Sentences with phrase «chemical testing as»

• Prepare, arrange and label specimens before lab testing • Draw blood samples if necessary • Forwarded accurate analysis reports to the internal testing zones timely • Conducted all in - house chemical testing as and when needed

Not exact matches

Washington described its targets as a centre near Damascus for the research, development, production and testing of chemical and biological weapons, a chemical weapons storage site near the city of Homs, and another site near Homs that stored chemical weapons equipment and housed a command post.

In tests the team conducted, the EcoScraps soil grew plants as large as or larger than plants grown in soils using chemical fertilizers.

He has also swept floors and run tests in a chemical laboratory, the Pope said, in revelations sure to boost his image as a «pope of the people.»

This testing determines how your product interacts with various flexible packaging structures, and will help with identifying adverse effects that a product has on flexible packaging materials, such as chemical degradation or delamination.

The most comprehensive methodology for testing the chemical composition of unrecorded alcohol products was developed as part of the Alcohol Measures for Public Health Research Alliance (AMPHORA) project, a collaboration among 13 EU member states funded by the European Commission.

They're just as fast, made from all real food ingredients — no gluten, grains, dairy, sugar, or processed food chemicals — and they even passed the husband test.

Currently in Australia, cosmetics (broadly defined as skin, hair, beauty, personal, baby, men's, candles — basically any product that you find on the cosmetics floor of a department store) contain chemicals that have mostly never been tested for safety and that are used in cosmetics on the basis they are safe until proven otherwise.

Such tests will determine whether a problem in growing healthy plants is due to nutrition or a physical defect in the soil, such as poor texture or chemicals.

As part of the very first audit that takes place on a farm, auditors test the soil for chemical residue.

In 1912, chemist Wilbur Scoville determined that no chemical test for spiciness could be as accurate as the human tongue, and so he devised a subjective scale, the Scoville Organoleptic test.

EDIT: Just saw the indica suggestion above, haha, oh yeah if you can go to a dispensary / club / source that tests everything as well to make sure there's no added chemicals or pesticides, that is ideal!

While there is no concrete proof that BPA is harmful to humans, some tests by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), the National Institutes of Health, as well as the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have shown that there could be potential issues that could arise due to over exposure of this chemical.

Different substances to test (I use bicarbonate of soda and vinegar and water but you could try any other substance in the home as long as supervised and act with caution) Wearing latex gloves and goggles are good safety practices when using chemicals.

No harsh chemicals were used in the production of this portable crib mattress as it has passed all flammability, lead, and toxicity tests, so it is incredibly safe as well.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) Free, Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES) Free, Formaldehyde Free, Pthalate Free, 1,4 Dioxane Free, Paraben Free, Phosphate Free, Readily Biodegradable, Optical Brightener Free, Neutral pH, Not A Marine Pollutant, No Harmful Chemical Residue, No Animal Testing, Vegan, No Genetically Modified (GMO) Ingredients, Safe for Sensitive Skin, Ingredients Classified as Non-Hazardous, Low Sudsing.

The Britax seats tested were by far the safest of any brand, leading HealthyStuff.org to designate Britax the «Best Overall Child Seat Company» as the gold standard for chemical compliance.

As far as safety goes, the bed meets all ASTM and CPSC standards, and has been tested for toxic chemicalAs far as safety goes, the bed meets all ASTM and CPSC standards, and has been tested for toxic chemicalas safety goes, the bed meets all ASTM and CPSC standards, and has been tested for toxic chemicals.

Choose an obstetrician or health care provider Interview potential doctors Contact health insurance company about coverage Start and pregnancy and birth budget Discuss financial effects of pregnancy and baby with partner Stop smoking Stop drinking Stop using street drugs Talk to your physician about any prescription medications Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day Visit the doctor at least once per month or every 4 weeks Do not dye or perm hair Stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages Exercise daily Start taking prenatal vitamins Eat foods rich in folic acid Eat iron rich foods Increase daily intake of whole grains, fruits and vegetables Nap as much as possible as fatigue is common Eat fish with low levels of mercury no more than 2 days per week Do not eat undercooked meats Do not eat unpasteurized dairy producs Do not eat cold cut deli meats Allow someone else to clean out the kitty litter, if applicable Limit exposure to chemicals Try to limit stress and tension Complete all prenatal tests — HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Blood Typing, Sickle Cell Anemia, Urine Screening and Rubella.

Researchers tested the the foam padding in crib mattresses, and found they release significant amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), potentially harmful chemicals also found in household items such as cleaners and scented sprays.

