PARTICULATES IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
spacer The paper gives results of measuring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air particulates in Northern New England. Standard high-volume filter samples of ambient-air...
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spacer MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF INHALED FIBERS, PARTICLES AND NANOPARTICLES IN LUNG AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
spacer ABSTRACT: A symposium on the mechanisms of action of inhaled airborne particulate matter (PM),pathogenic particles and fibers such as silica and asbestos, and nanomaterials, defin...
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spacer MERCURY SPECIATION IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS: STUDIES WITH SIMULATED FLUE GASES AND MODEL FLY ASHES
spacer The paper gives results of a bench-scale study of the effects of flue gas and fly ash parameters on the oxidation of elemental mercury in simulated flue gases containing hydrogen c...
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spacer METHODOLOGY FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DINITROANILINE HERBICIDES IN TISSUE AND EXCRETA
spacer A method is presented for the analysis of trace amounts of dinitroaniline herbicides in tissue and excreta. The method employs extraction of the tissue or excreta with organic solv...
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spacer MICROCALORIMETRIC, FTIR AND DFT STUDIES OF THE ADSORPTION OF METHANOL, ETHANOL, AND 2,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANOL ON SILICA. (R825370C056)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer MICROWAVE IRRADIATION IN BENIGN SYNTHESIS OF HETEROCYCLES, NOBLE NANOMETALS AND NANOCOMPOSITES
spacer A brief historic account of reactions involving microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ ...
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spacer MICROWAVE IRRADIATION IN BENIGN SYNTHESIS OF ORGANIC MOLECULES, NOBLE NANOMETALS AND NANOCOMPOSITES
spacer A brief historic account of reactions involving microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants or catalyzed by mineral support surfaces, such as alumina, silica, clay, or their ‘doped’ ...
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spacer MICROWAVES IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
spacer The effect of microwaves, a non-ionizing radiation, on organic reactions is described both in polar solvents and under solvent-free conditions. The special applications are highlig...
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spacer MICROWAVES IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS: BOOK CHAPTER
spacer NRMRL-CIN-1316 Varma*, R.S. "Microwaves in Organic Synthesis." Published in: McGraw-Hill 2002 Yearbook of Science and Technology, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001, 223-225. 02/21/2001 ...
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spacer MICROWAVES: FROM MYTH, MYSTERY AND MAGIC TO A FAST-MOVING FRONTIER
spacer A historical account of the utility of microwaves in a variety of chemical applications will be highlighted including solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of...
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spacer MINERAL WEATHERING RATES FROM SMALL-PLOT EXPERIMENTS, WMP SITE, BEAR BROOKS, MAINE
spacer The pH-dependence of silicate mineral weathering rates was measured in small-plot experiments at the Bear Brooks Watershed Manipulation Project site in Maine, U.S.A. ix 2 m2 plots ...
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spacer MINERALIZATION OF A SORBED POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON IN TWO SOILS USING CATALYZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. (R826163)
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) catalyzed by soluble iron or naturally occurring soil minerals, (i.e., modified Fenton's reagent) was investigated as a basis for ...

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spacer MODULATION OF EICOSANOID PRODUCTION BY HUMAN ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES EXPOSED TO SILICA IN VITRO
spacer Repeated inhalation of silica dust can lead to inflammation and fibrosis in human lung and in experimental animal models. he alveolar macrophage is believed to play a pivotal role ...
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spacer NHEXAS PHASE I REGION 5 STUDY--STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE--ANALYSIS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM CHARCOAL BADGES BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY (RTI/ACS-AP-209-112)
spacer This protocol provides guidelines for determining volatile organic hydrocarbons (VOCs) in air samples by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). This method is for the analys...
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spacer NON-PURGEABLE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS RAPIDLY DETERMINED BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY USING DIRECT AQUEOUS INJECTION
spacer A direct aqueous injection (DAI) method was developed for the determination of 18 non-purgeable volatile organic compounds of which nine have no EPA-approved method. hese polar liq...
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spacer NON-TRADITIONAL 'GREENER' ALTERNATIVES OR ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS
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Non-traditional 'Greener' Alternatives to Organic Transformations

Synthetic organic transformations performed under non-traditional conditions are becoming popular prim...
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spacer NON-TRADITIONAL 'GREENER' ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
spacer Synthetic organic transformations performed under non-traditional conditions are becoming popular primarily to circumvent the growing environmental concerns. A solvent-free approac...
