Electron Probe Microanalysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Deposits on the Inner Surface of Boiling Water Reactor Cladding

1989 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. N. Sah ◽  
C. S. Viswanadham ◽  
Sunil Kumar ◽  
P. R. Roy
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Probe Microanalysis ◽  
Electron Probe ◽  
Boiling Water ◽  
Boiling Water Reactor ◽  
Water Reactor ◽  
Inner Surface ◽  
Scanning Electron

Dentin in Severe Fluorosis: a Quantitative Histochemical Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 86 (9) ◽  
pp. 857-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Rojas-Sánchez ◽  
M. Alaminos ◽  
A. Campos ◽  
H. Rivera ◽  
M.C. Sánchez-Quevedo
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Electron Probe Microanalysis ◽  
Electron Probe ◽  
Histochemical Study ◽  
Fluoride Exposure ◽  
Quantitative Electron Probe Microanalysis ◽  
Scanning Electron

Dentin responds to different alterations in the enamel with hypermineralization, and is a biomarker of fluoride exposure. We hypothesized that severe fluorosis would lead to hypermineralization of the dentin when the enamel was severely affected. We used scanning electron microscopy and quantitative electron-probe microanalysis to compare dentin and enamel from healthy and fluorotic teeth. The dentin in fluorotic teeth was characterized by a highly mineralized sclerotic pattern, in comparison with control teeth (p < 0.001) and fluorotic enamel lesions (p < 0.001). Enamel near the lesions showed hypercalcification in comparison with dentin (p < 0.001). In response to the effects of severe fluorosis in the enamel, the dentin showed hypermineralization, as found in other enamel disorders. The hypermineralization response of the dentin in our samples suggests that the mechanism of the response should be taken into account in dental caries and other dental disorders associated with severe fluorosis.

The Occurrence of Copper-Psoromic Acid in Lichens From Cupriferous Substrata

1990 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. William Purvis ◽  
John A. Elix ◽  
Kim L. Gaul
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Infrared Absorption ◽  
Electron Probe Microanalysis ◽  
Electron Probe ◽  
The Other ◽  
Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Acid Complex ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Scanning Electron

AbstractThe localization of psoromic acid and copper in partly green, copper-rich specimens of Lecidella bullata and Tephromela testaceoatra collected in Norway was studied by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electron probe microanalysis. Infrared absorption spectroscopy of lichen material and of a synthetic copper-psoromic acid complex, and the other techniques, provide evidence that complexing of copper by psoromic acid occurs within specific areas of these lichens and this leads to their unusual colouration. In contrast, a specimen of copper-rich Lecanora cascadensis, which contains psoromic and usnic acids, does not contain such a complex. From the evidence obtained it is suggested that taxonomists should pay attention to the impact of rock and lichen chemistry on the appearance of lichen thalli.

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