Manufacturing industry drives economic activity and growth around the world, but manufacturing activities consume large amounts of material, energy, and labor resources. Therefore, the impacts of manufacturing need to be accounted for and reduced. Direct benefits of manufacturing are products and income, which, in turn, influence the lives of people...
This project was a continuation of work started by Mark Ingman after he was bothered by the amount of plastic sheeting used in agriculture in China. He was determined to develop an alternative to this environmentally destructive use of plastic by farmers. The plastic “mulch” is used to prevent weeds...
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Clark, Dustin DeGeorge, Kara DiFrancesco, Alison Doniger, IanGarretson, Courtney Holley, Mark Ingman
The herbicide, Dacthal (dimethyl 2,3,5,6,-tetrachloroterephthalate) is
hydrolyzed to give the corresponding diacid and this derivative is a common
contaminant in ground water. In the Ontario region of eastern Oregon the
use of this herbicide on onions has resulted in the contamination of an
aquifer with this derivative. Since movement to...
Hydrocarbon solvents are widely used in the production of paints, adhesives, dyes, polymers, plastics, textiles, printing inks, agricultural products and pharmaceuticals. While the neuropathic potential of aliphatic solvents was shown in the 1970s, little is known about the neuropathic potential of aromatic solvents. The present study examines such solvents, 1,2-diethylbenzene...
Understanding residents’ perceptions of and support for tourism is essential for sustainable tourism development and management. Research has shown that perceptions of tourism impacts are related to residents’ support for tourism. It is generally accepted that perceived tourism impacts predict support for tourism, as explained by social exchange theory. However,...
This study was designed to assess chiorpyrifos exposure of a group of farmers by determining internal dose associated with a given application of this insecticide. This involved the monitoring of urinary levels of 3,5,6 trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP), the major metabolite of chlorpyrifos. Incidental exposure was evaluated by determining the levels of...
2 -acetylaminofluorene -induced hepatocarcinogenesis in rats
proceeds in stages of initiation and promotion, similar to experimental
systems, in mouse skin. In this study promoters of liver
tumorigenesis, phenobarbital, DDT and butylated hydroxytoluene
(BHT), were compared to non-promoters, amobarbital, diphenylhydantoin
(DPH) and benz(a)anthracene (BA), for their ability to
cause liver growth...
The functioning of marine habitats needs to be understood in the context of the ecological relationships and associations between organisms and the physical and biogenic environment they inhabit. Thus, it becomes important to explore and define habitat features which contribute to these relationships and which are important in the life...