Publications by authors named "D Sturdivant"

Aiming at the problem of pollutant migration and deposition in urban sewage confluence pipe, an experimental simulation system of sewage confluence pipe was established. The confluence conditions of three flow patterns (velocity ratio Vaccess/Vtrunk = 0.1/0.

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Arthropods can be either large or too small to be seen from the microscope. Their legs are jointed and perform a specific function in the soil. Several arthropods have been identified to date.

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In this subacute inhalation toxicity study of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), groups of 10 male and 10 female Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to 0, 0.005, 0.0175, or 0.

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Background: 1,6-Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), a widely used chemical in commercial polyurethane manufacture, has been shown to affect the respiratory tract of experimental animals. However, its potential to affect neonatal development, particularly after inhalation exposure, is less well described. The present study was conducted to assess the developmental toxicity of HDI.

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The potential exposure of workers to both 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (2,4-TDI) and 2,6-TDI led to an investigation of the comparative respiratory sensitization potential of these two isomers. Separate groups of guinea pigs were either sham exposed or exposed to one of the isomers 3 h/day for 5 consecutive days (sensitization phase). The mean concentration during the sensitization phase ranged from 1.

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