OBJECTIVE: To investigate the sources of lead in the environment in children with elevated blood, with the help of a Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer. METHODS: One hundred and seven school children were chosen for this study on a random basis, from Mangalore and Karnataka. Their blood lead was analyzed. Of the cases analyzed, 10 students whose blood lead level was more ...
Bettersize particle size and particle shape analysis instruments are widely used in the research, manufacturing and application of all kinds of mining and minerals, bringing favorable profits. The Bettersize particle size analyzer, particle shape analyzer and powder characteristics tester can provide complete physical property analysis for the deep processing of mining and minerals, and offer ...
HFlow-1 tests the flowability of metal powder by measuring whether the sample can flow through the 2.5mm standard funnel. The design and production of HFlow-1 Hall flow meter is based on the Chinese national standard GB / T1482-2010 and international standards ISO4490-2008. Powder Flowability Measurement: Powder flowability Testing sample: metal powder Technology: Hall flow meter As the leading ...
Bulk Density Tester BeDensi B1 bulk density testing equipment adopts natural deposition method. Its manufacturing standard meets the criterion of GB / T16913.3-1997- Part III: Determination of bulk density. Measurement: Bulk density Testing sample: except for metal powder Technology: natural deposition Bettersize has become a significant player in the particle sizing business since 1995. We are a ...
I firmly believe every safety professional is fully committed and engaged in a myriad of programs and processes to minimize to the maximum extent possible, injury and illness which occur in our work environments. At our very core as safety professionals we are humanitarians at heart. Our goal is both simple and complex: to ensure each and every employee goes home safely to their families and ...
Fluorescence spectroscopy with the spectral resolution routine PARAFAC is a leading tool to analyze Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in waters. This routine resolves spectra into humic-, fulvic- and protein-like components, which helps interpret the NOM dynamics in environmental systems. This work is one of the first systematic studies dealing with the impact of chemical perturbations on the ...
Nano-particle Size Analyzer Nanoptic 90 is a nanoparticle analyzer based on the well-known technique of dynamic light scattering (DLS). Nanoptic 90 can measure nano materials with size down to 1nm. The high-power long lifetime laser and high sensitivity PMT provide Nanoptic 90 the ability to demonstrate rapid and accurate testing results. Measurement: Particle size Particle size range: 1 to ...
Metal Powder Flowability Tester HFlow-1 tests the flowability of metal powder by measuring whether the sample can flow through the 2.5mm standard funnel.The design and production of HFlow-1 Hall flow meter is based on the Chinese national standard GB / T1482-2010 and international standards ISO4490-2008.Powder flowability measurement: Powder flowabilityTesting sample: metal powderTechnology: Hall ...
A recent California proposition led to awareness that lead is a stabilizer in the Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) jacketing that covers conductors in Christmas lights. The objective of this study is to examine the level of accessible lead in Christmas lights. Following U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Lead Inspectors’ procedures, researchers at Cornell University and in Nebraska conducted ...
Quite a number of established firms lose their momentum during the transition phase from a conventional technology to a new technology. How can established firms recover? We attempt to explore this question through a comparative case study analysis in the Japanese rechargeable battery industry. We extensively examine Sanyo, an established firm which recovered after a technology transition, by ...
When do countries cooperate in transboundary waters? One of the largest in the world, the La Plata Basin covers part of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. These five countries co-manage the basin through a network of legal agreements, domestic and international organizations, and cooperative projects. In this paper, we examine the network structure of cross-national water ...
The management and prevention of technological risks and failures pose various industrial, political and theoretical challenges. This is due to the fact that the increasing complexity of technological systems invariably leads to increasing risk, especially when scientists and engineers are constantly pushing the limits of technological knowledge, harnessing vast forces of nature without full ...
This paper presents an overview of Taiwan's LCD (liquid crystal display) industry to illustrate the emergence of competitive advantages of Taiwan's high-tech development. It shows that Taiwanese firms are evolving from manufacturing labour-intensive items of LCDs to more technology-intensive TFT LCD. The worldwide LCD demands are growing at a fast pace and Japan leads both in technology and ...
The Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, both enacted in 2008, were intended to protect children from exposure to lead by setting federal limits on lead content. Neither of these federal actions, however, addresses a newly recognized pathway of exposure to lead from the use of used consumer products in the home. In the study described in this ...
N-carboxymethyl chitosan (NCMC) was prepared by reacting chitosan (CTS) with chloroacetic acid and characterized by 13C-NMR spectroscopy to confirm that carboxymethylation occurred only in the amino groups. The adsorption properties of CTS, NCMC and O-carboxymethyl chitosan (OCMC) towards Pb(II) ions were evaluated and the order of the adsorption capacity was as follows: NCMC > OCMC ...
Neutron reflectometry is a powerful tool for research in nanostructure materials. It is a powerful technique for investigating surfaces and interfaces, thin films, nanostructure materials, biomembranes and magnetic films. Here, by a simulation model, we show that how it can be used to probe the nano material thin films. It is shown that by knowing the information of the complex reflection ...
Economic theory suggests that FDI reinforced economic growth leading to economic development. The present paper analyses four macroeconomic factors that are affecting FDI inflows in Jordan. However, it examines the long–run and short–run causality relationships among inflation rate (INF), gross domestic product (GDP), broad money supply (M2), exchange rate (EX) and FDI inflows for the (1980–2011) ...
Launch Features Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderon, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, and International Ministers and Representatives Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderon and ministers from a diverse group of countries will launch a major new international initiative, the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, comprising ...
The dissemination and implementation of the Industrial Symbiosis projects in the Rotterdam Harbour and Industry Complex can be characterised by break-through projects on the basis of long-term industrial ecology projects. The first 4-year Industrial Symbiosis programme started in 1994 and generated the basis for 15 projects that were further developed in a second 4-year programme that started in ...
This study reports kinetics and equilibrium of lead sorption onto the biomass of Enterococcus faecium. E. faecium is a lactic acid bacterium and was isolated from meat. Batch experiments were carried out to analyze the effects of the initial lead concentration, initial pH of the medium, agitation time and temperature on the biosorption. The lead sorption was found to increase with the increase ...