Honey volatiles exhibit a potential role in distinguishing honeys as a function of botanical origin, but heating of honey generates artefacts such as compounds of Strecker degradation and Maillard reaction products. This short review is focused on the most recently applied methods for honey volatiles fingerprinting (without generation of thermal artefacts): headspace extraction (dynamic headspa...

Microaeration changes the native anaerobic microbial community composition allowing degradation of polydimethylsiloxanes and releasing volatile siloxanes into biogas.

High-density polyethylene pipes (HDPE), crossbonded polyethylene pipes (PEX) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes for drinking water were tested with respect to migration of volatile organic components (VOC) to water. The odour of water in contact with plastic pipes was assessed according to the quantitative threshold odour number (TON) concept. A major migrating component from HDPE pipes was 2,4...

Nifedipine (NIF), a 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel antagonist, undergoes photo-degradation to dehydro-nifedipine (DNIF) upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light and to the nitroso analogue of dehydro-nifedipine (NDNIF) when exposed to sunlight or some kinds of artificial lights. NIF photo-degradation products do not contribute to clinical activity, thus prevention of photo-degradation of NI...

In this paper mathematical models of the composting process are examined and their performance evaluated. Mathematical models of the composting process have been derived from both energy and mass balance considerations, with solutions typically derived in time, and in some cases, spatially. Both lumped and distributed parameter models have been reported, with lumped parameter models presently p...

The present paper describes a methodology for rapid assessment of chemical and biological degradation products of tacrine and their bioactivity for acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Analysis was achieved by utilizing liquid chromatography coupled to parallel high resolution mass spectrometry and an on-line continuous-flow AChE bioassay for biochemical detection. Key advantage of the strategy describ...

In laboratory experiments we quantify the ozone uptake rate for human hair and the resulting formation of volatile aldehydes and ketones. Hair samples were exposed to ozone in a tubular Teflon reactor. The integrated ozone uptake was quantified by measuring the inlet and outlet ozone concentration over a 24 hour period. Volatile reaction products were identified and quantified by sampling the r...

Nifedipine (NIF), a 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel antagonist, undergoes photo-degradation to dehydro-nifedipine (DNIF) upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light and to the nitroso analogue of dehydro-nifedipine (NDNIF) when exposed to sunlight or some kinds of artificial lights. NIF photo-degradation products do not contribute to clinical activity, thus prevention of photo-degradation of NI...

The changes produced by anaerobic growth of bacteria in a simple carbohydrate medium are those resulting from reactions of the hydrolytic oxidationreduction type, the products of fermentation commonly including volatile and non-volatile acids, neutral volatile compounds, and gases. Thus Harden (1901) showed that fermentation of glucose, fructose, galactose, or arabinose by Bacterium coli • yiel...

The case of a 17 year old abuser of butane aerosols who developed fulminant hepatic failure after taking a proprietary engine or carburetor cleaner is described. Fatalities as a result of liver failure due to volatile hydrocarbons or solvents have not previously been reported. The likely toxins included isopropyl alcohol, methyl amyl alcohol, butylated hydroxytoluene as well as petroleum produc...