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Characterization of a protein-based filtering cartridge for the removal of atrazine-induced effects on living cultured cells

  • Basini, Giuseppina;Grasselli, Francesca;Bussolati, Simona;Conti, Virna;Bianchi, Francesco;Grolli, Stefano;Bianchi, Federica;Ramoni, Roberto
    • Membrane and Water Treatment
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.121-125
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    • 2019
  • Chronic exposure to atrazine (ATR) raises concerns about adverse effects on reproductive functions. We tested our previously validated filtering device, the OBP-based filter, onto a biological model constituted of cultured swine granulosa cells treated for 48 h with media conditioned with 0.1 or $10{\mu}M$ ATR evaluating cell viability and steroidogenesis. The tested atrazine concentrations did not change granulosa cell viability and no filtering effects was observed following treatments with media prepared with differently filtered water. As for steroidogenesis, treatment of water with OBP-based filter containing $10{\mu}M$ atrazine completely suppressed the stimulatory effect of $10{\mu}M$ atrazine on progesterone production as well as the inhibitory effect of $0.1{\mu}M$ ATR on estradiol-$17{\beta}$ production by granulosa cells. Our data demonstrate that the impairment of steroidogenesis induced by ATR is effectively removed after water filtration in the experimental device thus suggesting potential use in biotechnological applications on living cells and/or organisms.

Water purification from pesticides by spiral wound nanofiltration membrane

  • Bottino, A.;Capannelli, G.;Comite, A.;Ferrari, F.;Firpo, R.
    • Membrane and Water Treatment
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.63-74
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    • 2011
  • A spiral wound nanofiltration (NF) membrane (GE Osmonics, DK 4040F) was used to remove pesticides from water. Several solutions of single pesticides and their mixtures were prepared. The pesticides initial concentration ranged from ca. 50 ng/L (single pesticide) to ca. 700 ng/L (as sum of 14 pesticides) and progressively increased with time since the NF experiments were carried out in a concentration mode up to a Volume Concentration Ratio, VCR = 10. Permeate flux and pesticides retention were evaluated as a function of the Volume Concentration Ratio. The permeate flux did not practically change by varying VCR. Pesticide retention was found to be around 97-98% both in the cases of single pesticide solutions and different mixtures of pollutants, and was not affected by the VCR. Pesticides concentration in permeate samples was found to be lower than the maximum concentration level fixed in European directive.

Five Di-caffeoylquinic Acid Derivatives and a Coumarin from the Hot-water Extract of Artemisia annua (개똥쑥(Artemisia annua) 열탕추출물의 Di-caffeoylquinic Acid 및 Coumarin 성분)

  • Rho, Taewoong;Park, Chanyoung;Kim, Seon-Hee;Yoon, Kee Dong
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.49 no.3
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    • pp.219-224
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    • 2018
  • Artemisia annua L. (Compositae) is an annual herb, which has been traditionally used as an antipyretic and hemostatic agent with the herbal medicine name of Cheong Ho (菁蒿) in Korea and China. In this study, five di-caffeoylquinic acid derivatives and a coumarin were determined from the hot-water extract of aerial parts of A. annua. The structures of isolates were elucidated to be 1,3-di-O-caffeoylqunic acid (1), 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (2), 3,5-di-O-caffeoylqiunic acid (3), 1,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (4) and 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (5) and scopoletin (6). The presence of 1,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (4) is firstly reported from A. annua in the current study.

Analysis of aqueous environment iron dissolution in different conditions (조건의 변화에 따른 수중 환경 내에서의 철 용해 분석)

  • Bae, Yeun-Ook;Min, Jee-Eun;Park, Jae-Woo
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.02a
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    • pp.807-810
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    • 2008
  • Permeable reactive barriers containing Zero-valent iron (ZVI) are used to purify ground-water contaminants. One of the representative contaminant is trichloroethylene (TCE). ZVI can act as a reducing agent of TCE. When ZVI is oxidized to Ferric iron, TCE reduced to Ethene, which is non-harmful matter. As a ZVI becomes ferric iron, the reducing effect decreases and iron becomes unavailable. So, constant reduction of TCE requires the regular supply of reducing agent. So, we use Iron-reducing bacteria(IRB) to extend the TCE degrading ability. We perform three experiment DI water, DI water with medium, and DI water with medium and IRB. By the experiment we try to found the dissolve ability.

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$H_2$ sensor for detecting hydrogen in DI water using Pd membrane (발전기 스테이터의 냉각코일에 pinhole 발생을 검지 할 수 있는 수소센서 개발)

  • Choi, Sie-Young
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1999.11b
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    • pp.442-445
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    • 1999
  • In this work, to detect of hydrogen in DI water in the generator area of nuclear power plants was fabricated Pd/Pt gate MISFET sensor using Pd membrane. $H_2$ permeation through Pd accounts for external mass transfer, surface adsorption and desorption, transitions to and from the bulk metal, and diffusion within the metal. The identification of pinholes in the generator area of plant is an important safety consideration, as hydrogen build-up gives rise to explosion. For this type of application the sensor needs to be isolated in DI water, accordingly, a Pd membrane was used to separate the DI water. The hydrogen in the DI water was then absorbed on the Pd thin film and diffused into the oil through the thin film. The Pd/Pt gate MISFET sensor, encapsulated by oil, will thereby detect permeated hydrogen.

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