the electronics industry is one of fastest growing manufacturing industries in india. however, the increase in the sales of electronic goods and their rapid obsolescence has resulted in the large-scale generation of electronic waste, popularly known as e-waste. e-waste has become a matter of concern due to the presence of toxic and hazardous substances present in electronic goods which, if not ...

The increase rate of utilization of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) by muscle is reduced to its plasma concentration during prolonged exercise leading to glycogen. BCAA supplementation would reduce the serum activities of intramuscular enzymes associated with muscle damage. To examine the effects of BCAA administration on fatigue substances (serotonin, ammonia and lactate), muscle damage subs...

Title IIIofthe SuperfundAmendments andReauthorizationActof1986seeks to reduce the risks of chemical accidents through a strategy of indirect regulation that relies onproviding the public with information about chemi­ cal1uJzards. For thisstrategy to be effective, citizensmustaggressively utilize the information provided to monitor industrial practices and press for risk reduction. Since prior r...

In February 2015, an outbreak of recently acquired HIV infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) was identified in Dublin, following similar outbreaks in Greece and Romania in 2011. We compared drug and risk behaviours among 15 HIV cases and 39 controls. Injecting a synthetic cathinone, snow blow, was associated with recent HIV infection (AOR: 49; p=0.003). Prevention and control efforts ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate possible health effects related to work with hazardous materials as measured by end organ effect markers in a large cohort over about 2 years, and in a subcohort over 5 years. METHODS Hepatic, renal, and haematological variables were analysed from 1996-98 in hazardous materials firefighters including 288 hazardous materials technicians (81%) and 68 support workers (19%)...

Cet article a pour objectif de synthétiser les principales informations présentées lors des 9es Ateliers la pharmacodépendance et l’addictovigilance 2016 par trois professionnels santé spécialistes addictions autour question l’usage substances psychoactives chez jeunes. Les résultats enquêtes réalisées en population générale, celles spécifiques d’addictovigilance, apportent données relatives à ...

Rail shipments of hazardous materials expose the population near the routes to the possibility of an accident resulting in a spill. Rail routes are determined by economic concerns such as route length and the revenue generated for the originating carrier. In this paper we consider an alternate routing strategy that takes accident risks into account. We employ a model to quantify rail transport ...

The recent review for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) by the expert committee, appointed by the European Union, stated that the replacement of PZT “... may be scientifically and technologically practical to a certain degree ...”, although replacement “... is scientifically and technically still impractical in the majority of applications.” Thus, two decades of sustained...

Product Name Ilfosol 3 Film Developer Product No. 1176108 Internal Id 10559 Container Size 500ml Identified uses Developer Solution Distributors Supplier USA: WYNIT Inc, 5801 East Taft Road, North Syracuse, NY 13212. Tel: 1 800 GO WYNIT (469 9648) or 1 315 437 4167, Fax: 1 315 437 0432 Canada: Amplis Foto Inc, 22 Telson Road, Markham, Ontario L3R 1E5, Tel: 905 477 4111, Fax: 905 477 2502 Contac...

The amount of marine debris in the environment is increasing worldwide, which results in an array of negative effects to biota. This study provides the first account of macrodebris on the beach and microplastics in the sediment (shoreline and infralittoral) in relation to tourism activities in Slovenia. The study assessed the quality and quantity of macrodebris and the quality, size and quantit...