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So true and moving........2007-03-20
I purchased this book for my wife who survived the war as a child in Berlin. She said the book was so true and is was difficult to relive the repressed memories of the childhood she was robbed of by the horrors of war. She said the book was a factual and riveting description of events, and she wants our childern to read it. My wife never wanted the children to know what she experienced, but she now feel they probably should know these things.
Review: The War of Our Childhood.......2007-01-10
The War of Our Childhood is a perfect compliment, perhaps unintended, to German Boy. The trials and tribulations of a boy, which are seen in greater detail in German Boy, appear in lesser detail and intensity throughout the profiles of other children. Yet, in their collective memories a common thread is revealed, a golden thread if you will, of all the positive qualities necessary to succeed. It is most significant that amid the horror and setbacks, and in spite of it, the children behave with prime elements of mental health. There is a common display of flexibility under stress, recognition of individual assets and limitations, and a commendable quality of productive activity. The War of Our Childhood is a showcase of the human spirit at its best. It is beyond admiration that such human spirit appears in children during circumstances that may be unbearable to so many adults.
Fascinating contribution to historical record, 4 1/2 stars.......2005-03-26
This collection of short reminiscences by adult Germans who were children in Nazi Germany at the end of World War II is not quite as captivating as the author's own memoir "German Boy" but it is a fascinating nonetheless. If anything, given its format, this book would be even more accessible for a pre-teen reader than "German Boy."
For me personally, the biggest revelation in these stories is the repeated memory of children of running for cover from strafing fighter planes ("Tiefflieger"). Many of the children in this book mention this experience. Anyone who has seen the PBS documentary "A Fighter Pilot's Story" will find these descriptions of the air war over Europe from the point of view of children walking home from Kindergarten particularly chilling.
Good book-German Children's view of War, Occupation.......2004-04-04
I enjoyed reading this book because I am interested in the social aspects of WWII not tactical battle discussions. This book does a good job a telling what happened in post war Germany through a child's eyes... even though the interviewees are now senior citizens.
The extreme hardships and moral dilemmas that faced women and children in an occupied country come to life. The book does an excellent job of illustrating how often women and children become the victims of war. Starvation, begging and rape, become daily events in the lives of once comfortable middle and working class children.
The difference between the kindness of the Americans soldiers and the often cruelty of the Russian forces is a major point. A shortcoming of the book is that no mention (in the narrative) is made of how most Russian soldiers probably came from villages that had been destroyed by Nazi forces (not that this justified their cruelty, but helps to explain it.) Several other books I have read explained how Russian soldiers entering Prussia were shocked at the apparent prosperity of Germany and wondered how they could be so greedy to take over less prosperous Russian land.
The book is well written and worth a read.
Good effort not Great.......2003-06-08
If you read Samuel's book "German Boy" you just wanted to know more about that time in German history and the people who lived in it. This book is somewhat perfect for it, because as it's premise it is about the German Children of the war. It is an interesting read because you get an insight into what happened during and after the war to the people in the book. They tell many insighful stories and you find out that they were also good people in Germany and not every one was a Nazi. Something every one needs to learn.
Where this book fails really and it could have been avoided by interviewing either more people, making the book shorter or getting different aspect of the life during and after the war and concentrating there; either way, the stories seem to repeat themselves. If you read three interviews of the people in the book, it seems like you have read most of the other interviews. At times you get confused and think you are reading about the same person you read about 50 pages ago but you don't. It's truly understandable that all these people had the same story to tell but better editing and more detalied interviews could have addeed more to the book.
Even though the Map is very helpful another map would have been welcomed that discribed where these people use to live. But the photos in this book are really touching. You learn many things about the postwar year of Germany and how the war never really ended after all the shots were fired. There was still lots of poverty, starvation, and crimes being commmited because you were of a Different Ethinic backround than the people who were now in Control. Much like it was when the Nazi's were in control. The things, specially, what the mothers' did for the children makes them true heroes.
