Malerials-30 per cent hydrogen peroxide (Baker and Adamson, phosphorus-free) and the ammonium molybdate, (NHJ6lMo7024.4Hz0, wereused. The Fiske and SubbaRow (I) reagent was prepared by adding 0.5 gm. of purified (1) 1-amino-2naphthol-4-sulfonic acid (Eastman Organic Chemicals) with mechanical stirring to 200 ml. of freshly prepared 15 per cent sodium bisulfite (anhydrous), followed by 1.0 gm. o...

Editor, Reference to Microwave oven in microbiology laboratory, JPMA., 1992:42:2. In response to the queries by a microbiologist regarding the published paper we feel it would be appropriate to clarifr the facts. 1. Sterilization in microwaves works on a different principle than the conventional autoclave and sterilizadon is independent of temperature, just like the principle of sterilization b...

A factor analysis model with nonnegative constraints (FA) was used to apportion the sources of PAHs found in sediments of Lake Calumet and surrounding wetlands in southeast Chicago. Source profiles and contributions, with uncertainties, are determined with no prior knowledge of sources. The model includes scaling and backscaling of data with average PAH concentrations without sample normalizati...

This paper describes numerical model for inductive heating oven and temperature monitoring system for Continuous Coating Line. For induction heating, the heat generation is concentrated within skin depth so exponentially decaying heat distribution was assumed. To calculate and to monitor the oven exit temperature, measurement system was installed on the inductive heater oven including pyrometer...

Drying organic material before soil incorporation is a common procedure used in mineralization or decomposition studies. A laboratory study was conducted to determine the effect of drying methods on plant C and N and associated mineralization patterns in soil. Freezeand oven-dried water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart] Solms) was added to a Kendrick soil (loamy, siliceous, hyperthermic Are...

Formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae conidia with oven ash, chalk powder, charcoal and wheat flour at a ratio of 1:4 (W/W) were prepared. Formulations containing charcoal and oven ash had a conidial viability half-life of 4.1–4.3 months at 2071!C. In comparison, unformulated conidia held under the same conditions had a viability half-life of 0.9 month. Bioassays carried out at 2872!C and 7075...

AIMS The sterilization of instruments in rural health clinics in less developed countries is an increasing problem as chemical methods can no longer be recommended and fuel wood is becoming increasingly scarce. It seems obvious, therefore, to utilize solar energy for sterilization purposes. METHODS AND RESULTS A solar oven was designed and manufactured using local materials and simple tools. ...