... ofthe evolution ofthe term “toxic air pollutant” throughthe legislative process in the U.S He also discusses the formal coining ofthe term “hazardous air pollutant” in the Clean Air Act of ... publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility forthe validity of all materials or forthe consequences of their use Neither this book nor any ... under other sections ofthe Act A key product ofthe IUATS is the designation of 33 ofthe 188 HAPs as those causing the greatest potential risks to public health in urban areas That set of 33...
... based largely on the designation of chemicals in the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics13 and on the known nature ofthe HAPs The primary properties thus assembled for all the HAPs were vapor ... compose the majority ofthe nonvolatile class of HAPs, i.e., those compounds found exclusively in the particulate phase in the atmosphere Forthe volatile and very volatile HAPs, further chemical ... a result ofthe water solubility of certain VOCs, the VOCs were also ranked on the basis of their solubility in water at 25° C The most useful literature compilations found were those of Keith...
... that application of any sampling or analysis method for HAPs must consider not only the properties ofthe target compounds and the conditions of sampling, but also the nature ofthe overall sampling ... terms of method development needs forthe HAPs, the most cost-effective approach would probably be further development ofthe likely methods that exist forthe HAPs with no applicable methods The ... further verification of HAPs methods is needed, even for applicable methods The existence of applicable methods for 134 ofthe HAPs may present an optimistic picture ofthe state of HAPs measurement...
... adequately the exposure ofthe U.S population to those chemicals For many ofthe HAPs, therefore, the representativeness ofthe existing data is very limited More measurements of these compounds ... measurements forthe 33 high priority HAPs The availability of data forthe 33 HAPs in Table 4.2 is generally better than forthe 188 HAPs as a whole For most of these HAPs, substantial numbers of recent ... that the number of samples is zero for 60 ofthe HAPs, i.e., no ambient concentration data were found These features ofthe HAPs data are presented in more detail in Figures 4.1 and 4.2 for the...
... know the products ofthe transformations, and also whether the rates ofthe transformations are fast enough to remove the hazardous chemical or to cause the buildup of hazardous levels ofthe ... levels ofthe products Therefore, we searched for information on the lifetimes ofthe HAPs, and the atmospheric processes that control the lifetimes For many ofthe HAPs, the lifetime is likely ... estimates for 21 ofthe HAPs The transformation product information is much less complete Transformation products have been identified for only half ofthe 188 chemicals The transformation products formed...
... discussion ofthe different chapters of this thesis is provided here The first chapter deals with the introduction ofthe problem Chapter deals with the existing literature on the characterization of ... indicate the viability of UV-photocatalysis for degradation of different bacteria However, detail parametric studies are required for continuous disinfection of bioaerosols The objective of our ... hyphae are microscopic, the mycelium is often visible to the naked eye One feature ofthe fungi shares with plants is the presence of cell walls The fungal wall, consisting of fibrils embedded in...
... toughness, the extent ofthe crack and the elastic modulus A possible sequence The stress field is formed from: a The applied load b The stress field in the volume ofthesample around the indented ... they were used as oxides ofthe respective metal forthe in situ synthesis ofthe corresponding intermetallic phase The sum ofthe starting materials; was fitted to the necessary amounts to form ... regardless ofthe type of damaged layers (i.e., circumferential or longitudinal) The shape of this decrease depends slightly on the location ofthe damaged layers throughthe thickness ofthe laminate...
... throat ofthe lugs on the pylon fitting On the other hand, failure ofthe outboard mid-spar connection resulted in the male lugs ofthe wing fitting moving into the throat ofthe lugs on the pylon ... severe damage to the wing leading edge Many ofthe components ofthe #3 engine pylon-to-wing connections of El A1 Flight 1862 were recovered These were (1) the forward part ofthe upper link, ... is a schematic ofthe engine pylon-to-wing connections These connections are at the aft end ofthe upper link, the aft end ofthe diagonal brace, and at the two mid-spar fittings The design incorporates...
... the role of TLR signalling and the contribution of different cell types in response to aerogenic LPS They focused on the role ofthe common TLR and IL-1R adaptor molecule, the MyD88 Absence of ... Subsequently the pulmonary epithelium may then participate in the local innate response throughthe secretion of cytokines and antimicrobial peptides Interestingly, before the identification of TLR4 ... (ECs) that line the airways are the most likely to mediate the effects of LPS, given their exposed position, their known and confirmed expression of TLR4 and their activation of TLR4 dependent...
... and wrote the manuscript with the help of LME MS did the follow up ofthe cohort of MSM CB helps in the data analysis and in the editing ofthe manuscript RM designed and coordinated the field ... performed for each segment ofthe triple HIV-1 recombinant A 300 nt window advanced in 20 nt increments was used B) Diagram ofthe genes of HIV-1 shows the location of different genes across the ... Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank the medical and administrative staff at the Nexo Asociación Civil NGO for their support in the recruitment ofthe volunteers, as well as Mr Sebastian A for his...
