Sentences with phrase «chemical agents such»

«In this way, the fabric will be able to block chemical agents such as sulfur mustard (blister agent), GD and VX nerve agents, toxins such as staphylococcal enterotoxin and biological spores such as anthrax.»

Those include unbleached flour, which does not have as many chemical agents such as chlorine gas and benzoyl peroxide to speed up the flour's aging process.

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The Pentagon said there had been chemical weapons agents at one of the targets, and that the strikes had significantly crippled Syria's ability to produce such weapons.

ChemPro can even scale its manufacturing processes to produce single purpose chemical products such as a degreasing agent it created exclusively for a specific machine used by the automotive industry.

But U.S. troops have failed to discover any such weapons, and the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency earlier had reported that «there is no reliable information on whether Iraq is producing and stockpiling chemical weapons, or whether Iraq has — or will — establish its chemical warfare agent production facilities.»

@Chad: I. Mutations in DNA sequences generally occur through one of two processes: A. Environmental factors: DNA damage from environmental agents such as ultraviolet light (sunshine), nuclear radiation or certain chemicals B. Mistakes that occur when a cell copies its DNA in preparation for cell division.

Typical table salt is composed of 97.5 % sodium chloride and 2.5 % chemicals such as anti-flow and anti-caking agents.

Decides that, in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, in addition to submitting the required biannual declarations, the Government of Iraq shall provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the Council, not later than 30 days from the date of this resolution, a currently accurate, full, and complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles and dispersal systems designed for use on aircraft, including any holdings and precise locations of such weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents, and related material and equipment, the locations and work of its research, development and production facilities, as well as all other chemical, biological, and nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to weapon production or material;

While a bomb goes off once, a chemical agent can remain in a person for a long time after exposure and keep creating new wounds (such as blisters) that require the person to stay hospitalized.

One such chemical, ethyl pyruvate, is a fruity - scented cpA inhibitor that is already approved as a flavor agent in food and can be found in some wines.

Secondly, they are used in all kinds of chemical compounds, such as those in floor cleaners as oxidizing agents that kill bacteria,» Jena said.

They already knew of one such compound, a chemical called PD09859 that is one of 60,000 agents the NCI had screened for ability to block growth of human tumor cells.

PCB - 153 belongs in a group of chemical components called Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), which were profusely used in several types of industrial equipment, such as electric transformers, industrial condensers, hydraulic systems, sealing agents in construction, pesticides, and even as components in plastic materials,» according to Arrebola.

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is a set of methods that use external fluids such as gas and soluble agents like water to recover the oil can not be extracted by conventional means and is divided into four main groups: thermal, chemical, miscible gas injection and microbial.

«I think it's a very clever idea,» says Dean Rosenthal, a molecular biologist at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Van der Schans and Rosenthal say they can also conceive of skin tests for other chemical agents, such as phosgene, or industrial pollutants such as ethylene oxide — anything that has a way of getting under the skin.

The chemicals typically are destroyed by incineration or neutralized in a process called hydrolysis by the addition of water and agents such as caustic soda.

«Using broadly tunable laser sources rather than the fixed wavelength source used in this paper can extend this method to detection of other hydrocarbons, threat materials such as chemical warfare agents and explosives, and other biologically important substances used in healthcare and diagnostics,» said Hempler.

The researchers expect the MOF to be effective against other easy - to - make chemical warfare agents with phosphate - ester bonds, such as VX.

«These are the most toxic chemical warfare agents ever developed,» says Jonathan Newmark, a neurologist in Burke, Virginia, who has helped develop countermeasures against such weapons at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) in Edgewood, Maryland, and other achemical warfare agents ever developed,» says Jonathan Newmark, a neurologist in Burke, Virginia, who has helped develop countermeasures against such weapons at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) in Edgewood, Maryland, and other aChemical Defense (USAMRICD) in Edgewood, Maryland, and other agencies.

«I'm pretty amazed about the scale of exposures and how many people have been followed,» says neuroscientist David Jett, director of the Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Program at the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, which is spearheading R&D on several promising methods of neutralizing such agents.

If windows are kept closed, indoor air can become a very unhealthy mix of chemicals, such as formaldehyde from furniture, solvents from carpet adhesives, chemical vapors from cleaning agents, benzene, xylene, and numerous others.

Upon ultraviolet light exposure, a chemical reaction occurs such that the interaction between the reinforcing agents and the polymer increases, thus making the material stiffer and stronger.

Grasses and crops such as maize attach sugars to chemical defenses called benzoxazinoids to protect themselves from being poisoned by their own protective agents.