Overall it is a good book but not a great book. It should go along with "German Boy" after you have read the Battle of Berlin because this leads right after that. One of the great quotes of the book is "Do not think about tomorrow because it has not arrived yet, live for today" There are some really touching interviews in this book and if you are interested in the aftermath of the war and about the Heroes after it, read this book.
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- Angus McDonald, Scottish Highland clans and the Nez Perce Indian
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Glencoe and the Indians
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A Dance Called America: The Scottish Highlands, the U. S. and Canada
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Angus McDonald, Scottish Highland clans and the Nez Perce Indian.......2006-01-24
I bought this book out of a fascination of the Glencoe Massacre and my love of Scottish history. I understood this book compared the Highland clearances and the treatment of the clans to the clearances of the Native Americans of the Western United States a generation later. I did not realize that this book would have a more personal meaning to me. Mr. Hunter tells this tale via the McDonald family who were survivors of the Glencoe Massacre and 4 generations later were involved in the Nez Perce war of 1877 and Chief Joseph fame. The book centers on the life and career of Angus McDonald, a Scottish highlander of the Glengarry and Glencoe branches of the clan MacDonald. He leaves his home in Scotland and joins the Hudson Bay Company in North America and rises through the ranks. During his life as a fur trader in the American West he marries a Nez Perce woman, raises a large family and eventually retires in what is now the Flathead Reservation in Montana. He has numerous children, this story primarily focusing on Duncan McDonald, who being part Nez Perce is drawn into the Nez Perce war and gives his perception of the treatment of the Native Americans, particularly the Nez Perce War. Growing up in Eastern Washington in Kettle Falls, I knew of Archibald (Angus's Great Uncle) and Angus McDonald of the old Hudson's Bay Fort Colville . I did not realize Angus spent over 20 years running the Fort Colville and raising his family there. I grew up on the bluff overlooking the old site and have walked among the old Fort Colville foundations when the Columbia River is drawn down. I have seen a small hint of the former glory of the falls that were fished by the tribes from miles around. Mr. Hunter does a great job in comparing the plights and mistreatment of two peoples who tried to defend an ancient way of life. Unfortunately the modern world would leave no room for their way of life. Angus McDonald's family experienced it all, yet many of his descendants continue to survive and pass on their story and what an incredible story it is. This book is a must for any fan of Scottish History, readers of the life and times of the fur traders of the American west or those interested in the trials of the American Indians. Mr. Hunter has woven a master peace. I would give this book 6 stars if I could.
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Jamestown's Early Civilizations: North American Indian Life
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Explore the fascinating world of early civilizations and cultures with Jamestown’s Early Civilizations. The highly visual design and engaging text capture students’ interest while developing their reading skills. Each Early Civilizations book vividly describes everyday life and explores the recreation, food, laws, health, fashion, and religion of the culture. Details of each era are revealed in over 100 photographs and illustrations with call-outs that bring the past to life.
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The Way to Rainy Mountain (The Glencoe literature library)
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A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, Loren Eiseley began his lifelong exploration of nature in the salt flats and ponds around his hometown and in the mammoth bone collection hoarded in the old red brick museum at the University of Nebraska, where he conducted his studies in anthropology. It was in pursuit of this interest, and in the expression of his natural curiosity and wonder, that Eiseley sprang to national fame with the publication of such works as The Immense Journey and The Firmament of Time.
In All the Strange Hours, Eiseley turns his considerable powers of reflection and discovery on his own life to weave a compelling story, related with the modesty, grace, and keen eye for a telling anecdote that distinguish his work. His story begins with his childhood experiences as a sickly afterthought, weighed down by the loveless union of his parents. From there he traces the odyssey that led to his search for early postglacial man—and into inspiriting philosophical territory—culminating in his uneasy achievement of world renown. Eiseley crafts an absorbing self-portrait of a man who has thought deeply about his place in society as well as humanity’s place in the natural world.
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inspiring.......2007-10-06
A fascinating look into the man behind such a creative literary & scientific mind! He is quite 'bare bones' about himself. Also suggested bio.: "The Lost Notebooks of Loren Eisley" ed. by Kenneth Heuer.