... means the arithmetic average ofthe values measured in a period of one hour forthe measurements made more than once in an hour, or the value of measurements made once in a period of one hour The ... a period of consecutive hours 1.2.3 24-hour average means the arithmetic average ofthe values measured over a period of (a day) 1.2.4 Annual average: means the arithmetic average ofthe average ... frequency The largest average value within the measured values obtained in 24 hours is taken to compare with limited values specified in Table 1.2.2 8-hour average: means the arithmetic average of the...
... "Ultra-high-speed thermal behavior of a rolling element upon using oil–air mist lubrication," Journal of Materials Processing Technology 127 (2002) 191–198, 2002 [6] H M Shuyun Jiang, "Investigation ofthe ... study of high - precision CNC lathe thermal errors and compensation," Int J Adv Manuf Technol, pp 1-8, 2002 [4] Cheng-Hsien Wu, Yu-Tai Kung, "A parametric study on oil/air lubrication of a high ... [1] B JB, "International status of thermal error research," Ann CIRP, pp 45-56, 1990 [2] Srinivasa N, Ziegert JC, Mize CD, "Spindle thermal drift measuarement using the laser ball bar," Prec Eng,...
... kg is gases thermal conductivity (W/(m.K)) The gas phase and theliquid phase are assumed to be in thermodynamic equilibrium; hence the temperature oftheliquid water is the same as the gas phase ... and the specific surface area [m2/m3] ofthe porous medium [17] Hence, the unit of β is [W/m3] The gas phase and theliquid phase are assumed to be in thermodynamic equilibrium, i.e., theliquid ... and the fuel cell relies on the ambient relative humidity and water production in the cathode forthe humidification ofthe membrane; (xi.) the circulating ambient air facilitates the cooling of...
... accounts for both gas and liquid phase in the same computational domain, and thus allows forthe implementation of phase change inside the gas diffusion layers The model includes thetransportof gaseous ... production in the cathode forthe humidification ofthe membrane; (x.) the circulating ambient air facilitates the cooling ofthe fuel cell in lieu of a dedicated heat management system The model ... kg is gases thermal conductivity (W/(m.K)) The gas phase and theliquid phase are assumed to be in thermodynamic equilibrium; hence the temperature oftheliquid water is the same as the gas phase...
... used the five year mean ofthe year ofthe baseline examination (within 1985 to 1994) and the preceding four years and, for exposure at follow-up, the means ofthe years 2002 to 2006 Due to the ... Gelsenkirchen) for conducting the examination ofthe women We thank U Gehring (then Helmholtz Centrum Munich, Institute for Epidemiology) for geocoding the addresses in the frame ofthe mortality ... for these women, and the objective exposure assessment Furthermore, 98% ofthe women did not move during the follow-up period; the neighborhood effects forthe majority ofthe participants did...
... likely underestimate the total effect ofthe forest on reducing ground-level pollutants because they not account forthe effect ofthe forest canopy in preventing concentrations of upper air pollution ... Externality values for O3 were set to equal the value for NO2 Externality values can be considered the estimated cost of pollution to society that is not accounted for in the market price ofthe goods ... using the median externality values forthe United States for each pollutant (Murray et al., 1994) Externality values for O3 were set to equal the value for NOz Bounds of total tree removal of ...
... forthe Environment Australia Prof Stephen Boyden AM; Prof Peter Doherty AC; Prof Bob Douglas AO; Prof Michael Kidd AM; Prof David de Kretser AC; Prof Stephen Leeder AO; Prof Ian Lowe AO; Prof ... damage the lungs and increase the risk of premature death Fine particles are able to penetrate further into the lungs and also to enter the bloodstream viathe lungs In recent years, a large body of ... evidence Support forthe change ofthe advisory reporting standard for PM 2.5 to a compliance standard in the AAQ NEPM Support for monitoring on potential population risk rather than on population...
... degradation of IL-1b mRNA and also of its own transcript For this reason, the level of mRNA forthe wildtype form of MCPIP and the level of mRNA for IL-1b (Fig 5A, lane 3) were lower in comparison to the ... independently ofthe presence of AREs (Fig 6B, lanes and 5) It is possible that in the region located before the AREs, consisting of 343 bp ofthe 3¢ UTR ofthe IL-1b transcript, there is a putative ... prevented the increase in the MCPIP mRNA level for both forms (Fig 5A, lanes and 6, upper bands) Moreover, in a co-transfection study with the IL-1b-expressing vector, the level of mRNA forthe mutant...
... plots forthe x=0.46 and 0.50 samples, respectively Fig shows the temperature dependences ofthe resistance ofthe samples We can see clearly an abrupt drops at temperature of 156 K and 150 K for ... field of 200 Oe Figure 3: Isothermal magnetization curves forthe La0.50Ca0.50MnO3-δ sample measured up to 5T Figure 4: Entropy change as a function of temperature for La1-xCaxMnO3-δ (x=0.50) sample ... (0.99 Å) is smaller than that of La3+ (1.016 Å) [3] Figure 1a, 1b: XPD patterns ofthe La1-xCaxMnO3-δ samples (x = 0.46, 0.50) Table 1: The lattice parameters ofthe samples La1-xCaxMnO3-δ with...