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Toxicity of Select Beta Adrenergic Receptor-Blocking Pharmaceuticals (B-Blockers) on Aquatic Organisms by Huggett, D. B, Brooks, B. W, Peterson, B, Foran, C. M, Schlenk, D

“…One class of pharmaceutical compounds identified in U.S. and European waters are the B-adrenergic receptor blocking compounds (B-blockers). However, little…”
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Inactivation of Infectious Bursal Disease and Newcastle Disease Viruses at Temperatures Below 0 C Using Chemical Disinfectants by Guan, J, Chan, M, Brooks, B. W, Rohonczy, L

“…This study evaluated the effectiveness of bleach, Surface Decontamination Foam (SDF), and Virkon® in inactivating infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) and…”
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Dynamic behaviour of drops in oil/water/oil dispersions by Sajjadi, S, Zerfa, M, W. Brooks, B

“…The dynamic behaviour of drops of oil/water/oil (O/W/O) and water/oil (W/O) in abnormal polymer/water/surfactant systems was investigated. The size of internal…”
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Survival of Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Viruses in Compost and at Ambient Temperatures Based on Virus Isolation and Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR by Guan, J, Chan, M, Grenier, C, Wilkie, D. C, Brooks, B. W, Spencer, J. L

“…In four composting experiments, survival of avian influenza (AI) and Newcastle disease (ND) viruses was assessed by virus isolation in embryonated chicken eggs…”
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Evaluation of a monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Campylobacter fetus in bovine preputial washing and vaginal mucus samples by Brooks, B.W., Devenish, J., Lutze-Wallace, C.L., Milnes, D., Robertson, R.H., Berlie-Surujballi, G.

“…A monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was described and evaluated for use as a presumptive screening test for detection of…”
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Select antibiotics in leachate from closed and active landfills exceed thresholds for antibiotic resistance development by Chung, S.S., Zheng, J.S., Burket, S.R., Brooks, B.W.

“…Though antibiotic resistance (ABR) represents a major global health threat, contributions of landfill leachate to the life cycle of antibiotics and ABR…”
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Nonaqueous polymerization of vinyl chloride: An environmentally friendly process by Georgiadou, S, Thomas, N.L, Gilbert, M, Brooks, B.W

“…Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is produced via a nonaqueous polymerization process in which hexane is used as a diluent. This nonaqueous process can lead to…”
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Infectious Bursal Disease Virus as a Surrogate for Studies on Survival of Various Poultry Viruses in Compost by Guan, J, Chan, M, Brooks, B. W, Spencer, J. L

“…Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is resistant to many environmental stresses and often persists on farms for months. This study investigated survival of…”
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Mixing of stabilised drops in suspension polymerisation by Hashim, S., Brooks, B.W.

“…In suspension polymerisation it is sometimes necessary to add material to the reactor after the reaction has started. When that happens, the new material and…”
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Data Science for Advancing Environmental Science, Engineering, and Technology: Upcoming Special and Virtual Issues in ES&T and ES&T Letters by Lowry, G V, Boehm, A B, Brooks, B W, Gago-Ferrero, P, Jiang, G, Jones, G D, Liu, Q, Ren, Z J, Wang, S, Zimmerman, J

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Evaluation of an isotope dilution liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for pharmaceuticals in fish by Du, B., Perez-Hurtado, P., Brooks, B.W., Chambliss, C.K.

“…► We demonstrate that isotope dilution alleviates matrix effects in fish tissue. ► Our new method offers improved accuracy relative to matrix-matched…”
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Ultrafast laser diode thermal desorption method for analysis of representative pharmaceuticals in soil leachate samples by Borik, A., Vojs Stanova, A., Kodesova, R., Brooks, B.W., Grabicova, K., Novakova, P., Grabic, R.

“…We developed and evaluated a novel analytical method combining ambient ionization technique - laser diode thermal desorption with chemical ionization…”
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Drop mixing in suspension polymerisation by Hashim, S, Brooks, B.W

“…In suspension polymerisation, monomer is suspended as liquid droplets in a continuous water phase by means of strong agitation and the presence of a suspending…”
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Phase behaviour of a non-ionic surfactant–polymeric solution–water system during the phase inversion process by Xie, F., Brooks, B.W.

“…A phase inversion method for making colloidal polymer composites is being considered. That method requires the formation of fine and stable emulsions of…”
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Particle features of poly(vinyl chloride) resins prepared by a new heterogeneous polymerization process by Bao, Y. Z., Brooks, B. W.

“…The heterogeneous polymerization of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), with n‐butane as the reaction medium, was used to prepare poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) resins…”
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Phase Inversion in Abnormal O/W/O Emulsions. 2. Effect of Surfactant Hydrophilic−Lipophilic Balance by Sajjadi, S, Jahanzad, F, Yianneskis, M, Brooks, B. W

“…The effect of surfactant hydrophilic−lipophilic balance (HLB) on the catastrophic phase inversion of an emulsion, and the internal structure of the drops, was…”
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Structural characterization and serological specificities of lipopolysaccharides from Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum biovar Pullorum standard, intermediate and variant antigenic type strains by Brooks, B.W., Perry, M.B., Lutze-Wallace, C.L., MacLean, L.L.

“…The structure and serological specificities of the lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) from Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum biovar Pullorum were studied to…”
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Influences of some polymerization conditions on particle properties of suspension poly(vinyl chloride) resin by Bao, Y. Z., Brooks, B. W.

“…Effects of polymerization temperature, conversions, and nonionic surfactant on the particle properties of suspension poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) resins were…”
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Different dispersion regions during the phase inversion of an ionomeric polymer–water system by Saw, L.K., Brooks, B.W., Carpenter, K.J., Keight, D.V.

“…Catastrophic phase inversion is induced by changing the phase ratio in a liquid–liquid dispersion and is widely used during the dispersion stage in the…”
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Catastrophic phase inversion in region II of an ionomeric polymer–water system by Saw, L.K., Brooks, B.W., Carpenter, K.J., Keight, D.V.

“…Previous work has identified distinct regions, on a phase inversion map, for dispersions of polyurethane ionomer (PUI) and water. In this study, events that…”
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