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Tài liệu Color Atlas of Pharmacology (Part 3): Distribution in the Body docx

Tài liệu Color Atlas of Pharmacology (Part 3): Distribution in the Body docx

Ngày tải lên : 22/01/2014, 00:20
... complexes Protein binding involves primarily albumin and, to a lesser extent, !-globulins and acidic glycoproteins Other plasma proteins (e.g., transcortin, transferrin, thyroxin-binding globulin) serve ... Distribution in the Body Binding to Plasma Proteins Having entered the blood, drugs may bind to the protein molecules that are present in abundance, resulting in the formation of drug-protein complexes ... resupplied from binding sites on plasma proteins Binding to plasma protein is equivalent to a depot in prolonging the duration of the effect by retarding elimination, whereas the intensity of the...
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Organic Chemicals in the Environment pdf

Organic Chemicals in the Environment pdf

Ngày tải lên : 14/03/2014, 19:20
... aeruginosa This bacterium was able to survive the routine disinfection of the inhalant during manufacturing by forming a biofilm comprised of many colonies The contaminated inhalers contained ... present in tree barks, tuber skins and abscisic tissue of falling leaves It is also formed in plant after wounding Upon depolymerization, cork suberin releases a mixture of monomers and oligomers, including ... particularly low intake of essential minerals, especially young children and those in developing countries, this effect can be undesirable A common way in developing countries to increase the bioavailability...
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Novel Materials in the Environment: The case of nanotechnology ppt

Novel Materials in the Environment: The case of nanotechnology ppt

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 16:20
... coating being a primary determinant of toxicity.94 3.67 The recent discovery of genetic variants in proteins that are involved in maintaining skin barrier function, such as those encoded in a cluster ... brake linings, and from clothes containing nanofibres that may be abraded during wearing and washing 3.15 Microscale and, almost certainly, nanoscale fragments of plastic in sediment resulting from ... nanomaterials both in the laboratory and in situ.69 For example, we were told that the metal-binding protein metallothionein responds to the presence of cadmium-containing nanomaterials, signalling their...
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Acid in the environment lessons learned and future prospects ertu

Acid in the environment lessons learned and future prospects ertu

Ngày tải lên : 16/03/2014, 11:43
... following faculty, staff and students of Connecticut College for their assistance in a number of ways including planning and carrying out the conference and writing, reviewing, editing and proofing ... by lowering pH, decreasing acidneutralizing capacity, and increasing concentrations of dissolved inorganic aluminum In affected waterbodies, such changes have resulted in a reduction in both ... atmospheric and engineering challenges involved in controlling emissions and deposition It is certainly possible that this would have meant less overall investment in the atmospheric sciences in the research...
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Human Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Current and Future Perspectives pot

Human Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Current and Future Perspectives pot

Ngày tải lên : 16/03/2014, 22:20
... scrutiny In a later publication from the same group [51] it was shown that many PAS contained in medicines marketed in Sweden were originally produced in India, most of them with the same insufficient ... Fernández et al [29] in Spain; Kolpin et al [48] and Barnes et al [5] in the USA; Metcalfe et al [54] in Canada; Vieno et al [81] in Finland; Nakada et al [57] in Japan; Rabiet et al [63] in France; Kim ... a margin of safety (MOS) in general ERA terminology If there were effects at MEEC, the applicant should initiate chronic testing in tier If the tier MOS is
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOILS IN THE ENVIRONMENT ppt

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOILS IN THE ENVIRONMENT ppt

Ngày tải lên : 23/03/2014, 01:20
... acidity in southern England since 1853 Acid Soil Soil acidification is defined as a decrease in acidneutralizing capacity (ANC) or an increase in baseneutralizing capacity (BNC), resulting in an increase ... Further Reading Aluminum Speciation Introduction Inorganic Aluminum Species in Soil Solution Organic Complexes of Aluminum Determining Aluminum Speciation ... Drainage Principles and Practices 411 Recent Innovations in Drainage Practice 412 Further Reading 413 Dryland Farming 414 Introduction .414 Definition...
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Artificial Light in the Environment ppt

Artificial Light in the Environment ppt

Ngày tải lên : 29/03/2014, 14:20
... playing a central role in design Lighting Journal, 74(1) ii In 2006, lighting (predominantly interior lighting) accounted for around 20% of electricity consumption in the UK, with public lighting ... due to an increase in community pride (and associated improvements in informal social control) resulting from public investment in infrastructure as it is to the improvements in lighting per se ... of the total final consumption of electricity in the UK in 2006 was for lighting (including interior lighting) Poorly designed lighting can lead to significant amounts of energy being wasted, whilst...
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Odor Pollution in the Environment and the Detection Instrumentation potx

Odor Pollution in the Environment and the Detection Instrumentation potx

Ngày tải lên : 29/03/2014, 14:20
... in Alberta Province Defines an air contaminant as a substance that • Waste Management act in British Columbia Province “interferes or is capable of interfering with the normal conduct of business” ... applications in daily life, including medicine, agricultural fields, environmental monitoring, etc In the following, a selection of applications regarding odor detection, monitoring or measurement ... adsorption is ineffective since Hexane volatilizes from A.Yuwono and P Schulze Lammers “Odor Pollution in the Environment and the Detection Instrumentation” Agricultural Engineering International:...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 1 pot

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 1 pot

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... still have been detected in finished drinking water (Table 1.2) The infrequent detection of PPCPs in finished drinking water may reflect the relative efficiency of drinking-water treatment technologies ... Department of Civil Engineering Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Howard S Weinberg Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Z Zhao ... effects of drinking-water treatment processes on pharmaceuticals present in source water Further discussions on drinking-water treatment can be found in Chapter 10—“Drugs in Drinking Water: Treatment...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 2 docx