And even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

There's also been confusion between federal and state agencies over safe thresholds for the chemicals, which until recently, were not listed as hazardous substances or required for testing.

This has already proved effective for problematic chemicals; now, the release of carbon should also be taken into consideration, as is already the case in the testing of plastic pipes for drinking water.

It removes the chlorine taste and odor, heavy metals, as well as any chemicals or agricultural contaminants and has been independently tested so it can stand behind these claims.

With the help of Forest Service entomologist William Bedard, Wood built enormous glue traps to test the chemicals as bait: six - foot - high sheets of nylon coated with Stick - Em adhesive and the attraction pheromone.

After testing dozens of candidates, the researchers found adociasulfate - 2 (AS - 2), a defense chemical used by a purple ropelike sponge that lives in the western Pacific Ocean.

But test scores and other evidence show that many U.S. middle and high school students struggle to understand even basic chemical reactions such as oxidation or photosynthesis.

If this environment is harmed by chemicals, such as through damage to gut cells, it could impact the health of the organisms and would lead to a number of fish diseases but this technique will enable us to increase the tests we can carry out and improve our understanding of how to preserve gut health.»

The findings come as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces opposition from the pesticide industry after expanding its Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, which requires testing of about 200 chemicals found in food and drinking water to see if they interfere with estrogen, androgens or thyroid hormones.

The efficacy of the dsRNAs as an insecticide was tested at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena.

In this case, he was testing the idea that a buildup of cellular damage caused by oxidation — technically, the chemical removal of electrons from a molecule by highly reactive compounds, such as free radicals — is the main mechanism behind aging.

The panel, which was commissioned by U.K. science minister David Sainsbury in July 2003, concluded that nanoparticles and nanotubes should be treated as new chemicals and their impacts on health and the environment be tested under existing U.K. and E.U. legislation.

The agency released data from these test wells in November that confirmed high levels of carcinogenic chemicals such as benzene, and a chemical compound called 2 Butoxyethanol, which is known to be used in fracking.

Such a device could be used in homeland security applications to detect volatile chemicals and in medical diagnostics, such as a device to test blood - alcohol level.

Such a tiered approach, they note, is already at the heart of the European Union's REACH program for testing toxic chemicals, which could serve as a model for nanomaterials toxicity testing in the United States.

In the meantime, he argues, it might make sense to test the airborne as well as the waterborne bioaccumulation potential of chemicals.

«In the E.U., nanoparticles are regulated under the E.U.'s chemical regulation and should thus be treated, tested, risk - assessed in the same way as industrial chemicals,» Sobek said.

This particular foam is one of about 1,300 that Arsenal Medical researchers tested as they experimented with variables such as the rate of expansion and the amount of time in which the two chemical precursors became a solid foam.

In another test, the researchers looked to see if chemical signals released from the endothelial cells would cause the media layer to relax and constrict, as they do in the human body.

To try to get a better handle on free - radical damage, Garret FitzGerald and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia developed a test for urine levels of 8 - epi PGF - 2 -, a chemical formed after free radicals such as peroxide and superoxide attack the common lipid arachidonic acid.

But blood tests are a poor indicator of free - radical damage, as the mechanical process of drawing blood itself can oxidize chemicals.

Other compounds that have been tested to stress plant cells include heavy metals, chemicals such as methyl jasmonate and sodium acetate, and the cell walls of microorganisms.

Brewer said analyzing potential chemical, explosive and mechanical hazards allowed the team to identify «what - can - go - wrong scenarios,» such as how a sudden fire might affect the sensitivity of explosives used in the test.

Intrigued by the ability of certain polymers to mop up DNA and RNA for gene transfer, Sullenger and colleagues tested the idea that these chemical compounds might also be effective targeting such nucleic acids as they arise in cell death.

«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.

Once they had established the chemical and physical details about the nanocrystals, the team then tested the particles as «staining» agents on a tissue sample containing liver cancer cells held on a microscope slide.

In a hotly debated move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected this unassuming rodent as the primary test animal for a vastly complex and comprehensive new chemical - evaluation program.

There are alternatives to centrifugation such as microfluidic technology, which has been widely studied for various applications in biological and chemical analysis, point - of - care testing and diagnostics, and clinical analysis.

«I'm not saying it is inappropriate for all testing, but to use it as the only test animal in this program means that we could really underestimate the effects of certain kinds of chemicals.

The project monitors women's exposures to airborne chemicals during pregnancies and tests their babies as soon as they are born.