The use of EAF dust in cement composites: assessment of environmental impact.

Electric arc filter dust (EAF dust) is a waste by-product which occurs in the production of steel. Instead of being disposed of, it can be used in cement composites for civil engineering, and for balances in washing machines. To estimate the environmental impact of the use of EAF dust in cement composites leachability tests based on diffusion were performed using water and salt water as leaching agents.

Microcystin-LR causes the collapse of actin filaments in primary human hepatocytes.

Microcystin-LR (MCLR) is a potent inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 and 2A and causes alterations in cytoskeletal filaments and morphological changes that underlie apoptosis in rat hepatocytes. It has also been reported that it caused several cases of human deaths and illness. As no study on the effect of microcystins on human hepatocytes was done, yet, the aim of the study is to evaluate the toxicity of MCLR on primary human hepatocytes.

Chemical composition of variants of aerobic actinomycetes.

It has been shown previously that aerobic actinomycetes can be separated into four main groups on the basis of their cell wall composition. Six representatives of aerobic actinomycetes (Nocardia asteroides and Micropolyspora brevicatena, cell wall type IV; N. madurae, Microbispora rosea, cell wall type III; Actinoplanes sp.