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spacer NON-TRADITIONAL 'GREENER' ALTERNATIVES TO ORGANIC SYNTHESES
spacer Synthetic organic transformations performed under non-traditional conditions are becoming popular primarily to circumvent the growing environmental concerns. A solvent-free approac...
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spacer NON-TRADITIONAL 'GREENER' ALTERNATIVES TO SYNTHETIC ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS
spacer Non-traditional 'Greener' Alternatives to Synthetic Organic Transformations

Rajender S. Varma
Synthetic organic transformations performed under non-traditional condition...
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spacer NON-TRADITIONAL 'GREENER' ALTERNATIVES TO SYNTHETIC ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS USING MICROWAVES
spacer A rapid and environmentally friendlier approach for organic synthesis and transformations is described which involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) often in...
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spacer NON-TRADITIONAL 'GREENER' ALTERNATIVES TO SYNTHETIC ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS USING MICROWAVES
spacer Non-traditional 'Greener' Alternatives to synthetic Organic Transformations Using Microwaves

A rapid and environmentally friendlier approach for organic synthesis and trans...
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spacer NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES FOR PHARMACEUTICALLY RELEVANT SYNTHETIC TRANSFORMATIONS
spacer A rapid and environmentally friendlier approach for organic synthesis, and transformations is described which involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) often i...
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spacer NONMETHANE ORGANIC CARBON CONCENTRATIONS IN AIR MASSES ADVECTED INTO URBAN AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES
spacer The report describes recent aircraft sampling programs to measure nonmethane organic carbon (NMOC) levels aloft in the upwind vicinity of several U.S. cities during the morning per...
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spacer NONPHOTOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION OF FLUORENE VAPOR-ADSORBED ON COAL FLY ASH
spacer Fluorene is representative of a group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that have been shown to exhibit oxidation in the absence of light when adsorbed on fly ash. The present st...
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spacer NOVEL SYNTHETIC METHOD FOR NARROW DISTRIBUTED COLLOIDAL SILICALITE
spacer Preparation of zeolites is important for a variety of applications such as microelectronics, separation agents, ion exchange, catalysis, adsorbents, nanocomposites and zeolite memb...
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spacer NUTRIENT REGENERATION BY ZOOPLANKTON IN SOUTHERN LAKE HURON
spacer Rates of nutrient regeneration by zooplankton (micromolecule/mg dry wt/hr) in southern Lake Huron from April to August 1975 ranged from undetectable to 2.6 for total phosphorus (TP...
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spacer NUTRIENT RELEASE RATES FROM THE SEDIMENTS OF SAGINAW BAY, LAKE HURON
spacer Direct measurements of net production rates and pore water profiles of solutes in the fine-grained sediments of Saginaw Bay, imply corresponding steady-state fluxes to the overlyin...
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spacer OBSERVATIONS OF PHYTOPLANKTON SIZE STRUCTURE, NUTRIENTS, VARIABLE FLOURESCENCE, AND ALGAL PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY IN A GULF COAST ESTUARY
spacer During 2001, phytoplankton dynamics, physiology, and related environmental conditions were studied in Santa Rosa Sound, Florida, USA, at near-weekly intervals. Santa Rosa Sound is ...
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spacer OPTIMIZATION OF SILICA GEL CHROMATOGRAPHIC CLEANUP/FRACTIONATION PROCEDURE FOR ANALYZING PAHS AND PCB: IN SEDIMENTS. (R828678C008)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer OPTIMIZING THE PAKS METHOD FOR MEASURING AIRBORNE ACROLEIN
spacer Airborne acrolein is produced from the combustion of fuel and tobacco and is of concern due to its potential for respiratory tract irritation and other adverse health effects. Ac...
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spacer OPTIMIZING THE PAKS METHOD FOR MEASURING AIRBORNE ACROLEIN
spacer Airborne acrolein is produced from the combustion of fuel and tobacco and is of concern due to its potential for respiratory tract irritation and other adverse health effects. DN...
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spacer ORGANIC SYNTHESES IN SOLVENT-FREE AND AQUEOUS MEDIA USING MICROWAVES
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer ORGANIC SYNTHESES UNDER NON-TRADITIONAL CONDITIONS
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of recyclable mineral supports such as alumina, silica, clay, ...
