An existing sequential extraction scheme for particulate iron (Fe) is evaluated manganese (Mn) using a range of Mn standards. The consists 5 steps and quantifies operationally defined pools (1) poorly ordered oxides phosphates (ascorbic acid extractable); (2) carbonates sulfides (1 M HCl extractable), (3 4) crystalline (citrate buffered dithionite ammonium oxalate extractable, respectively) (5)...

Computer models help identify agricultural areas where P transport potential is high, but commonly used models do not simulate surface application of manures and P transport from manures to runoff. As part of an effort to model such P transport, we conducted manure slurry separation and soil infiltration experiments to determine how much slurry P infiltrates into soil after application but befo...

sediment-related environmental problems pose a serious threat to sustainable land management in many developing countries, including iran. information regarding sediment sources represents a key requirement from the management perspective since identification of sediment sources is a precursor to the design of effective sediment management and control strategies. the fingerprinting approach has...

Several studies have suggested an important role of miR-291b-3p in the development of embryonic stem cells. In previous study, we found that the expression of miR-291b-3p was significantly upregulated in the liver of db/db mice. However, the role of miR-291b-3p in glucose metabolism and its underlying mechanisms remain unknown. In the present study, we demonstrated that miR-291b-3p was abundant...

Mechanistic, predictive equations for phosphorus (P) transport in runoff from manure-applied fields constitute a critical knowledge gap for developing nonpoint-source pollution models. We derived two simple equations to describe the P release from animal manure during a rainfall event-one based on first-order P desorption kinetics and one based on second-order kinetics. The manure characteristi...

The accumulation of excess soil phosphorus (P) in watersheds under intensive animal production has been linked to increases in dissolved P concentrations in rivers and streams draining these watersheds. Reductions in water dissolved P concentrations through very strong P sorption reactions may be obtainable after land application of alum-based drinking water treatment residuals (WTRs). Our obje...

For the precise assay of minute quantities of insulin in biological fluids, techniques using fibril formation (1) or paper chromatography (2), although specific for the insulin molecule, lack the required sensitivity. Methods based on the measurement in vivo of a fall in blood sugar in surgically modified rats (3) afford sensitivity, but lack both specificity and precision. In zvitro biological...

This investigation has sought to determine the significance of the wide range of extractable collagen fractions which appear to exist in growing connective tissues and to determine their position in the process of fibrogenesis. Carrageenin granulomata were induced in guinea pigs and, after injection of (14)C-glycine, this tissue and skin from the same animal were subjected to successive extract...

A simplified method is presented for the determination of butanol-extractable iodine (BEI). The results compare favorably with the original method as described by Man et al. Also available, as part of the procedure for BEI, is a direct chemical determination for butanol-insoluble iodine (Bli) from the same specimen of serum. Heretofore, nonbutanol-extractable iodine has been studied only by mea...