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A Comparison Of The Kinetics Of Fatty-Acid Metabolism In Smokers And Nonsmokers, Patricia A. Valusek
A Comparison Of The Kinetics Of Fatty-Acid Metabolism In Smokers And Nonsmokers, Patricia A. Valusek
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
For many years, the United States government has required labels on all cigarette packages warning against the many ill effects associated with smoking. One of the major factors contributing to the unhealthy aspects of smoking is its profound impact on nutrient levels within the body. Free radicals found in both the gas and tar phases of cigarette smoke may pose a significant threat to the fatty-acid levels in the body. One method of assessing this threat is to examine the fatty-acid synthesis rates of smokers and nonsmokers. An assumption was made that a destruction of fatty-acids will be displayed as …
Comparative Analysis Of Pesticide Extraction Methods, Julie A. Lapos
Comparative Analysis Of Pesticide Extraction Methods, Julie A. Lapos
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
Liquid-Liquid Extraction using methylene chloride, Liquid-Liquid extraction using a 75:25 mexanes: ethyl acetate solvent, and Solid Phase Extraction using C-18 disks were compared. Aliquots of water spiked with alachlor, atrazine, and trifluralin were extracted using each of the techniques. The extracts were concentrated and analyzed using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer with Selected Ion Monitoring. A surrogate, 2-nitro-m-xlene, and an internal standard, phenanthrene-d10,, were used. At spiking levels of 5-60 ug/L, there was not a significant statistical difference between the three methods when the liquid extractors were run for 24 hours. There was however a difference between the solid phase extraction and …