Sentences with phrase «as naphthalene»

Nowadays these bags offer a very low oxygen migration rate and are an effective barrier to the organic materials (such as naphthalene) that can taint the wine.

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The wells also contained benzene at 50 times the level that is considered safe for people, as well as phenols — another dangerous human carcinogen — acetone, toluene, naphthalene and traces of diesel fuel.

One such sequence served as the «signature» of the species that was eating naphthalene.

The new proximity - driven rhodium (II) catalyst known as MM - 206 finds and modifies an inhibitor - binding site on the protein's coiled coil — literally protein coils coiled around each other — and delivers the inhibitor, naphthalene sulfonamide, to the modified site.

Then they tumbled and spun tiny particles of polystyrene, biphenyl, naphthalene and other hydrocarbons inside it, watching as the material collided, charged and clumped under conditions simulating Titan's atmosphere and lower gravity.

Mothballs may look benign, but can be quite dangerous as they typically contain chemicals such as paradichlorobenzene or naphthalene.

Mothballs and naphthalene flakes are poisonous to cats and using them as a repellent could result in death.

Not only do CFL's contain mercury, Montford says, they have also been found to «emit known carcinogens such as phenol, naphthalene and styrene when the are switched on».