We used cysteinyl adducts of serum albumin (Alb) to investigate the production of two reactive benzene metabolites, namely, benzene oxide (BO) and 1,4-benzoquinone (1,4-BQ) in workers exposed to benzene. Adducts were measured in 160 benzene-exposed workers who did not use respiratory protection (based upon individual geometric mean benzene exposure levels: median=5.27 ppm, interquartile range=2...

Methanesulfonic acid (MSA) is a relevant intermediate of the biogeochemical cycle of sulfur and environmental microorganisms assume an important role in the mineralization of this compound. Several methylotrophic bacterial strains able to grow on MSA have been isolated from soil or marine water and two conserved operons, msmABCD coding for MSA monooxygenase and msmEFGH coding for a transport sy...

A new column-switching method has been proposed for the determination of 14 organic explosives (1,3,5,7-tetranitro-N-methylaniline, 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane, 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, 1,3-dinitrobenzene, nitrobenzene, 2,4,6-N-tetranitro-N-methylaniline, Trinitrotoluene, 4-amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene, 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene, 2,6-dinitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, 2-nitrotoluene, 4-n...

Poly(glycidyl methacrylate) cation exchange monolithic column was prepared in fused-silica capillaries of 320 μm i.d. by thermally initiated radical polymerization and utilized in capillary ion chromatography. With 15 mM methanesulfonic acid as the mobile phase, the separations of a mixture of inorganic cations (Li(+), Na(+), NH(4)(+), K(+)) was tested by using a capacitively coupled contactles...

A new microwave-enhanced method for rapid demethylation of methyl phenyl ethers using neat methanesulfonic acid (CH3SO3H) is presented. Using a monomodal microwave cavity, cleavage of anisole (1), used as model compound, to phenol (2) was achieved with high conversions (ca 80%) in very short reaction times (10–20 s). The feasibility of cleaving one or both of two methoxy groups was illustrated ...

Results of an international intercomparison study (CCQM-P86) to assess the analytical capabilities of national metrology institutes (NMIs) and selected expert laboratories worldwide to accurately quantitate the mass fraction of selenomethionine (SeMet) and total Se in pharmaceutical tablets of selenised-yeast supplements (produced by Pharma Nord, Denmark) are presented. The study, jointly coord...