chromium (cr) is one of the elements presents in crust of the earth. due to its toxicity, chromium is considered as water contaminant that may disturb metabolic activity. in the present study, adsorption of dissolved chromium (vi) onto elaeagnus angustifolia fruit charcoal, jujube fruit charcoal and the standard granular activated carbon (gac) has been investigated and compared. the effect of c...

The effects of outdoor temperature, rainfall and wind speed on the indoor radon concentration in four types of traditional hut in Kenya were investigated by performing short-term (about 48 h) measurements with activated charcoal canisters. The concentrations vary widely (30.2-315.4 Bq m(-3)) during the study period, and the overall mean is 170.3 +/- 39.6 Bq m(-3). The indoor radon concentration...

The use of activated charcoal in the radioimmunoassay of human growth hormone is described. The method permits the rapid separation of bound from free labelled human growth hormone in large batches and affords a quick method for screening iodination eluates. The necessity for an equality of protein concentration for the incubation and the separation procedure is emphasized. The method is simple...

Phenobarbitone elimination rate after oral charcoal Activated charcoal is used in treating poisoning by drugs to prevent their absorption. If given early and in a high dose (50 g) it will inhibit the absorption of over 90 % of most drugs.1 2A high proportion of many drugs with a long half life are excreted into the gut and reabsorbed. We report on the effect of activated charcoal, given orally ...

1. Alaspää AO, Kuisma MJ, Hoppu K, et al. Out-of-hospital administration of activated charcoal by emergency medical services. Ann Emerg Med. 2005;45:207-212. 2. Pond SM, Lewis-Driver DJ, Williams GM, et al. Gastric decontamination in acute overdose: a prospective randomised controlled trial. Med J Aust. 1995;163:345-349. 3. Crockett R, Krishel SJ, Manoguerra A, et al. Prehospital use of activat...

Graft copolymerization of acryl-amide onto guar-gum has been carried out in the presence of potassium per sulphate as a redox initiator. The prepared graft copolymer was characterized by various techniques such as FT-IR, SEMEDX and TGA-DTA-DTG. Activated charcoal was also studied as the adsorbent in the present study to evaluate their adsorption capacity for Cr (Vl) and compared it with indigen...

Theophylline poisoning with a blood level of 183 mg/l in a 38-year-old man was treated with activated charcoal by mouth, but despite this the blood level of theophylline rose and there was circulatory collapse with rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure and hyperthermia. Treatment with charcoal haemoperfusion and simultaneous haemodialysis was given, followed by continuous arteriovenous haemodialy...

To the editor: We would like to share recent advancements regarding the utilization of activated charcoal filters to adsorb volatile anesthetic agents (VAAs). Although activated charcoal has been known for many years to adsorb VAAs,1-3 it has only recently become commercially available and endorsed by the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS).4 MHAUS has put forth upda...

Within the past few years, activated charcoal is being actively used in cosmetic products. Due to its adsorbing properties, it all sorts of beauty products from face masks cleansers and even soaps. In past, has been as treatment poisoning but now with companies claiming charcoal's aptness treating skin blemishes, regained popularity. However, there little no clinical evidence support these clai...