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spacer OXYGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS NEAR A ROADWAY IN LITHUANIA, SSR
spacer During the period June 1 to June 9, 1989, aldehyde and other oxygenated organic compound concentrations were examined at sites 3, 10, and 80 meters northeast of the Vilnius-Kaunas ...
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spacer PAPER FIBERS AS A CARBON SOURCE FOR THE DE NOVO FORMATION OF POLYCHLORINATED DIOXINS AND FURANS
spacer Formation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzefurans (PCDDs/Fs) from carbons that were produced from pyrolysis of paper fibers and from a wood charcoal ...
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spacer PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS IN THE NORTHERN PUGET SOUND AREA. A PILOT DESIGN STUDY
spacer Hydrocarbon baseline data are needed to assess the potential impact of oil contamination from increased tanker traffic in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Initial studies were directed ...
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spacer PHOTODECOMPOSITION OF A COMMERCIAL POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL FIRE RETARDANT: HIGH-RESOLUTION GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
spacer The photolytic degradation of fireMaster BP-6, a commercial polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) fire retardant, was investigated by using high-resolution, isomer-specific, fused silica c...
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spacer PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF SEDIMENT EXTRACTION AND FRACTIONATION THAT INFLUENCE TOXICITY AS EVALUATED BY MICROTOX
spacer Several physical and chemical parameters of sediment extraction and fractionation of organic compounds that influence bioassay results were evaluated. ach parameter was evaluated w...
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spacer PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF AEROSOLS FROM COLLAPSED BUILDINGS
spacer Airborne pollutants can rise to extreme levels when large buildings fall down. The terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center (WTC) towers caused the release of an enormous ...
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spacer PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE SAGAVANIRKTOK RIVER AND NEARBY CONTROL STREAMS, SHAVIOVIK AND CANNING RIVERS
spacer Biological, physical and chemical data were collected from 28 stations on the Sagavanirktok River and five of its tributaries, the Canning River, Shaviovik River, two tundra lakes ...
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spacer PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS IN A GULF OF MEXICO ESTUARY: TIME SERIES OF SIZE STRUCTURE, NUTRIENTS, VARIABLE FLUORESCENCE AND ALGAL PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY
spacer Relationships between phytoplankton dynamics and physiology, and environmental conditions were studied in Santa Rosa Sound, Florida, USA, at near-weekly intervals during 2001. Sant...
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spacer POLLUTION PREVENTION ASSESSMENT FOR A MANUFACTURER OF AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY SEPARATORS (EPA/600/S-95/011)
spacer The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has funded a pilot project to assist small and medium-size manufacturers who want to minimize their generation of waste but who lack ...
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spacer POLYSILOXANE DEACTIVATED FUSED SILICA CAPILLARIES CONTAINING IMMOBILIZED STATIONARY PHASES
spacer This article describes a method of preparing immobilized stationary phases which has arisen from the author's work on polysiloxane deactivation of fused silica capillaries. Althoug...
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spacer POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF COMPOUNDING AND FABRICATING INDUSTRIES: A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
spacer The overall objectives of this research effort were to identify compounding and fabricating industries from a selected number of Standard Industrial Classification codes, and ident...
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spacer PRECISION AND ACCURACY IN THE DETERMINATION OF ORGANICS IN WATER BY FUSED SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMN GAS CHROMOTOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY AND PACKED COLUMN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY
spacer Two general methods for the identification and measurement of organic compounds in water are compared. One method employs packed column chromatography and the other fused silica ca...
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spacer PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE SILICONE RUBBER MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES FOR ETHANOL-WATER PERVAPORATION
spacer Polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) and zeolite incorporated mixed matrix materials are gaining importance in a variety of applications including membrane separation. PDMS based membrane...
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spacer PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF MODIFIED LIME AND SILICA-LIME SORBENTS FOR MERCURY VAPOR EMISSIONS CONTROL
spacer The paper discusses current efforts to improve the uptake of mercury species by increasing active sites and adding oxidative species to the sorbent. (NOTE: Previous work showed th...
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spacer PROBLEMS WITH A NAFION (TRADE NAME) MEMBRANE DRYER FOR DRYING CHROMATOGRAPHIC SAMPLES
spacer A Nafion membrane dryer was used to dry samples of organic gases emitted by vegetation before chromatographic separation to reduce water-related retention time variations on a fuse...
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spacer PROCEEDINGS FROM THE SEPTEMBER 1992 WORKSHOP: THE CHANGING RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR CHRYSTALLINE SILICA
spacer There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please contact the Technical Information Staff at the number listed below....
