... FVVconceived ofthe study, participated in its design and coordination, and wrote this manuscript. All authors have read and approved the finalmanuscript.Competing interests The authors declare that they ... fora more complete understanding of its mechanisms of action and ther efo re, for a better assessment of its anti-tumor efficacy. The experimental hepa tic colonization of B16 mela-noma (B16M) ... metastasis by inhibiting the secretion and effectsof interleukin-18. Journal of Translational Medicine 2011 9:59.Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ã Convenient...
... Control andEffectsof Air Pollution 6 the air quality ofthe area. The measured data of TSPM and PM10 are shown in Table 2 along with the arithmetic mean and standard deviation (S.D.) ofthe ... Manager Office sec IV The higher value of TSPM and PM10 at Manager Office sec IV may be contributed by the presence of main transport road and other industries nearby. The 24-hr average of TSPM ... particles reach the alveoli ofthe lung (Peavey et. al, 1985). These air pollutants reduce air Monitoring, Control andEffectsof Air Pollution 10 With the help of FDM, TSPM concentration...
... deposition and dispersion of particles. Of the various sources of TSPM pollution, line sources contribute more than other sources because of their lengths and nature of mining operations. Among the ... emissions and were applied uniformly over the whole model domain. “S2” and “Sh” indicate double and half the SO2 emission ofthe CNTRL run, and “NH2” and “NHh” indicates double and half the NH3 ... CnssS/N5 and PgHNO3, analysis on the basis ofthe DN5/S6/CN5/S6 ratio is not applicable. Because ofthe abundance of cations of sea-salt origin, the correlation coefficient between PgHNO3 and...
... to fix the output voltage to the half ofthe input voltage because ofthe change the resistance ofthe sensor with the change of temperature. VC is the input voltage and VRL is the output ... emitted directly and formed from other primary pollutants. Causesandeffectsof air pollution are shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 1. Schematic drawing, causesandeffectsof air pollution: (1) greenhouse ... balance) and dry synthetic air. The resistance ofthe sensor was calculated as: 1CsLRLVRRV⎛⎞=−⎜⎟⎜⎟⎝⎠ (3) where Rs is the resistance ofthe sensor, RL is the resistance of the...
... of people from the office andthe accumulated effect of ventilation to counter the CO2 accumulation inside the office. The smooth CO2 concentrations inside the office during the weekend (13-14 ... pneumonia or edema ofthe lungs [9]. Considering these, the allowed concentrations of formaldehyde in Korea, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany are only 2 ppm, 0.2 ppm, 0.1 ppm, and 0.1 ppm, respectively ... particles in the sample before entering the measurement cell. On the top, the MOTOR drives the rotation of gas filter wheel, which is illuminated with the broadband IR sources (more details ofthe operational...
... Penang Island is an island of 293 square kilometres located in the Straits of Malacca and “Seberang Perai” is a narrow hinterland of 753 square kilometres (Tan, et al., 2010). The island andthe ... values at the top of atmospheric is the sum ofthe surface reflectance and atmospheric relfectance. The signals measured in each of these visible bands represent a combination of surface and atmospheric ... images ofthe Earth’s surface in the solar spectrum. So, the signal observed by the satellite sensor is the sum oftheeffects from the ground and atmosphere. Surface reflectance is a key to the...
... reduce the excessive influence ofthe species with mass. The statistic software SPSS v.12 for windows was used to obtain the number of factors, the mass matrix and the Varimax Rotation. The selection ... B. J. and J. James N. Pitts (2000). Chemistry ofthe Upper and Lower Atmosphere, Academic press. Monitoring, Control andEffectsof Air Pollution 110 often used to redistribute the variance ... challenge to plan and govern, having as one of their priorities the reduction of air pollution with the aim to protect the health’s population, providing at the same time infrastructure and services....
... displays the average ofthe statistical parameters ofthe model in the PM2.5 source reconciliation in the four sites. In general, the parameters of R2, Chi2 and percentage of mass were in the ... near as possible. The quality ofthe data will depend on the number of taken samples, used devices, the place and time ofthe sampling. Equation 4 is the fundamental base ofthe receptor model, ... Monitoring, Control andEffectsof Air Pollution 130 To date, the information regarding the formations of UFP and FP during photocopying is still limited. The mechanism of UFP and FP formation...
... from the contaminated sheet could readily reach the torso andthe breathing zone of a person sitting next to the letter. Further, extensive contamination ofthe table and person’s body below the ... shows the air velocity profile (velocity vectors and color-coded velocity range zones) in the vertical middle cross section ofthe NEWC. Deflection ofthe air by the table toward the manikin and ... as the HVAC system’s air inlet and outlet and were connected to the recirculating air moving unit positioned on the roof ofthe EWC. The air mover speed could be controlled by a variac, and the...
... concentration ofthe solute at the junction ofthe sampling andthe diffusion column x=l’ or z=0 of Fig. 2, for different values ofthe time variable. The sampling equation predicts the sample peaks theoretically ... Control andEffectsof Air Pollution 158 from the faỗade of St. Giuseppe Church in Syracuse (Sicily). The IR-spectra of these samples showed the presence of degradation products composed of calcium ... objects and places. If in a sense culture is the evolution of human life in space and time, the “monuments-remnants” ofthe human creation of all the times form the prints, the signs, the evidences,...
... comprehensive understanding ofthecausesof decay andthe factors controlling them. In order to estimate the impacts of air pollution on the various solid surfaces, including them of cultural heritage, ... deposition to the surface in the presence of moisture, followed by the dissolution of Calcite and the precipitation of Gypsum. The black color of gypsum crusts is the result ofthe accumulation of particulate ... atmospheric behavior and method of measurement. The concentration of particles in the atmosphere varies across space and time and as a function of the source ofthe particles andthe transformations...
... decree ofthe Minister of Interior was issued: a. To link between the issuance ofthe licenses ofthe Vehicles and its emissions testing, and the start ofthe implementation of this decree in the ... plain. The City is limited at the Norwest by the Gulf of México and at the South, Southeast and Southwest by a group of softened hills. Under these conditions, the natural expansion ofthe city ... to combat the emissions of Carbon monoxide and Hydrocarbons. c. The cooperation between the Ministry of Environment andthe Ministry of Interior has resulted in the establishment ofthe environment...
... financed by the Government of State of Campeche andthe Council of Science and Technology of México. Also thanks to Centro INAH-Campeche for their giving facilities to the development ofthe project. ... located in the historic center ofthe city of San Francisco de Campeche, andthe building ofthe CICORR in the main campus of Autonomous University of Campeche. The level of total suspended particles ... fact. On the other hand, in spite ofthe low levels of atmospheric pollutants observed in the City, the presence of gypsum (Fort San Pedro) and bassanite (Fort San Carlos), is an indicator of a...