Right from the Heart .......2006-11-06
An excerpt from 'All the Strange Hours'
"...Oncoming age is to me a vast wild autumn country strewn with broken seed pods,hurrying cloud wrack,abondoned farm machinery,and circling crows..."
Frankly I lost my reference notes.But this is a wonderful read.You enter deep into the thinkings and passions from the heart of one man.Eiseley will invite you into his thoughts and observations about life and people like a quite and unassuming gentlemen.These stories bring you deep into the core of the Midwest cast of mind.
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Strange Man.......2006-02-23
Thoughtful writing, and interesting, but Eiseley sure was a bitter and despairing fellow. He held grudges forever and never forgot a slighting, even from childhood. It appears that he wrote this at an advanced age, when his friends and associates were dieing off seemingly all around him, and he wasn't very happy about it and his own mortality. Interesting, but definitely a downer.
Perfect- I wouldn't change a word.......2004-04-22
There are few books written today that I don't want to rewrite. All the Strange Hours is one of them. This is the real thing- forget "Magical-Realism" and forget all other memoirs. This is unlike any memoir, or book I've ever read before, and should be getting out to a larger audience. You don't need to be into science, archeology, or even know who Eiseley is to appreciate this work. His writing is so good that it doesn't matter.
He also doesn't delve into the mundane things that most writers would- in fact, you go through the entire book, and you don't even know his wife's name. If I met Eiseley, I'd feel that I'd know little about what he likes to eat, or what kind of music he enjoys, or if he's a morning or night person. But none of that matters- because I feel like I know him on the inside. People who knew Eiseley say that those who read his works often knew him better than those who knew him in person. I'd list Eiseley easily as one of the greatest writers of all time, and at minimum I'd put him in the top 3 of great prose writers. Check him out, and you'll see. You won't be disappointed. Trust me- - I don't like most contemporary stuff, and if you don't either, this is great literature for you.
The Terrible Beauty of Existance.......2003-01-13
This is a beautifully written personal meditation on the impermance of life against the passage of time and the attendant sense of loss by a deeply compassionate existentialist who searches for the meaning within the design of nature. There is a palatable sense of both truth and despair. There is also a consistant thread of both awed respect and admiration for the immensity of "the terrible beauty" of existance. If you are looking for a book that balances the invisibly fine line between the light and the dark of insight from the perspective of a honest man who grasps both, this is your book.
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From the supplier: The anthropologist Loren Eiseley finished his memoir, All the Strange Hours, just prior to dying in 1977. The memoir touches on Eiseley's early childhood, but only briefly, and there is no mention of friends or lovers. The writing is excellent, and the reader learns to understand Eiseley as a depressed man who nonetheless worked.
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Title: Loren Eiseley: Excavating the Self.(anthropologist)
Author: Vivian Gornick
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American Scholar (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1999
Publisher: Phi Beta Kappa Society
Volume: 68
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- Best autobiography I ever read
- All the Strange Hours digs deep into the meaning of life.
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All the Strange Hours
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Best autobiography I ever read.......1999-05-27
Vintage Loren Eiseley: Haunting, thoughtful, filled with awesome prose. The story of a man who lived a varied, interesting, and at times rough life. A vast, deep intellect who once hopped freight trains in the Depression and went on to become a professor and a famous author. To be able to get inside a mind like this is a rare opportunity, for he will surely make you think and feel.
Here's a sample of his style, from the chapter "The Crevice and the Eye" about his feelings at the discovery of an Indian burial site:"I have been both excited about what the shovel would reveal and stricken at the sacrilege done to the dead. Once, on the side of a sullen mountain bastion in Texas, our little scouting party had unearthed in a cavern a child's skeleton tenderly wrapped in a rabbit-skin blanket and laid on a little frame of sticks in the dry, insulating dust...I stood silent and was not happy. Something told me that the child and its accouterments should have been left where the parents had intended before they departed, left to the endless circling of the stars beyond the cavern mouth and the entering shaft of sun by day. This for all eternity."