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spacer PULMONARY CHEMOKINE AND MUTAGENIC RESPONSES IN RATS AFTER SUBCHRONIC INHALATION OF AMORPHOUS AND CRYSTALLINE SILICA. (R827354C005)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer PULSED POSITIVE ION NEGATIVE ION CHEMICAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRIC APPLICATONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE ANALYSIS
spacer The simultaneous acquisition of both positive ion and negative ion data under chemical ionization mass spectrometric conditions can aid in the confirmation of assignments made by e...
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spacer Pd-N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Organic Silica: Synthesis and Application in Carbon-Carbon Coupling Reactions
spacer The first Pd-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complex in the form of organic silica was prepared using sol-gel method and its application in Heck and Suzuki reaction were demonstrated....
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spacer Pitting Corrosion of Copper in Waters with High pH and Low Alkalinity
spacer Localized or pitting corrosion of copper pipes used in household drinking-water plumbing is a problem for many water utilities and their customers. Extreme attack can lead to pinho...
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spacer RAPID ANALYSIS OF CYANURIC ACID IN SWIMMING POOL WATERS BY HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY USING POROUS GRAPHITIC CARBON
spacer An innovative approach is presented for reducing analysis times of cynuric acid in swimming pool waters by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The HPLC method exploits ...
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spacer RAPID ANALYSIS OF CYNANURIC ACID IN SWIMMING POOL WATERS BY HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY USING POROUS GRAPHITIC CARBON COLUMN
spacer An innovative approach is presented for reducing analysis times of cyanuric acid in swimming pool waters by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The HPLC method exploits...
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spacer REGION, LANDSCAPE, AND SCALE EFFECTS ON LAKE SUPERIOR TRIBUTARY WATER QUALITY
spacer In this study we apply an approach to third-order streams that we used previously to predict sensitivity of second-order streams to nonpoint source pollution based on the nonlinear...
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spacer REGULATION OF CYTOKINE PRODUCTION IN HUMAN ALVEOLAR MACHROPHAGES AND AIRWAY EPITHELIAL CELLS IN RESPONSE TO AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION PARTICLES: FURTHER MECHANISTIC STUDIES
spacer In order to better understand how ambient air particulate matter (PM) affect lung health, the two main airway cell types likely to interact with inhaled particles, alveolar macrop...
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spacer REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION AT THE GILT EDGE MINE, SOUTH DAKOTA
spacer This document reports the findings of the Mine Waste Technology Program's Activity III, Project 29,The Remediation Technology Evaluation Project at the Gilt Edge Mine, S.D. This pr...
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spacer RESPONSE OF THREE PALEO-PRIMARY PRODUCTION PROXY MEASURES TO DEVELOPMENT OF AN URBAN ESTUARY
spacer In this study we present a novel comparison of three proxy indicators of paleoproductivity, pigments, biogenic silica (BSi), and cysts of autotrophic dinoflagellates measured in co...
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spacer ROLE OF SURFACE COMPLEXED IRON IN OXIDANT GENERATION AND LUNG INFLAMMATION INDUCED BY SILICATES
spacer The hypothesis was tested that silica and silicate dusts complex iron on their surface and that this iron increases 1) in vitro oxidant generation, and mediator release by alveolar...
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spacer SATURATION MEASUREMENT OF IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS IN 2-D STATIC SYSTEMS: VALIDATION BY LIGHT TRANSMISSION VISUALIZATION (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)
spacer This study is a part of an ongoing research project that aims at assessing the environmental benefits of DNAPL removal. The laboratory part of the research project is to examine th...
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spacer SCREENING BIOAVAILABLE HYDROPHOBIC TOXICANTS IN SURFACE WATERS WITH SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE DEVICES: ROLE OF INHERENT OLEIC ACID IN TOXICITY EVALUATIONS
spacer Semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) were deployed for 4 weeks in two rivers in Lithuania, The SPMD dialysates were tested in the Microtox assay and, surprisingly, the sample fro...
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spacer SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS AND RIVER FLOW IN A NORTHWESTERN USA WATERSHED
spacer Dissolved nutrient concentrations were measured in the Yaquina River, Oregon from 1998 through 2001 to determine nutrient loading from the watershed as part of a larger agency pro...
