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Pestalotiopsis microspora is a species of endophytic fungus capable of breaking down and digesting polyurethane. [1] Originally identified in 1880 in fallen foliage of common ivy (Hedera helix) in Buenos Aires, [2] it also causes leaf spot in Hypericum 'Hidcote' (Hypericum patulum) shrubs in Japan.
This is of particular interest in the area of polyurethane coatings, where light stability is a critical factor and is the main reason that aliphatic isocyanates are used in making polyurethane coatings. When PU foam, which is made using aromatic isocyanates, is exposed to visible light, it discolors, turning from off-white to yellow to reddish ...
4,4′-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (also known as MOCA, MBOCA, and bisamine) is a substance used as a curing agent in polyurethane production. [3] MOCA is an aromatic amine which is structurally similar to benzidine, a known human bladder carcinogen.
For instance, if a site is known to be contaminated with a variety of industrial pollutants, hazard identification will determine which of these chemicals could result in adverse human health effects, and what effects they could cause. Risk assessors rely on both laboratory (e.g., toxicological) and epidemiological data to make these ...
The plant is toxic enough to cause human and animal fatalities if ingested. Every part of the plant is poisonous, especially the tuberous rhizomes. As with other members of the Colchicaceae, this plant contains high levels of colchicine, a toxic alkaloid. It also contains the alkaloid gloriocine.
Explosions and a fire have resulted in dangerous levels of radiation, sparking a stock market collapse and panic-buying in supermarkets. [4] Mayak nuclear waste storage tank explosion, (Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union, September 29, 1957), 200+ people died and 270,000 people were exposed to dangerous radiation levels. Over thirty small communities ...
One of the first uses for NOPs (other than castor oil) was to make spray-on polyurethane foam insulation for buildings. [17] NOPs are also finding use in polyurethane slab foam used to make conventional mattresses [8] as well as memory foam mattresses. [18] [19] The characteristics of NOPs can be varied over a very wide range.
As it has low water solubility, it tends to stay at the water surface, so organisms that live there are most affected. DDT found in fish that formed part of the human food chain caused concern, but the levels found in the liver, kidney and brain tissues was less than 1 ppm and in fat was 10 ppm, which was below the level likely to cause harm.