Ethylenethiourea (ETU) content of ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate commercial formulations under normal storage conditions

Ispitivan je sadržaj etilentioureje (ETU) u komercijalnim preparatima fungicida iz skupine etilen-bis-ditiokarbamata. Autori su u tvrdili da neki preparati na bazi cineba mogu sadržavati do 2,5% ETU, s tim da je količina ETU to veća što je vreme pohranjivanja preparata duže. Autori navode veliki značaj ovih nalaza s obzirom na to da se ETU povezuje s mogućim neoplastičkim delovanjem na štitnjaču.In animals, plants, soil and water these compounds, by metabolic decomposition, yield ethylenethiourea (ETU) as a degradation product. Lately, ETU has been receiving attention because of its tumorigenic properties. Analyses of commercial formulations show ETU to be present as a degradation product and an impurity especially under the conditions of elevated temperature and humidity. The authors analysed 30 different products containing zineb, maneb and· mancozeb produced by seven Yugoslav manufacturers, available from agricultural shops. The most unstable were the formulations based on zineb, and the most stable ones those based on mancozeb. The ETU contents of the zineb formulations (65%, WP) were 1.5-2.5%, 1.5-2.0%, 0.8-1.5% and 0.25-0,60% after 3, 2 and 1 year and after less than 6 months respectively, The ETU content of the maneb + zineb formulations (70 + 9% WP) was 1.0% after 2 years and 0.3-0.8% after 1 year. The ETU content of the mancozeb formulations (80%, WP) after 3,2 and 1 year and after 6 months was 0.20%, and after 3 months 0.10%. The ETU in the zineb + captan formulations (37 + 45%, WP) after 3 and 2 years was detectable in traces, and in the mancozeb + copper formulations (25 + 30%, WP) BTU was not present

Non-fatal poisoning by cyanide

Prikazan je slučaj samoubilačkog trovanja muškarca kalijevim cijanidom. Otrovani je primljen na odeljenje za reanimaciju Hirurške klinike bez svesti u stanju apneje i zastoja cirkulacije. Posle primene reanimacionih mera i jednovremene intravenske detoksikacije, srčana delatnost je uspostavljena posle dva minuta. Pacijent je došao svesti posle 8 časova. Oštećenja nervnog sistema i jetre što smo ih registrovali kod pacijenta u daljem toku bolesti, mogu se pripisati kako tkivnoj anoksiji, zbog blokade citohroma cijanidima, tako i anoksemičnoj komponenti, uzrokovanoj zastojem cirkulacije i disanja. Promene u hepatogramu i neurološki nalaz bili su reverzibilni, te je pacijent otpušten sa klinike praktično bez ispada.A case of suicidal poisoning by potassium cyanide is described. From the laboratory where he swallowed the poison the patient was promptly transferred to the Reanimation Unit. The clinical death occurred at the entrance to the Unit and lasted two minutes. After uninterrupted intensive resuscitation efforts Iasting eight hours the patient regained consciousness. Symptoms of severe cerebral lesions were manifest four days after reanimation, Liver lesions were also observed. Three months following the accident the patient was discharged from the hospital apparently healthy

The bear in Eurasian plant names: Motivations and models

Ethnolinguistic studies are important for understanding an ethnic group's ideas on the world, expressed in its language. Comparing corresponding aspects of such knowledge might help clarify problems of origin for certain concepts and words, e.g. whether they form common heritage, have an independent origin, are borrowings, or calques. The current study was conducted on the material in Slavonic, Baltic, Germanic, Romance, Finno-Ugrian, Turkic and Albanian languages. The bear was chosen as being a large, dangerous animal, important in traditional culture, whose name is widely reflected in folk plant names. The phytonyms for comparison were mostly obtained from dictionaries and other publications, and supplemented with data from databases, the co-authors' field data, and archival sources (dialect and folklore materials). More than 1200 phytonym use records (combinations of a local name and a meaning) for 364 plant and fungal taxa were recorded to help find out the reasoning behind bear-nomination in various languages, as well as differences and similarities between the patterns among them. Among the most common taxa with bear-related phytonyms were Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng., Heracleum sphondylium L., Acanthus mollis L., and Allium ursinum L., with Latin loan translation contributing a high proportion of the phytonyms. Some plants have many and various bear-related phytonyms, while others have only one or two bear names. Features like form and/or surface generated the richest pool of names, while such features as colour seemed to provoke rather few associations with bears. The unevenness of bear phytonyms in the chosen languages was not related to the size of the language nor the present occurence of the Brown Bear in the region. However, this may, at least to certain extent, be related to the amount of the historical ethnolinguistic research done on the selected languages

