Accuracy of temporal artery thermometry in neonatal intensive care infants.

Purpose: To determine the accuracy of temporal artery and axillary temperatures and the discomfort level of stable neonates during temperature measurement.

Subjects: Convenience sample of neonates between the ages of 32 and 40 weeks' gestation cared for in an isolette or crib.

Design: A method-comparison design was used to compare different methods for noninvasive temperature monitoring (infra-red temporal artery; axillary electronic) to core body temperatures (indwelling rectal probe).

A case study of contaminants on military ranges: Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, USA.

An extensive investigation at the Camp Edwards, Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) demonstrates that assessment of groundwater and soil contamination at military ranges can be limited primarily to explosive-related compounds such as RDX, HMX, perchlorate, TNT and their transformation products. A modified analytical method is recommended to expand the list of explosives and to improve the detection limits. Analyses of metals, VOCs, SVOCs, and TICs are unnecessary.