In order to develop a system that more closely replicates the metabolic differences among hepatocytes, the research team developed a microfluidic device that distributes hormones or other chemical agents across a 20 - to 40 - cell - wide sample of hepatocytes in such a way that the effects on the liver cells vary from one side to the other.

Nerve agent experts agree that something has to be done to keep tabs on such chemicals, especially since the other difficulties of mounting a gas attack seem less daunting after September 11.

The researchers are now working on sensors that could be used to monitor other biological properties, such as pH. «We hope this is the first of many types of solid - state contrast agents where the material responds to its chemical environment in such a way that we can detect it by MRI,» Cima says.

These treatments also have potential for treating nerve damage resulting from chemical weapons such as sarin, nerve gas and other chemical agents.

Just as an aside, we don't know the nature of the recent alleged chemical attack in Syria, and the chemical used in the Emory experiments is not a «weaponized» nerve agent such as Sarin.

Certain chemical pollutants can trigger such changes by mimicking or altering the action of the body's hormones, important signaling agents.

Periplasmic binding proteins (PBPs), normally involved in bacterial chemotaxis, have been computationally re-designed to produce highly specific and sensitive bio-sensing capacities for substances such as explosives, a chemical agent surrogate, and a metal [2], [3], [4], [5].

For example, one such agent is the ultraviolet light in sunshine on skin cells, while tobacco - derived chemicals cause mutations in the oesophagus of smokers.

New volatile organic compounds used in construction and industry have now been recognised, along with other agents, such as sulphites, chlorates, isocyanates and many other chemicals already known to be potentially toxic, as causes of chronic asthma.

Hence our system, with improvements, may allow plants to serve as a simple and inexpensive means to monitor human surroundings for substances such as pollutants, explosives, or chemical agents.

Here's a little quote but, click the link to read more: «One of the roles of the liver is to neutralize toxins (such as drugs, chemical agents and poisons); but the liver does not store toxins.

While one of the roles of the liver is to neutralize toxins (such as drugs, chemical agents, and poisons), the liver does not actually store toxins.

• Processed (table) salt: 97.5 percent sodium chloride, 2.5 percent man - made chemicals, such as moisture absorbents and flow agents.

Free radicals are naturally produced in the body through the normal functioning of body systems and various physiochemical conditions, or through exposure to external sources such as pollutants and chemicals, and other environmental agents.

These behavioral changes were associated with alterations in the GABA system of the brain in the probiotic group, matching the known effects of antidepressant or anxiolytic chemical agents (for example, anxiolytic agents such as benzodiazepines work at GABA receptors)[91].

Generally, pesticides and such chemicals cause acne by depleting the important antioxidant glutathione, which also acts as a detoxifying agent.

A 2009 scientific review about environmental chemicals and thyroid function concluded, «Available evidence suggests that governing agencies need to regulate the use of thyroid - disrupting chemicals, particularly as such uses relate exposures of pregnant women, neonates and small children to the agents».

Coconut oil can prevent and even reverse liver disease caused by a variety of toxic agents such as alcohol, bacteria, drugs, and chemicals.27 It does the same for other organs in the body such as the intestines, colon, kidneys, and pancreas.28 - 30

Unlike table salt which is actually 97.5 percent sodium chloride, 2.5 percent man - made chemicals, such as moisture absorbents and flow agents, natural salt is 84 percent sodium chloride, 16 percent naturally occurring trace minerals, including silicon, phosphorous and vanadium.

Chelation is a process by which toxic metals, such as mercury and lead, are bound to a chelating agent (a chemical that chelates or «grabs on» to them) and then are eliminated from the body.

Equipment such as pure water systems, microfibre cloths and diamond encrusted twister pads can reduce or even eliminate the need for chemical cleaning agents.

Factors and conditions that influence the quality of the physical environment include the school building and the area surrounding it; transportation services; any biological or chemical agents inside and outside the school facilities that are detrimental to health; and physical conditions such as temperature, noise, lighting, air quality and potential health and safety hazards.

Fireworks contain hazardous chemicals such as heavy metals, sulfur, potassium nitrate, and coloring agents which can be poisonous if ingested by pets, either before or after the fireworks are lit.

Remove your bird from any area where you use a chemical agent, such as paint, carpet fresheners, air fresheners or scented candles.

Ingredients in water additives include such organics as a mixture of mutanase and dextranase enzymes to break down filmy plaque on teeth, zinc gluconate, a mineral zinc salt used as an anti-bacterial agent, cetylpyridinium chloride, a chemical antiseptic found in some pesticides, and chlorhexidine gluconate, another chemical antiseptic.

Some scents might be aversive, such as cleaning agents and chemicals.

Infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, coccidia, and intestinal worms, or by non-infectious irritants such as chemical toxins or poisonous plants are some of the more common causes of inflammation.