Santa Isabel Island

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 (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

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

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 – 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: 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 – 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

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 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 – 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

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, 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…
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