Ethylenethiourea (ETU) content of ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate commercial formulations under normal storage conditions

Ispitivan je sadržaj etilentioureje (ETU) u komercijalnim preparatima fungicida iz skupine etilen-bis-ditiokarbamata. Autori su u tvrdili da neki preparati na bazi cineba mogu sadržavati do 2,5% ETU, s tim da je količina ETU to veća što je vreme pohranjivanja preparata duže. Autori navode veliki značaj ovih nalaza s obzirom na to da se ETU povezuje s mogućim neoplastičkim delovanjem na štitnjaču.In animals, plants, soil and water these compounds, by metabolic decomposition, yield ethylenethiourea (ETU) as a degradation product. Lately, ETU has been receiving attention because of its tumorigenic properties. Analyses of commercial formulations show ETU to be present as a degradation product and an impurity especially under the conditions of elevated temperature and humidity. The authors analysed 30 different products containing zineb, maneb and· mancozeb produced by seven Yugoslav manufacturers, available from agricultural shops. The most unstable were the formulations based on zineb, and the most stable ones those based on mancozeb. The ETU contents of the zineb formulations (65%, WP) were 1.5-2.5%, 1.5-2.0%, 0.8-1.5% and 0.25-0,60% after 3, 2 and 1 year and after less than 6 months respectively, The ETU content of the maneb + zineb formulations (70 + 9% WP) was 1.0% after 2 years and 0.3-0.8% after 1 year. The ETU content of the mancozeb formulations (80%, WP) after 3,2 and 1 year and after 6 months was 0.20%, and after 3 months 0.10%. The ETU in the zineb + captan formulations (37 + 45%, WP) after 3 and 2 years was detectable in traces, and in the mancozeb + copper formulations (25 + 30%, WP) BTU was not present

Occupational tetraethyl lead poisoning in Autonomous Province of Voivodina

Rad obuhvata prikaz 22 slučaja otrovanja tetraetilolovom, od kojih je 8 bilo lečeno na Neuropsihijatrijskom odeljenju u Somboru, a 14 na Neuropsihijatrijskoj klinici u Novom Sadu. Kliničke slike obolelih na oba mesta su imale zajedničke karakteristike, te su se mogle svrstati u tri forme: diskretnu, manifestnu i tešku, odnosno smrtnu. Osam bolesnika pripadalo je ovoj trećoj g rupi i od njih je troje umrlo. U radu se iiznose rezultati kemijsko-toksikoloških analiza krvi i mokraće bolesnika primljenih na Neuropsihijatrijsko odeljenje Opšte bolnice Sombor, bolesnika lečenih na Neuropsihijatoijskoj klinici u Novom Sadu, karakteristike obdukcionih nalaza, rezultati kemijsko-toksikoloških analiza unutrašnjih organa obdukovanih i nalazi tetraetilolova u tri uzorka benzina koji je korišten za pranje zamašćenih metalnih delova u industrijskim preduzećima iz kojih potiču oboleli radnici.Twenty-two cases of poisoning with tetraethyl lead are described. The patients were treated in the Neuropsychiatric ward of the General Hospital in Sombor and in the Neuropsychiatric University Department in Novi Sad. Clinical pictures of poisoning were classified into three groups: discrete, manifest and severe/with lethal issue. Eight patients belonged to the third group, three of them died. In \u27the paper are presented the results of chemico-toxicological analyses of the blood and urine of treated patients, post mortem findings and ,the results of the chemical analysis of three samples of the petrol used for metal washing in the plants in which the poisoned workers were employed