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spacer SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS AND RIVER FLOW IN A NORTHWESTERN USA WATERSHED
spacer Dissolved nutrient concentrations were measured in the Yaquina River, Oregon from 1998 through 2001 to determine the watershed loading to Yaquina estuary. The effects of storms on...
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spacer SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN RIVER DISCHARGE AND NUTRIENT EXPORT TO A NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC ESTUARY
spacer Seasonal variations in dissolved nitrogen and silica loadings were related to seasonal variability in river discharge. Dissolved nutrient concentrations measured weekly at three st...
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spacer SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN RIVER DISCHARGE AND NUTRIENT EXPORT TO A NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC ESTUARY (FINAL)
spacer Seasonal variations in dissolved nitrogen and silica loadings were related to seasonal variability in river discharge. Dissolved nutrient concentrations measured weekly at three st...
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spacer SEDIMENT MANGANESE AND BIOGENIC SILICA AS GEOCHEMICAL INDICATORS IN ESTUARINE SALT MARSHES OF COASTAL GEORGIA. (R825513C012)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF ETHANOL FROM WATER BY PERVAPORATION: ZEOLITE-SILICONE RUBBER MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES
spacer The production of fuel-grade ethanol from renewable resources, such as biomass, is gaining attention due to the phase out of methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel oxygenate, nation...
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spacer SELECTIVE WATER REMOVAL IN PURGE/GC (GAS CHROMATOGRAPH) ANALYSIS OF VOLATILE AROMATICS IN AQUEOUS SAMPLES
spacer A gas chromatographic method for volatile aromatics in which an aqueous sample is purged directly to a cryogenically cooled, fused silica column uses a Nafion tube drier between th...
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spacer SEPARATION OF TOXICOLOGICALLY RELEVANT ARSENICALS IN URINE USING A NEW SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION TECHNIQUE
spacer Abstract - Metabolism and toxicity of arsenicals are critically influenced by the oxidation state of As. In human urine, inorganic and methylated arsenicals contain both As(III) an...
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spacer SEPARATION PROPERTIES OF SURFACE MODIFIED SILICA SUPPORTED LIQUID MEMBRANES FOR DIVALENT METAL REMOVAL/RECOVERY
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spacer SHIPBOARD PHOSPHORUS, NITROGEN AND SILICA NUTRIENT LIMITATION ASSAYS USING IN-VIVO PHYTOPAM FLUORESCENCE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
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spacer SILICA AND PM1648 MODIFY HUMAN ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGE ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL ACTIVITY IN VITRO. (R826782)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer SILICA-ENHANCED SORBENTS FOR DRY INJECTION REMOVAL OF SO2 FROM FLUE GAS
spacer The paper gives results of tests of novel silica-enhanced lime sorbents in a bench-scale sand-bed reactor for their potential for SO2 removal from flue gas. Reactor conditions were...
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spacer SILICA-ENHANCED SORBENTS FOR DRY INJECTION REMOVAL OF SO2 FROM FLUE GAS (JOURNAL VERSION)
spacer The paper gives results of tests of novel silica-enhanced lime sorbents in a bench-scale sand-bed reactor for their potential for SO2 removal from flue gas. Reactor conditions were...
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spacer SIMPLE SAMPLE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CYANURIC ACID IN HUMAN URINE
spacer Cyanuric acide (CA) is widely used as a chlorine stabilizer in outdoor pools. No simple method exists for CA measurement in the urine of exposed swimmers. The high hydrophilicity ...
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spacer SINGLE-LABORATORY EVALUATION OF METHOD 8060 -- PHTHALATE ESTERS
spacer Method 8060 of EPA Manual SW 846 has been evaluated in a single laboratory. odifications made to the current method include expansion of the list of target compounds from 6 to 16; ...
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spacer SINGLE-LABORATORY EVALUATION OF METHOD 8080 -ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES AND PCBS (POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS)
spacer The design, execution and results of the improvement and single-laboratory evaluation of SW-846 Method 8080, 'Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs', are described. In the study, the ...
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spacer SINGLE-LABORATORY VALIDATION OF EPA METHOD 8150 FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CHLORINATED HERBICIDES IN HAZARDOUS WASTE
spacer A single laboratory validated analytical protocol is described, which is applicable to the determination of the herbicides Dicamba, Silvex, 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, 2,4,5-T, Dinoseb, MCPP, a...