Those last two sentences, especially the vision created by "the endless circling of the stars beyong the cavern mouth and the entering shaft of sun by day" is just Eiseley on autopilot. All of his works have that kind of depth and feeling. I have worn out yellow felt tips highlighting these zingers in his books. A doggone beautiful writer.
Mr. Eiseley died in 1977 but I hope his books are still being read in 2077, for this is a man who deserves never to be forgotten.
All the Strange Hours digs deep into the meaning of life........1998-06-14
As a non-native speaker of English, I am not very easily fascinated with an author's writing style. Yet Loren Eiseley is such a master of the language he grips me throughout the book. Besides, his understanding of life, of man's relationship with each other, with nature is so profound, rarely seen in other writers. All the Strange Hours is the kind of book you definitely want to keep at your bedside, pick up and read a few pages and think before you go to sleep. It's like an old friend. But don't let this make you think I am an old person. I just turned thirty!
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This is a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH PROPULSION DIRECTORATE report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A367863. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: A series of diagnostic experiments have been compiled to investigate rf and microwave discharges in N2, such as those used for plasma processing of electronic materials. To develop a picture, as complete as possible, of the discharge chemistry, several reactive intermediates, e.g. N, N2(A), N2(B) and N2(C), were monitored. An alternative two-photon laser induced fluorescence (TALIF) scheme for detection of atomic nitrogen has been characterized and used to monitor and evaluate various atomic nitrogen sources. Photodissociation of N2O and subsequent detection of N atom photofragments by TALIF was also performed using the 207 nm laser pulse. From measurements within the pulsed rf discharge, a kinetic model was developed which predicted absolute concentrations of various discharge species. The behavior of several discharge species were also monitored in the N2 microwave discharge and compared to the model for the addition of small amounts of H2 and NH3. Atomic nitrogen destruction by surface and volume reaction was investigated by temporal N atom decay within a pulsed rf discharge. The volume loss rate of atomic nitrogen was also quantified to be substantially increased with the addition of as little as 0.1% O2 in an N2 rf discharge.
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Here we report a rather simple and convenient chemiluminescence (CL) method for the determination of tetracycline (TC). It is based on the observation that tetracycline can greatly enhance an ultra-weak CL between H"2O"2 and acetonitrile in a basic alkaline solution. Light emission is intense and long-lived, and even with a simple set-up, a high sensitivity could be achieved. The linear range was 5@mM-200nM with a detection limit of 60nM. Singlet oxygen and hydroxyl radical are suggested to be involved in this new reaction, and the CL emitter is classified as the oxidized tetracycline, not tetracycline itself. As a preliminary application, this simple method has been successfully applied into the determination of tetracycline in the drugs.
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The performance of the separation of proteic primary amino acids using multi-linear gradients of acetonitrile and methanol was studied under an experimental-design basis, using an Inertsil ODS-3 column and pre-column derivatization with o-phthaldialdehyde (OPA) and N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC). Elution strength, peak properties, resolution, and analysis time, were examined. The optimal separation was established through modeling, using information obtained from isocratic data. By optimizing the separation with gradients of increasing complexity, acceptable resolution was possible, being glycine/threonine the critical pair. Multi-criteria decision-making (Derringer desirabilities) was applied to balance resolution and analysis time. The more favorable peak distribution for methanol gradients allowed a larger reduction of analysis times, keeping satisfactory resolution, but its smaller elution strength forces the use of concentrations significantly larger. Methanol is, however, less toxic, and the final cost is similar for both solvents.
