Toxicity of explosives and related compounds to the luminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri NRRL-B-11177

1995 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Drzyzga ◽  
T. Gorontzy ◽  
A. Schmidt ◽  
K.H. Blotevogel
Keyword(s):  
Vibrio Fischeri ◽  
Luminescent Bacterium ◽  
Related Compounds ◽  
Explosives And Related Compounds

Microbial Degradation of Explosives and Related Compounds

1994 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Gorontzy ◽  
O. Drzyzga ◽  
M. W. Kahl ◽  
D. Bruns-nagel ◽  
J. Breitung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Degradation ◽  
Related Compounds ◽  
Explosives And Related Compounds

THz diffuse reflectance spectra of selected explosives and related compounds

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunqing Chen ◽  
Haibo Liu ◽  
Michael J. Fitch ◽  
Robert Osiander ◽  
James B. Spicer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffuse Reflectance ◽  
Reflectance Spectra ◽  
Diffuse Reflectance Spectra ◽  
Related Compounds ◽  
Explosives And Related Compounds

scholarly journals Computer Vision-Based Portable System for Nitroaromatics Discrimination

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Nuria López-Ruiz ◽  
Miguel M. Erenas ◽  
Ignacio de Orbe-Payá ◽  
Luis F. Capitán-Vallvey ◽  
Alberto J. Palma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Vision ◽  
Picric Acid ◽  
Color Space ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Nitroaromatic Compounds ◽  
Raspberry Pi ◽  
Real Time Analysis ◽  
Portable System ◽  
Related Compounds ◽  
Explosives And Related Compounds

A computer vision-based portable measurement system is presented in this report. The system is based on a compact reader unit composed of a microcamera and a Raspberry Pi board as control unit. This reader can acquire and process images of a sensor array formed by four nonselective sensing chemistries. Processing these array images it is possible to identify and quantify eight different nitroaromatic compounds (both explosives and related compounds) by using chromatic coordinates of a color space. The system is also capable of sending the obtained information after the processing by a WiFi link to a smartphone in order to present the analysis result to the final user. The identification and quantification algorithm programmed in the Raspberry board is easy and quick enough to allow real time analysis. Nitroaromatic compounds analyzed in the range of mg/L were picric acid, 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT), 1,3-dinitrobenzene (1,3-DNB), 3,5-dinitrobenzonitrile (3,5-DNBN), 2-chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzotrifluoride (2-C-3,5-DNBF), 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNB), 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), and tetryl (TT).

An assessment of the toxicity of some pesticides and their metabolites affecting a natural aquatic environment using the Microtox™ system

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Amorós ◽  
R. Connon ◽  
H. Garelick ◽  
J.L. Alonso ◽  
J.M. Carrasco
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Vibrio Fischeri ◽  
Aquatic Toxicity ◽  
Parent Compound ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Luminescent Bacterium ◽  
Compound A ◽  
Food Network ◽  
Pure Substances ◽  
The Impact

The conservation and preservation of aquatic ecosystems is of utmost importance due to the high diversity and density of species and their complex food network. The evaluation of the potential adverse environmental impact caused by pesticides entering water bodies is an important parameter in aquatic toxicity. The toxicity of the insecticide, Fenitrothion and two of its metabolites, 3-methyl-4 nitrophenol and 3-methyl-4-nitroanisole, and of the herbicides Thiobencarb and Molinate, commonly used in rice fields in Valencia near the protected area of lake Albufera, has been tested by using the Microtox™ system. The 15 min EC50 values obtained with the marine luminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri showed that the Thiobencarb was the most toxic of the three tested pesticides with an EC50 value of 0.03 mg/l. The EC50 values of the first two steps of the Fenitrothion hydrolysis indicated that while the first metabolite, 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol, was as toxic as its parent compound, a decreased toxicity was observed for the second metabolite, 3-methyl-4-nitroanisole. In order to analyze the toxic effects of pesticides in complex mixtures the EC50 values of Fenitrothion, Molinate and Thiobencarb as pure substances and their mixtures were compared. The impact of the pesticides in the natural ecosystem was also studied and a protective effect of lake water was observed.

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