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spacer SINGLE-STRAND SPIDER SILK TEMPLATING FOR THE FORMATION OF HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED MESOPOROUS SILICA HOLLOW FIBERS. (R828134)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer SOLVENT FREE CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer Microwave-expedited solvent-free synthetic processes will be described that involve the exposure of neat reactants to microwave (MW) irradiation in the presence of supported reagen...
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spacer SOLVENT FREE OXIDATION OF ALCOHOLS USING IRON (III) NITRATE NONAHYDRATE
spacer Oxidation of alcohols have been conducted with metal nitrate reagents on various mineral supports such as clay, silica and zeolite etc. To circumvent the limitations of these suppo...
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spacer SOLVENT-FREE ACCELERATED ORGANIC SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVES
spacer Abstract: A solvent-free approach for organic synthesis is described which involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) either in presence of a catalyst or cataly...
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spacer SOLVENT-FREE ALTERNATIVES TO ORGANIC SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVES
spacer Microwave irradiation has been used for a variety of synthetic transformations wherein chemical reactions are accelerated because of selective adsorption of microwave (MW) energy b...
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spacer SOLVENT-FREE APPROACH TO EXPEDITIOUS ORGANIC SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer Microwave irradiation has been used for a variety of organic transformations wherein chemical reactions are accelerated because of selective adsorption of microwave (MW) energy by ...
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spacer SOLVENT-FREE CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
spacer Microwave-expedited solvent-free synthetic processes will be described that involve the exposure of neat reactants to microwave (MW) irradiation in the presence of supported reagen...
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spacer SOLVENT-FREE CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION. 32ND ACS CENTRAL REGIONAL MEETING, MAY 16-19, 2000, ABSTRACTS & PROGRAM, NORTHERN KENTUCKY CONVENTION CENTER, COVINGTON, KY. AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 1999, P. 121.
spacer Microwave-expedited solvent-free synthetic processes will be described that involve the exposure of neat reactants to microwave (MW) irradiation in the presence of supported reagen...
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spacer SOLVENT-FREE ORGANIC SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVES
spacer The latest results on microwave-expedited solvent-free approach as applied to the assembly of organic molecules will be presented. The salient features of this expeditious methodol...
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spacer SOLVENT-FREE ORGANIC SYNTHESES USING SUPPORTED REAGENTS AND MICROWAVES
spacer The latest results on microwave-expedited solvent-free approach as applied to the assembly of organic molecules will be presented. The salient features of this expeditious methodo...
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spacer SORPTION OF ACETAMINOPHEN, 17-&ALPHA;-ETHYNYLESTRADIOL, NALIDIXIC ACID, AND NORFLOXACIN TO SILICA, ALUMINA, AND A HYDROPHOBIC MEDIUM. (R829005)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer SORPTION PROPERTIES OF MODEL COMPOUNDS ON C18 ADSORBENTS
spacer The bonded silica adsorbent Bondapak-C18 was evaluated for removing organic matter from secondary sewage effluents and from solutions of pure organic compounds. The adsorbent is hy...
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spacer SORPTION, IMPORTANT IN STABILIZED/SOLIDIFIED WASTE FORMS
spacer Sorption is one of the important fixation mechanisms of metals in stabilized/solidified waste forms. n the present work, the sorption-desorption processes active in cement-based wa...
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spacer SOURCE ASSESSMENT: CRUSHED LIMESTONE, STATE OF THE ART
spacer This report describes a study of atmospheric emissions from the crushed limestone industry. Crushed limestone plants emit particulates from drilling, blasting, transport on unpaved...
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spacer SOURCE ASSESSMENT: CRUSHED SANDSTONE, QUARTZ, AND QUARTZITE, STATE-OF-THE-ART
spacer This report describes a study of atmospheric emissions from the crushed sandstone, quartz, and quartzite industry. Particulates are emitted from drilling, blasting, loading and unl...
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spacer SOURCE ASSESSMENT: CRUSHED STONE
spacer This report describes a study of air emissions from crushed stone production. The potential environmental effect of the source is evaluated. Crushed stone production in 1972 was 1....
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spacer SOURCE ASSESSMENT: HARVESTING OF GRAIN, STATE-OF-THE ART
spacer The report describes a study of air pollutants generated by the harvesting of grain. Grain harvesting produces respirable particulates in the form of soil dust and plant tissue fra...
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spacer SOURCE ASSESSMENT: TRANSPORT OF SAND AND GRAVEL
spacer This report describes a study of atmospheric emissions from the transport of sand and gravel on unpaved roads. The potential environmental effect of this emission source was evalua...