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Avoiding substrate inhibition is a significant challenge in designing biological treatment systems for concentrated or toxic wastes. Substrate inhibition is commonly avoided by diluting the waste before treatment, however, dilution of a waste before treatment is not always feasible. In the case of radioactive mixed wastes and chemical warfare materiel (CWM), dilution presents regulatory and safety concerns. In this study, we investigated a ''drip-feed'' reactor configuration as an alternative approach for the biological treatment of concentrated waste streams with minimal dilution and complete containment. In the drip-feed reactor undiluted waste is slowly fed to biomass in a reactor at a rate sufficient to maintain activity, but at a low enough rate so that bacterial degradation maintains the reactor concentration below the toxic threshold. The reactor has no effluent, but rather fills as the undiluted waste is fed to the reactor, which has the advantage of preventing the release of hazardous material into the environment during treatment. Volatile releases are prevented with the use of condensers. The drip-feed bioreactor configuration was tested under aerobic conditions, at 25^oC, using a 10% acetonitrile feed solution. The treatment of acetonitrile to less than 0.1mgl^-^1 was achieved with a dilution factor of only 3.4. The acetonitrile degradation reaction was pH sensitive, where the optimal pH range for the biodegradation process was approximately between 6.5 and 7.1 and the biodegradation rate declined precipitously above pH 7.2. The applicability of the drip-feed reactor configuration to the treatment of mixed wastes and CWM is discussed.
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For the analysis of dioxins (i.e. PCDDs/Fs, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans, and Co-PCBs, coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls) in lipid-rich biological matrices, we examined the potential of a novel extraction method, consisting of a combination of pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) using 1:9 (v/v) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/acetonitrile (1:9, v/v) as solvent and DMSO/acetonitrile/hexane partitioning. This method could potentially reduce the large amount of lipids typically generated in the extraction of dioxins. Our cleanup procedure, using tandem multilayer silica gel-activated carbon (MLS-AC) column chromatography, a simplification of the conventional method, was capable of separating mono-ortho-PCBs from non-ortho-PCBs/PCDDs/Fs in half the time required for the conventional method. The optimal conditions for PLE common to all solvents used in this investigation were 2000psi and >=180^oC. The amount of lipid extracted was approximately 1/100 of that extracted using acetone/hexane (1:1, v/v), making sulfuric acid treatment unnecessary. In both meat and fecal matrices, dioxin congener levels extracted by this method were almost identical to those obtained by conventional solvent extraction methods, such as those employing acetone/hexane or toluene. Moreover, the R.S.D.s of dioxins extracted by this method were
<15%, as well as those obtained by conventional techniques. Our new method was advantageous in shortening removing lipid procedure to 2-3h.
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HPLC procedures using conventional C"1"8 columns are usually used to separate simple and complex lipid mixtures but these methods of separation remain often laborious and very slow. Here, monolithic columns were successfully applied to separate lipids - radiolabelled fatty acid mixtures and individual phosphatidylcholine (PC) molecular species. For that, isocratic elution was performed using two Chromolith(TM) Performance RP-18e columns connected in series. Detection was achieved by online measurement of radioactivity for radiolabelled fatty acids and by UV absorbance at 205nm for PC molecular species. The performances of such silica rods were compared to conventional reverse-phase silica columns. Monolithic stationary phase separated radiolabelled fatty acids and PC molecular species two times and four times faster, respectively. In each analysis, monolithic columns allowed better separation efficiency per unit of time, with lower inlet pressure. The main advantages of this method for lipid separation are that, under isocratic conditions, it is simpler and much faster, while remaining accurate and selective when compared to conventional methods. Therefore, monolithic columns may represent a powerful tool for the near future in the field of lipidomics.
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Sediments are the sink for particle-sorbed contaminants in aquatic systems and can serve as a reservoir of toxic contaminants that continually threaten the health and viability of aquatic biota. This work is a comprehensive review of published studies that investigated the genotoxicity of sediments in rivers, lakes and marine habitats. The Salmonella mutagenicity test is the most frequently used assay and accounts for 41.1% of the available data. The Salmonella data revealed mutagenic potency values for sediment extracts (in revertants per gram dry weight) that spans over seven orders of magnitude from not detectable to highly potent (10^5rev/g). Analyses of the Salmonella data (n=510) showed significant differences between rural, urban/industrial, and heavily contaminated (e.g., dump) sites assessed using TA98 and TA100 with S9 activation. Additional analyses showed a significant positive correlation between Salmonella mutagenic potency (TA98 and TA100 with S9) and PAH contamination (r^2=0.19-0.68). The second and third most commonly used assays for the analysis of sediments and sediment extracts are the SOS Chromotest (9.2%) and the Mutatox^(R) assays (7.8%), respectively. These assays are frequently used for rapid initial screening of collected samples. A variety of other in vitro endpoints employing cultured fish and mammalian cells have been used to investigate sediment genotoxic activity. Endpoints investigated include sister chromatid exchange frequency, micronucleus frequency, chromosome aberration frequency, gene mutation at tk and hprt loci, unscheduled DNA synthesis, DNA adduct frequency, and DNA strand break frequency. More complex in vivo assays have documented a wide range of effects including neoplasms and preneoplastic lesions in fish and invertebrate exposed ex situ. Although costly and time consuming, these assays have provided definitive evidence linking sediment contamination and a variety of genotoxic and carcinogenic effects observed in situ.
