Browsing Programs, Centers, and Institutes by Subject "zinc"

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    • Heavy Metals in Liquid Waste Disposal: Water-Sediment Interactions 
      Stordal, Mary Christine (1979)
      Water and sediment samples taken from an area near the discharge of the Galveston Sewage Treatment Plant were analyzed for copper, nickel, lead and zinc. Two twenty-four hour sampling periods were conducted at four hour ...
    • The Effect of Cadmium on Chicken Embryo Heart Development 
      DePadova, Nicole Rose; Basra, Mahi
      This study aims to elucidate the effect of cadmium (Cd) on chicken embryo heart development. Cd is a hazardous chemical found commonly in cigarette smoke and in food sources due to environmental contaminants. Cd is known ...
    • The Theoretical Analysis of Stacking Fault Energies in Metals 
      Cammack, Gene (1977)
      The second order pseudopotential theory is applied to the calculation of stacking fault energies for the noble metals and their alloy systems with tin and zinc. The theory fails to simulate the known experimental values ...
    • Trace Elements In Mental Retardation 
      King, Randy Michael (1979)
      Overt poisoning by some trace elements (Cu, Hg, Mn, Pb) is known to cause extensive central nervous system damage which can result in mental retardation. Recent evidence indicates that low, undetectable exposure to lead ...