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spacer STABILITY OF MFI ZEOLITE-FILLED PDMS MEMBRANES DURING PERVAPORATIVE ETHANOL RECOVERY FROM AQUEOUS MIXTURES CONTAINING ACETIC ACID
spacer Pervaporation is a potential process for recovering bioethanol produced from biomass fermentation. Fermentation broths contain ethanol, water, and a variety of other compounds, of...
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spacer STABILITY OF MFI ZEOLITE-FILLED PDMS MEMBRANES DURING PERVAPORATIVE ETHANOL RECOVERY FROM AQUEOUS MIXTURES CONTAINING ACETIC ACID
spacer Pervaporation is potentially a cost-effective means of recovering biofuels, such as ethanol, from biomass fermentation broths for small- to medium-scale applications (~2 - 20 milli...
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spacer STIMULATION OF OXIDANT PRODUCTION IN ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES BY POLLUTANT AND LATEX PARTICLES
spacer Air pollutant dusts as well as chemically defined particles were examined for their activating effect on oxidant production (O2- and H2O2) in guinea pig alveolar macrophages (AM). ...
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spacer STORM EVENTS: EFFECTS ON NUTRIENT DISTRIBUTIONS IN NORTHWESTERN USA ESTUARIES
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spacer STRONTIUM AS AN EFFICIENT PROMOTER FOR SUPPORTED PALLADIUM HYDROGENATION CATALYSTS
spacer The effect of strontium promotion is studied for a series of supported palladium catalysts such as Pd/zeolite-β, Pd/Al2O3, Pd/SiO2, Pd/hydrota...
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spacer STUDIES OF THE ADSORPTION OF ACETALDEHYDE, METHYL ACETATE, ETHYL ACETATE, AND METHYL TRIFLUOROACETATE ON SILICA. (R825370C056)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer SUPPORTED LIX-84 LIQUID MEMBRANES FOR METAL ION SEPARATION: A STUDY ON METAL ION SORPTION EQUILIBRIUM AND KINETICS
spacer Supported 2-hydroxy-5-nonyl-acetophenone oxime (LIX-84) liquid membranes have potential applications for the removal (or recovery) of copper ions from waste streams. But, the stabi...
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spacer SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SILICA- AND CELLULOSE-BASED MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES WITH FUNCTIONAL POLYAMINO ACIDS FOR HEAVY METAL SORPTION
spacer Functionalized membranes represent a field with multiple applications. Examination of specific metal-macromolecule interactions on these surfaces presents an excellent method for ...
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spacer SURFACE REACTIONS OF OXIDES OF SULFUR
spacer Surface reactions of several sulfur-containing molecules have been studied in order to understand the mechanism by which sulfate ions are formed on atmospheric aerosols. At 25C the...
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spacer SUSPENDED AND BENTHIC SEDIMENT RELATIONSHIPS IN THE YAQUINA ESTUARY, OREGON: NUTRIENT PROCESSING
spacer Measurements of nutrient loading and subsequent nutrient processing are fundamental for determining biogeochemical processes in rivers and estuaries. In Oregon coastal watersheds...
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spacer SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIX-84 NON-COVALENTLY BOUND SILICA SORBENTS FOR METAL-ION RECOVERY
spacer Mesoporous silica particles were modified with LIX-84: (2-hydroxy-5-nonylacetophenome oxime). The LIX-84: was attached to the surface of silica via non-covelent forces. The effects...
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spacer SYNTHESIS AND CORROSION RESISTANCE OF HIGH-SILICA ZEOLITE MTW, BEA, AND MFI COATINGS ON STEEL AND ALUMINUM. (R828134)
spacer The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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spacer SYSTEMIC TRANSLOCATION OF PARTICULATE MATTER (PM)-ASSOCIATED METALS FOLLOWING A SINGLE INTRATRACHEAL (IT) INSTILLATION IN WKY RATS
spacer Ambient PM contains transition metals with differing water solubilities. Epidemiological studies show a link between PM exposure and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Di...
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spacer Synthesis of Pd-N-heterocyclic carbene Pd-catalyst and its application in MW-assisted Heck and Suzuki reaction
spacer The first Pd-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complex in the form of organic silica is prepared using sol-gel method and its application in Heck and Suzuki reactions are demonstrated. ...
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spacer T.E. KLEINDIENST, E.W. CORSE, F.T. BLANCHARD, W.A. LONNEMAN
spacer Carbonyl compounds are important constituents in urban and global atmospheres. n urban atmospheres these compounds frequently serve to initiate photochemical smog and certainly sus...