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The intentional and accidental discharges of toxic pollutants into the lithosphere results in soil contamination. In some cases (e.g., wood preserving wastes, coal-tar, airborne combustion by-products), the contaminated soil constitutes a genotoxic hazard. This work is a comprehensive review of published information on soil mutagenicity. In total, 1312 assessments of genotoxic activity from 118 works were examined. The majority of the assessments (37.6%) employed the Salmonella mutagenicity test with strains TA98 and/or TA100. An additional 37.6% of the assessments employed a variety of plant species (e.g., Tradescantia clone 4430, Vicia faba, Zea mays, Allium cepa) to assess mutagenic activity. The compiled data on Salmonella mutagenicity indicates significant differences (p
<0.0001) in mean potency (revertents per gram dry weight) between industrial, urban, and rural/agricultural sites. Additional analyses showed significant empirical relationships between S9-activated TA98 mutagenicity and soil polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentration (r^2=0.19 to 0.25, p
<0.0001), and between direct-acting TA98 mutagenicity and soil dinitropyrene (DNP) concentration (r^2=0.87, p
<0.0001). The plant assay data revealed excellent response ranges and significant differences between heavily contaminated, industrial, rural/agricultural, and reference sites, for the anaphase aberration in Allium cepa (direct soil contact) and the waxy locus mutation assay in Zea mays (direct soil contact). The Tradescantia assays appeared to be less responsive, particularly for exposures to aqueous soil leachates. Additional data analyses showed empirical relationships between anaphase aberrations in Allium, or mutations in Arabidopsis, and the ^1^3^7Cs contamination of soils. Induction of micronuclei in Tradescantia is significantly related to the soil concentration of several metals (e.g., Sb, Cu, Cr, As, Pb, Cd, Ni, Zn). Review of published remediation exercises showed effective removal of genotoxic petrochemical wastes within one year. Remediation of more refractory genotoxic material (e.g., explosives, creosote) frequently showed increases in mutagenic hazard that remained for extended periods. Despite substantial contamination and mutagenic hazards, the risk of adverse effect (e.g., mutation, cancer) in humans or terrestrial biota is difficult to quantify.
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In this paper the validation of pK"a determination in MDM-water mixtures is presented. The MDM-water mixture is a new multicomponent cosolvent mixture (consisting of equal volumes of methanol, dioxane and acetonitrile, as organic solvents) that dissolves a wide range of poorly water-soluble compounds. The cosolvent dissociation constants (p"sK"a) of 50 chemically diverse compounds (acids, bases and ampholytes) were measured in 15-56wt% MDM-water mixtures by potentiometric or spectrophotometric titration and the aqueous pK"a values obtained by extrapolation. Three different extrapolation procedures were compared in order to choose the best extrapolation in MDM-water mixture using a sub-set of 30 water-soluble compounds. The extrapolated results are in good agreement with pK"a values measured in aqueous medium. No significant difference was found among these extrapolation procedures thus the widely used Yasuda-Shedlovsky plot was proposed for MDM cosolvent also. Further we also present that the single point estimation based on measurement in 20%/v MDM-mixture using a general calibration equation may be suitable for rapid pK"a determination in the early phase of drug research.
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- The White Tecumseh: A Biography of General William T. Sherman
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