Santa Isabel Island Santa Isabel, also known as Isabel, Ysabel, and Mahaga, island, central Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean, 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Guadalcanal. It is…
Acrylamide (Properties, Uses) Acrylamide (or acrylic amide) is a chemical compound that occurs naturally in many foods and is commonly caused by high-heat cooking processes. It is a…
Magnetoelastic filaments Magnetoelastic filaments Magnetoelasticity is the effect of elastic strain upon the magnetization of a ferromagnetic elastic material (as when the magnetization of a steel spring…
Colloidal Gold Colloidal Gold A gold colloid is a suspension consisting of sub-micron gold nanoparticles suspended within a solvent, most often water. It is a sol or…
Medical toxicology – a field of medicine Medical Toxicology is a field of medicine dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of poisoned and envenomated patients. It is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention…
Moschellandsbergite: Properties and Occurrences Moschellandsbergite is a rare isometric mineral made up of a silver-white amalgam of mercury and silver with the chemical makeup Ag2Hg3. It is a mineral…
Human performance toxicology – a division of forensic toxicology Human performance toxicology is a division of forensic toxicology dealing with substances that are typically taken to improve athletic performance. It is the study of…
Forensic toxicology – a toxicological investigation Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of drugs and chemicals on biological systems. Forensic toxicology is the use of toxicology and disciplines such…
Environmental toxicology – a study of harmful effects of various agents Environmental toxicology – a study of the harmful effects of various agents on living organisms Environmental Toxicology is the study of the effects of chemicals…
Forensic Entomology – study of insect biology Forensic entomology is the study of insects/arthropods in a criminal investigation. It is the study of insect biology as it relates to societal problems that…
Exotoxin – a toxin secreted by bacteria An exotoxin is a toxin secreted by bacteria. It is a toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings. An exotoxin can cause…
Mount Balbi, Papua New Guinea Mount Balbi, also known by local people as Tutue, is a Holocene stratovolcano (active volcano) situated in the northern part of Bougainville Island, Papua New…