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spacer TENAX-GC CARTRIDGE FOR INTERFACING CAPILLARY COLUMN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH ADSORPTION/THERMAL DESORPTION FOR DETERMINATION OF TRACE ORGANICS
spacer An interface which allows the thermal desorption of large (about 5 cu m) Tenax-GC cartridges to fused silica capillary gas chromatography columns has been developed and tested. The...
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spacer THE BIOGENIC SILICA SEDIMENT RECORD IN NEW BEDFORD, MA
spacer There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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spacer THE IMPACT OF PARTIAL DNAPL SOURCE ZONE REMEDIATION
spacer Dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPL) constitute a long-term source of groundwater contamination and a significant effort is usually required to treat these contaminated waters a...
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spacer THERMAL MODULATION INTERFACE BETWEEN SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION AND SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
spacer A thermal modulator that can act as an interface between supercritical fluid extraction and supercritical fluid chromatography was developed and tested. he modulator was made of a ...
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spacer TRACE METAL RETENTION WHEN FIRING HAZARDOUS WASTE IN A FLUIDIZED-BED INCINERATOR
spacer The report describes a bench-scale fluidized-bed incinerator that will capture trace metals on the bed material when firing hazardous waste. The design is based on limited tests at...
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spacer USE OF CYANOPROPYL-BONDED HPLC COLUMN FOR BIOASSAY-DIRECTED FRACTIONATION OF ORGANIC EXTRACTS FROM INCINERATOR EMISSIONS
spacer The present study has shown that cyanopropyl-(CN) bonded silica HPLC columns are applicable for the fractionation of mass and mutagenic activity of organic extracts from some incin...
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spacer USE OF ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED FOG FOR CONTROL OF FUGITIVE DUST EMISSIONS
spacer The report gives results of tests of the use of electrostatically charged fog to control a wide variety of industrial pollutants, ranging from silica flour to SO2 and fly ash. It h...
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spacer USE OF WATERSHED CLASSIFICATION IN MONITORING FRAMEWORKS FOR THE WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR BASIS
spacer In this case study we predicted stream sensitivity to nonpoint source pollution based on the nonlinear responses of hydrologic regimes and associated loadings of nonpoint source po...
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spacer UTILIZATION OF THE RABBIT ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGE AND CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY CELL FOR EVALUATION OF THE TOXICITY OF PARTICULATE MATERIALS. 1. MODEL COMPOUNDS AND METAL-COATED FLY ASH
spacer Data are presented which detail the effects of model particulate compounds and fly ash particles on rabbit alveolar macrophage (RAM) and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Silica, ...
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spacer VOLATILE ORGANIC ANALYSIS BY DIRECT AQUEOUS INJECTION
spacer Gas chromatographic environmental analysis by direct aqueous injection (DAI) was studied for 24 volatile organic analytes (VOAs). Internal standardization was used to determine the...
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spacer WARE RIVER INTENSIVE WATERSHED STUDY - 1. NONPOINT SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS
spacer Runoff quantity and quality were monitored for row crop, residential and forested lands in the Ware basin for the period of October 1979 to July 1981. Loading rates have been calcu...
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spacer WET EFFLUENT PARALLEL PLATE DIFFUSION DENUDER COUPLED CAPILLARY ION CHROMATOGRAPH FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ATMOSPHERIC TRACE GASES. (R825344)
spacer We describe an inexpensive, compact parallel plate diffusion denuder coupled capillary IC system for the determination of soluble ionogenic atmospheric trace gases. The active samp...
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spacer ‘GREENER’ CHEMICAL SYNTHESES USING MICROWAVES
spacer The diverse nature of chemical entities requires various green strategic pathways in our quest towards attaining sustainability. A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW...
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spacer ‘GREENER’ ORGANIC SYNTHESES UNDER NON-TRADITIONAL CONDITIONS
spacer A solvent-free approach that involves microwave (MW) exposure of neat reactants (undiluted) catalyzed by the surfaces of less-expensive and recyclable mineral supports such as alum...
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spacer ‘Greener’ Chemical Syntheses Using Mechanochemical Mixing or Microwave and Ultrasound Irradiation
spacer Various emerging ‘greener’ strategic pathways researched primarily in the author’s own laboratory are summarized. They include solvent-free mechanochemical methods and microwave (...
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