During August 1978 the interstitial micrometazoa of 3 beaches on Kelley's, Pelee and South Bass Islands in the western basin of Lake Erie were sampled. Representatives of the following taxa were found: Acarina, Cladocera, Copepoda, Ostracoda, Gastrotricha, Oligochaeta, Rotifera, Tardigrada and Turbellaria. The South Bass Island beach had the greatest mean density of micrometazoans (46.5/cm), fo...

One of the main problems associated with remediation of chlorinated solvent groundwater contamination is the presence of NAPLs in the source zone. NAPLs are often better treated through solvent extraction, surfactant washing, or vapor extraction than through bioremediation. Removal of NAPL through solvent extraction would likely leave a substantial residual of both the extraction solvent and th...

A single column cation exchanger resin was used to eliminate cations from renet cheese whey, with particular reference to the improvement of taste and flavor. Ten panelists were convened to assess the contribution of the mineral components to the salty taste of whey, judging on the basis of taste, flavor and color. The organoleptic characteristics of untreated whey were arbitrarily assigned a s...

Physio-chemical analysis of 200 soil samples collected from contaminated foci was investigated in six communities of Abua, Niger Delta Nigeria. The Jackson’s method was used in the chemical analysis of contaminated soils while Cobb’s decanting and sieving method was used in the extraction of geohelminths. The data showed that temperature, pH, Calcium (Ca), magnesium (mg), potassium (k) ions and...

The sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel exhaust can reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. Current methods of CO2 sequestration have multiple steps, are expensive, and potentially hazardous. In contrast, lime water sequesters CO2 to generate calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in a one-step process, producing a safe product that has many industrial applicati...

Measurement of the concentrations of rare earth elements (REE) in geothermal fluids and associated altered rocks holds promise as a potential aid in exploration for and exploitation of geothermal fields of economic importance. We have initiated a research program which will provide the basis for assessing this potential. The project involves measuring the REE content of fluids from a variety of...

Four nodulating annual tropical wild legumes, viz., Alysicarpus monilifer, Desmodium triflorum, Indigofera linnaei and Tephrosia purpurea from three different regions in the Western Ghats ecosystem were investigated to assess their mycorrhizal status. The response ofvesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) root colonization and spore number to edaphicfactors such as soil moisture, pH and availabl...

Human intraepithelial lymphocytes i ILI i. predominantly CD8 ' T-lymphocytes located between intestinal epithelial cells (EC), may represent the first-line immune defense against colon cancer. The mechanism by which III bind to the colon cancer line, I) 1.1)-1. was evaluated. A larger fraction of IEL than peripheral blood mononuclear cells bound to DLD-1 monolayers (25 ±16 versus 8 ±4% bindin...

A rapid and efficient analytical method was developed to distinguish and to quantify two major saponin precursors in soybeans; soyasapogenol A, contributing to the undesirable sensory characteristics, and soyasapogenol B, representing group B and E saponins, which have chemoprotective properties. Aqueous ethanolic extraction (80 % v/v) yielded the highest recovery of saponin from finely ground ...

An aqueous inkjettable conductive fluid based on carbon coated copper nanoparticles has been developed. The fluid can be handled in atmospheric conditions and processed at low temperature (105 °C) with no thermal annealing. A layer conductivity exceeding 600 S/cm has been demonstrated. The particles were produced in a continuous flow reactor from copper chloride powder by hydrogen reduction at ...