OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to describe blood lead levels (BLLs) and the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) in children aged 0-6 years old and to analyze the BLL trend in children from 2009 to 2013 in China. METHODS A total of 124,376 children aged 0-6 years old were recruited for this study from January 1st 2009 to December 31st 2013. Their blood lead levels were analyz...

A study was conducted to determine pigeons from the urban to performed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry with air acetylene (G.B.C. Advanta) Lead concentration was significantly higher in urban sites compared to rural site. Primary feather of pigeon and tail feather of urban sites had significantly higher lead concentration than their rural counterpart. The result of the present study show...

To gain new insights into ligand-to-ligand charge-transfer (LLCT) dynamics, we synthesised two heteroleptic Ir(3+) complexes: (Ir(dfppy)2(tpphz)) and (Ir(dfppy)2(dpq)), where dfppy, tpphz, and dpq are 2-(4,6-difluorophenyl)pyridine, tetrapyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c:3'',2''-h:2''',3'''-j]phenazine, and 2,3-bis-(2-pyridyl)-quinoxaline, respectively. The tpphz and dpq ligands have longer π-conjugation th...

Mercury has long been recognised as a neurotoxin element for many decades and with its compounds being extremely toxic, is ranked third in the ‘priority list of hazardous substance’ by the United States comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act. In different samples, mercury can exist as either its inorganic or organic forms and this paper will review the methods for...

The exciton relaxation process of CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) has been investigated by using transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy. The hot exciton relaxation process is confirmed to exist in the CsPbI3 NCs, through comparing the TA data of CsPbI3 NCs in low and high energy excitonic states. In addition, the Auger recombination and intrinsic decay paths also participate in the relaxat...

We performed a laboratory analysis of spices sold in Sri Lanka for lead content. Samples of curry powder, chili powder and turmeric powder from seven provinces, collected using the market basket survey method, underwent atomic absorption spectrometry. Blanks and standards were utilised for instrument calibration and measurement accuracy. The results were validated in two different laboratories....

43 Solidified floating organic drop micro-extraction (SFODME) for simultaneous separation/pre-concentration and determination of cadmium by atomic absorption spectroscopy R. Parviz, M. Honari Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University Shahr-E-Rey Branch, Shahr-E-Rey, Iran Department of Plant Breading and Biotechnology, Agriculture and Natural Resources Faculty, Tehran ...