Volatile compounds in honey samples of different botanical origins were investigated. Solid phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) revealed a total of 86 compounds in the headspace of 4 types of honey – multifloral, heather, buckwheat and lime-honeydew. The chemical composition of the headspace was very diverse, owing to the presence of compounds from diff...

The absorption spectra of nitric oxide in aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons, in alcohols and in water were investigated. The experimental results show that the broad structureless absorption bands observed rise from charge transfer between the solvent and NO. Thermochemical data indicate that the solvent-NO interactions are due to contacts in solution without the formation of a stable complex...

it is known that native oil-degrading microorganisms are ubiquitous. they can be isolated from contaminated soils. in this study, biodegradation experiments were carried out to evaluate the efficiency of pollutant removal by adding the selected microorganisms. five mixed cultures and 3 single bacteria strains, pseudomonas sp., arthrobacter sp. and mycobacterium sp. were isolated from hydrocarbo...

The Tagish Lake meteorite fell last year on a frozen lake in Canada and may provide the most pristine material of its kind. Analyses have now shown this carbonaceous chondrite to contain a suite of soluble organic compounds (approximately 100 parts per million) that includes mono- and dicarboxylic acids, dicarboximides, pyridine carboxylic acids, a sulfonic acid, and both aliphatic and aromatic...

Fig. 1. An engineering technologist sets up an apparatus in which PCB-contaminated liquid will be exposed to chemicals which remove the chlorine from the compound, transforming the PCBs into non-regulated chemicals. Base-catalyzed destruction (BCD) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is a process in which the halogen molecules on PCBs are replaced with aliphatic hydrocarbons (or in some cases h...

An acute confusional state was observed to follow heavy exposure to polyurethane gloss paint fumes in a previously healthy 60 year old man. This state remitted over a 3-day period, but was followed by transient bone marrow suppression and evidence of liver cell damage. The corroborated absence of other toxins and the temporal association of exposure to paint fumes suggest that a volatile paint ...

A total of 38 volatile components were identified in Rhodobryum giganteum (Schwaegr.) Par. collected from two different geographic regions by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME), combined with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The volatile components included some aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, monoterpene hydrocarbons and a sesquiterpene (alpha-farnesene), with 1-met...

The intrinsic biodegradability of hydrocarbons and the distribution of proficient degrading microorganisms in the environment are very crucial for the implementation of bioremediation practices. Among others, one of the most favorable methods that can enhance the effectiveness of bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated environment is the application of biosurfactant producing microbes. In th...

Sewage sludge digestate is a valuable organic waste which can be used as fertilizer in soil bioremediation. not only good source of nutrients but also rich bacteria carrying alkB genes, are involved aliphatic hydrocarbons metabolism. Increase genes ratio polluted soils has been observed to improve bioremediation efficiency. In this study, for the first time, genetic potential indigenous microor...

Using the acetylene, ethylene and ethane series, the applicability of the Modified Extended Hiickel Method in the determination of the atomization energies as well as stable configurations of molecules has been demonstrated. It is believed, moreover, that within the procedual framework of our proposed technique the proportionality constants Fa (HH) =2.00, Fa (CH) =1.75, F0(CC) = 2.10 and FW(CC)...