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 2 docx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... of 0.05 μg/L Two interfering peaks resulting from endogenous components in the WWTP effluent were detected in the MRM channels for fenoprofen and indomethacin Coextractives in the WWTP yielded ... statins (atorvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin) in waters with SPE and LCESI-MS/MS in both negative and positive mode LC-(+)ESI-MS/MS with methylammonium acetate as an additive in ... analyzed with LCMS/MS using ESI in positive mode showing ion suppression in the ESI source.26 To evaluate the matrix effects, the authors infused continuously a standard solution into the mass spectrometer...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 3 pdf

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 3 pdf

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... sulfamethazine, tylosine, and chloramphenicol in animal confinement buildings.3 The dust from the interior of an animal confinement building was analyzed and found to contain approximately 85% ... minimizing the concentration of humic acids in the sample removed from different waters using an MIP with recoveries of 103 to 104% for drinking water, pond water, and well water.48 The binding ... developed to aid in the analysis of estrogens in natural waters was lower than the binding of estrogens in deionized waters; however, selective binding up to 76 nmol/ mg of MIP was observed in natural...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 4 potx

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 4 potx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... producers The growth inhibition test of dimeglumine gadopentetate was conducted in agreement with the standard DIN 38 412 L8.27 It was incubated in an aqueous solution including nutrients, with ... several gadolinium-containing contrast enhancing agents for MRI and provides an environmental risk assessment based on the information obtained MRI is an essential tool in the noninvasive diagnostics ... under the incubation with activated sludge bacteria was studied in screening tests 4.2 METHODS All described tests were performed according to internationally standardized guidelines and in accordance...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 5 pot

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 5 pot

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... Veterinary Medicines Mean Avermectin Chlorfenvinphos Ciprofloxacin Enrofloxacin Cumaphos Deltamethrin Diazinon Fenbendazole Metronidazole Ofloxacin Olaquindox Oxytetracycline Sulfamethazine Tetracycline ... Ciprofloxacin Enrofloxacin Ivermectin Antibiotic Antibiotic Endectocide Lincomycin Antibiotic Monensin Oxytetracycline Coccidiostat Antibiotic Sulfadiazine Sulfadimidine Sulfamethazine Tetracycline ... focusing on only a small proportion of the medicines in use (including the avermectins, tetracyclines, sulfonamides, macrolides, and fluoroquinolones) There are many more classes of medicines in...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 6 pptx

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 6 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... predominated In contrast, the spacing remained unchanged at high pH where clindamycin is neutral and TC is predominantly anionic (+ or ) Infrared radiation (IR) analyses also showed that clindamycin ... related model compounds, including fluoroquinolones, quinoxalines, triclosan, chlorophene, and OTC.56–59 Naturally occurring manganese oxide minerals (e.g., birnessite) in soils and sediments have ... Giese Jr., R.F., and Aga, D.S., Investigating the molecular interactions of oxytetracycline in clay and organic matter: insights on factors affecting its mobility in soil, Environ Sci Technol.,...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 7 pot

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 7 pot

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... important in identifying factors that affected leaching of tylosin in our study Finally, Saini et al (2003) found increased survival of an E coli strain when manure in which they were residing was incorporated ... 2003) Tylosin acts in bacteria by binding to the 50S ribosome subunit, which leads to inhibition of protein synthesis Sensitive bacteria are inhibited by as little as 500 µg/L Tylosin is used ... is used as a growth promoter applied in swine feed and as a therapeutic product in swine and cattle Tylosin is a common antibiotic used internationally in swine, cattle, and poultry production...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 8 potx

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 8 potx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... sulfamethazine and sulfamethoxazolethe first being a veterinary drug and the latter used in human therapy Model experiments examining degradation, leaching, and uptake were performed Concentrations in ... concept including urine recycling will lead to an input of these compounds into the top soil layer of agricultural fields or will limit the usability of the urine The experiments described in this ... coefficients in soil have been determined that imply preferential leaching with the drainage water.30 The sulfonamide sulfapyridine has been found to adsorb stronger in moist soils than in dry ones.31 In...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 9 docx

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 9 docx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... of amino acids located in the N terminal domain of the polypeptide The C terminal domain contains the binding site for the hydrophobic substrate (H site) This region is much more variable in terms ... found in the cytosol of plants, mammals, bacteria, fungi, and insects The GSTs are part of a three-phase detoxification system involved in detoxifying xenobiotics in living organisms Phase I includes ... the tau and phi classes being most abundant Each monomer of the GST dimer is composed of two binding sites The more internal binding site (G site) is responsible for binding glutathione (GSH).24...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 10 docx

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 10 docx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... Group, LLC Drugs in Drinking Water 221 10.3.3 CHLORINE-BASED DISINFECTION Chlorine disinfectants, such as free chlorine and chloramines, are widely used in drinking water disinfection in the United ... often employed in drinking water treatment facilities Ozone and UV can be used as oxidants and disinfectants, but chlorine and chloramines are most often employed for final disinfection in the United ... technology is currently gaining importance, since its use can reduce the chlorine dose applied for final disinfection, therefore, decreasing the levels of DBPs formed.38 AOPs using UV in place of O3 can...
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Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 11 docx

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 11 docx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 16:20
... linked to reproductive impacts in fish living downstream of outfalls.6–8 Since the initial link between trace contaminants (sub-µg/L) in wastewater effluents and ecological impacts in receiving ... chlorine were initially prepared in deionized (DI) water at 1200 mg/L Chlorine was dosed directly into 1-L bottles containing the source water Chlorine doses were determined based upon the chlorine ... Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems TABLE 11.6 Emerging Contaminants in U.S Drinking Water (n = 20) Compound DEET Atrazine Meprobamate Dilantin Ibuprofen Iopromide Caffeine...
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