Maternal exposure to Hg(II) during pregnancy has been identified as a potential causal factor in the development of severe neurobehavioral disorders. Children with autism have been identified with lower reduced glutathione (GSH)/oxidized glutathione (GSSG) ratios, and GSH is known to strongly bind Hg(II). In order to gain insight into the mechanism by which GSH binds Hg(II), high resolution mas...

activated charcol phase loaded with 2-propylpiperidine-1-carbodithioate (ppcd) were synthesized based on chemical binding and physical adsorption approaches. the stability of a chemically modified ppcd especially in concentrated hydrochloric acid which was then used as a recycling and pre-concentration reagent for further uses of activated charcol immobilized ppcd. the application of this activ...

Atmospheric deposition of Hg(II) represents a major input of mercury to surface environments. The phase of Hg(II) (gas or particle) has important implications for deposition. We use long-term observations of reactive gaseous mercury (RGM, the gaseous component of Hg(II)), particle-bound mercury (PBM, the particulate component of Hg(II)), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and temperature (T ) at ...

This study investigates Hg(II) and Cu(II) sorption in single binary systems by alginate/polyethylenimine membranes. Batch experiments are conducted to assess the metal performance. FTIR SEM-EDX analyses used identify binding mechanism. The kinetics better fitted pseudo-second-order-equation compared pseudo-first-order-equation. Three isotherms for fitting mono-component solutions Sips model giv...

Adsorption and desorption kinetics of Hg(II) on four soils at pH 6 were investigated to discern the mechanisms controlling the retention and release reaction rates of Hg(II) on soil. A stirred-flow method was employed to perform experiments. Apparent adsorption and desorption rate coefficients were determined by a one-site second-order kinetic model. Both adsorption and desorption were characte...

Oxidized mercury (Hg(II)) is chemically produced in the atmosphere by oxidation of elemental mercury and is directly emitted by anthropogenic activities. We use the GEOS-Chem global chemical transport model, with gaseous oxidation driven by Br atoms, to quantify how surface deposition of Hg(II) is influenced by Hg(II) production at different atmospheric heights. We tag Hg(II) chemically produce...

In the present work a pH-dependent cloud point extraction procedure using pH-sensitive hydrogel polymer was applied for preconcentration and spectrophotometric determination of the Hg(II) as its Thio micher's ketone complex. Central composite design (CCD) and response surface method were applied to design the experiments and find out the optimum conditions. Four factors entitled concentration o...

Four Schiff bases (H2L1 to H2L4) were synthesized by the condensation of o-aminophenol and unsaturated diketones (1,5-diarylpent-4-ene-1,3- -diones). Analytical, IR, 1H-NMR mass spectral data revealed their existence in imine?enamine form. Dibasic tetradentate coordination ML complexes (M = Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), Hg(II)) was established based on physical, analytical data. The f...

Angiotensin II (Ang II), a circulating hormone that can be synthesized locally in the vasculature, has been implicated in diabetes-associated vascular complications. This study was conducted to determine whether high glucose (HG) (approximately 23.1 mmol/L), a diabetic-like condition, stimulates Ang II generation and the underlying mechanism of its production in rat vascular smooth muscle cells...