Biosolids standards for pathogens and vectors (1995)

"New 4/94, Revised 4/95/5M.""Water Quality.""Focus area : nutrients and bacterial wastes.""Published by University Extension, University of Missouri-System.

State and EPA regulations for domestic wastewater sludge and biosolids (1995)

"New 4/94, Reprinted 4/95/7.5M.""Water Quality.""Focus area : nutrients and bacterial wastes.""Published by University Extension, University of Missouri-System.

Monitoring requirements for biosolids land application (1995)

"Revised 4/95/5M.""Water Quality.""Focus area : nutrients and bacterial wastes.""Published by University Extension, University of Missouri-System.

Biosolids standards for metals and other trace substances (1995)

"New 4/94, Revised 4/95/5M.""Water Quality.""Focus area : nutrients and bacterial wastes.""Published by University Extension, University of Missouri-System.

Land application of septage (1995)

"New 4/94, Revised 4/95/7.5M.""Water Quality.""Focus area : nutrients and bacterial wastes.""Published by University Extension, University of Missouri-System.

Best management practices for biosolids land application (1994)

"Revised 8/94/5M.""Water Quality.""Focus area : nutrients and bacterial wastes.""Published by University Extension, University of Missouri-System.

A review of the international Burn Injury Database (iBID) for England and Wales: descriptive analysis of burn injuries 2003-11

OBJECTIVE: To describe, for the first time, distribution (by geography, age, sex) and time trends in burn injury in England and Wales over the period that the international Burn Injury Database (iBID) has been in place. SETTING: Data from the iBID for the years 2003–2011 were used for a retrospective descriptive observational study of specialised services workload and admissions in England and Wales. PARTICIPANTS: All patients who have been visited or admitted to the burn injury specialised health service of England and Wales during the time period 2003–2011. Data cleaning was performed omitting patients with incomplete records (missingness never exceeded 5%). OUTCOME MEASURES: Workload, admissions, mortality, length of stay (LOS), geographical distribution, sex differences, age differences, total burn surface area, mechanism of Injury. RESULTS: During 2003–2011, 81 181 patients attended the specialised burn service for assessment and admission in England and Wales. Of these, 57 801 were admitted to the services. Males accounted for 63% of the total workload in specialised burn injury services, and females for 37%. The median (IQR) burn surface area was 1.5% (3.5%). The most frequent reason for burn injury was scald (38%). The median (IQR) age for all the referred workload for both genders was 21 (40). The overall mortality of the admitted patients was 1.51% and the median (IQR) LOS was 1 (5) days. CONCLUSIONS: Mortality from burn injuries in England and Wales is decreasing in line with western world trends. There is an observed increase in admissions to burn services but that could be explained in various ways. These results are vital for service development and planning, as well as the development and monitoring of prevention strategies and for healthcare commissioning

The infrared imaging spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: electronics-cable architecture

The InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) is a first-light instrument for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). It combines a diffraction limited imager and an integral field spectrograph. This paper focuses on the electrical system of IRIS. With an instrument of the size and complexity of IRIS we face several electrical challenges. Many of the major controllers must be located directly on the cryostat to reduce cable lengths, and others require multiple bulkheads and must pass through a large cable wrap. Cooling and vibration due to the rotation of the instrument are also major challenges. We will present our selection of cables and connectors for both room temperature and cryogenic environments, packaging in the various cabinets and enclosures, and techniques for complex bulkheads including for large detectors at the cryostat wall

Best management practices for biosolids land application

Pdf created from MU Extension webpage, July 2022."Biosolids is domestic wastewater sludge that meets standards for use as a fertilizer or soil conditioner. These standards include monitoring requirements, metal limitations, pathogen reduction, vector requirements and best management practices. Applying biosolids to land uses the available nitrogen, phosphorus and potash as fertilizer for growing crops. It is an environmentally sound practice sanctioned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Reusing biosolids on crops, pastures and timberland reduces water pollution. It eliminates the environmental risks and costs associated with sludge disposal options, benefiting all Missourians."--Page 1.Reviewed by David Brune (Department of Agricultural Engineering), Ken Arnold (Chief of Land Application, Missouri Department of Natural Resources), John Dunn (Environmental Engineer, Environmental Protection Agency Region VII), Jerry D. Carpenter (Department of Agricultural Engineering

Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy, A New Imaging Modality Available at the Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy

poster abstractMicroscopy is a primary tool for studying 3D tissue models. Microscopy provides the only means of distinguishing the behaviors of individual cells in a heterogeneous context that obscures biochemical assays. SPIM (Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy) is new approach that is ideally suited to the unique problems involved in high-resolution imaging of 3D tissue models. In the simplest form of SPIM, a cylindrical lens is used to generate a thin lightsheet (1-10 microns) that illuminates a sample. An imaging objective lens, placed orthogonal to this lightsheet is used to collect an image of fluorescence that is selectively excited in this single illuminated plane. The sample is then rotated, and the process is repeated until a multiview dataset of the entire sample is collected. These cross-section images are then assembled to give a complete 3D image of the sample. This approach offers several advantages over conventional methods of imaging thick tissues. First, SPIM provides superior axial resolution for large field-of-view images, deconvolved SPIM volumes have isotropic 3D resolution. Second, SPIM is a “gentle” imaging approach and is better suited to imaging living tissues than either confocal or multiphoton microscopy, supporting studies of cell migration, development, signaling and physiology. Third, imaging speeds can be 30 to 200 fold faster than scanning confocal or multiphoton systems, enabling resolution of dynamic events, and rapid collection of large image datasets. We describe the assembly and customization of an OpenSPIM based lightsheet microscope (IU OpenSPIM) as a platform for developing new imaging technologies. To this end we have implemented software and hardware for multi-channel laser control and temperature and perfusion control. We present examples of highresolution, live and high speed imaging, demonstrating these capabilities. The IU OpenSPIM is a centerpiece in the development of new software for 3D tissue cytometry and a novel screening platform