The influence of a contaminant in commercial PMMA: A purification method for its removal and its consequences
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.033
Abstract: Abstract An alkane-like contaminant was isolated from as-received commercial PMMA by forming a conventional urea inclusion compound during the preparation of a PMMA-urea complex. The contaminant, likely a surfactant used in the emulsion polymerization of… read more here.
Keywords: influence contaminant; contaminant commercial; commercial pmma; pmma purification ... See more keywords
Foraging and fasting can influence contaminant concentrations in animals: an example with mercury contamination in a free-ranging marine mammal
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2782
Abstract: Large fluctuations in animal body mass in relation to life-history events can influence contaminant concentrations and toxicological risk. We quantified mercury concentrations in adult northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) before and after lengthy at sea… read more here.
Keywords: influence contaminant; blood mercury; contaminant concentrations; mercury concentrations ... See more keywords