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Traffic-Related Airborne VOC Profiles Variation on Road Sites and Residential Area within a Microscale in Urban Area in Southern Taiwan

Atmosphere, 2020
The sampling sites, including roadsides and residential areas, were set up to collect ambient air and determine the volatile organic species it contained.
Jiun-Horng Tsai, Yen-Ting Lu, I-I Chung, Hung-Lung Chiang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the contribution of TEX air pollutants from Nigeria’s petroleum refineries to the ambient air quality: Part II

Cogent Engineering, 2021
Environmental hazards associated with release of emission from petroleum refineries have caused serious concerns for the host communities. The study focused on the assessment of the contribution of Nigerian refineries to the ambient air quality.
Ebenezer Leke Odekanle, Chinchong Blessing Bakut, Abiodun Paul Olalekan, Roseline Oluwaseun Ogundokun, Charity O. Aremu, Jacob Ademola Sonibare, Oreoluwa Tabitha Akande, Adeniyi Tajudeen Olayanju, Bamidele Sunday Fakinle   +8 more
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Polyvinyl Acetate Film-Based Quartz Crystal Microbalance for the Detection of Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene Vapors in Air

Chemosensors, 2019
Vapors of volatile organic compounds such as benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) may cause health concerns. The sensitive detection of these compounds in air remains challenging.
Aditya Rianjanu, Siti A. Hasanah, Doni B. Nugroho, Ahmad Kusumaatmaja, Roto Roto, Kuwat Triyana   +5 more
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Assessing the effect of BTEX on blood and spirometry parameters staff in a petroleum refinery

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
This study aimed to investigate the impact of BTEX compound on blood and spirometry parameters of staff in the Abadan petroleum refinery (Iran). In 80 staff was examined in terms of BTEX exposure (40 exposed and 40 non-exposed).
Samad Jalilian, Sima Sabzalipour, Maryam Mohammadi Rouzbahani, Ebrahim Rajabzadeh Ghatrami, Ebrahim Rajabzadeh Ghatrami, Leila Ibrahimy Ghavamabadi   +5 more
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Impact of Melamine on the Weight of Specimens in Different Stages of Plastination: A Cross-sectional Cadaveric Studyc [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Due to the lack of cadavers, anatomists across the nation are facing trouble in teaching. Plastinated specimens can be used to get around this deficiency and reliance. Aim: To assess the change in weight during plastination using melamine.
Kalpana Makhija, Shweta Asthana, Aarushi Jain, Sandhya mehra   +3 more
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Cost and pollution by the use of xylene in cervical cytology in four Peruvian hospitals [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2022
Background: Cytological samples are cleared with xylene in two or three baths during a Pap test, however, this solvent has a high degree of toxicity, and being a controlled reagent infers high costs for its purchase and implications for environmental ...
Gloria Cruz-Gonzales, Victor Rojas-Zumaran, Richard Salazar-Hernández, Jeel Moya-Salazar, Hans Contreras-Pulache   +4 more
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Substrate Interactions during the Biodegradation of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenze, and Xylene (BTEX) Hydrocarbons by the Fungus Cladophialophora sp. Strain T1

, 2002
The soil fungus Cladophialophora sp. strain T1 (= ATCC MYA-2335) was capable of growth on a model water-soluble fraction of gasoline that contained all six BTEX components (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and the xylene isomers).
Vervoort, J., van Groenestijn, J.W., Groenestijn, J.W., van, Prenafeta-Boldú, F.X., Grotenhuis, J.T.C.   +4 more
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Accelerated electrofusion welding of polyethylene pipes employing a novel xylene-based ‎conductive polymer intermediary for optimized pulse application [PDF]

Journal of Optoelectronical Nanostructures
The natural gas is an important energy source that is increasingly being utilized due to its convenience and clean energy provision. Natural gas is safely supplied to consumers through an underground gas pipeline network made of polyethylene materials ...
Abdolali Rahimi Mozafari, masoomeh emadi, Bizhan Honarvar, Moein Nabipour   +3 more
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Occupational exposure to BTEX and styrene in West Asian countries: a brief review of current state and limits

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju, 2022
The aim of introducing occupational exposure limits (OELs) is to use them as a risk management tool in order to protect workers’ health and well-being against harmful agents at the workplace.
Rahimpoor Razzagh, Sarvi Fatemeh, Rahimnejad Samira, Ebrahimi Seyed Mohammad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of the Membrane Polyetheretherketone/Polyetherimide Modified with Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles for Simultaneous Removal of Xylene and Toluene from Air [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
This study investigated the efficiency of membrane polyetheretherketone/polyetherimide modified with magnesium oxide nanoparticles to remove xylene and toluene from the air with gas chromatography.
Fariborz Afrasiabi, Fereydoon Khazali, Afsaneh Maleki, Zohreh Saadati   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source