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not closely monitored, can lead to the death of large numbers of livestock as well as birth defects in calves. In ruminants, nitrate is reduced to nitrite, and the rumen microbes utilize this nitrite by converting it into ammonia as a nitrogenous source important in DNA production and synthesis of amino acids (Robson, 2007). Though, when levels of nitrogen rise in excess, nitrite accumulates in rumen, and is then rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream, then reacting with the ferrous form of haemoglobin

West Fertilizer Company Fire & Explosion Case Study Report Group 6 Abhinandan Sakhare, Jawahar Khetan, Mahati Ganji Abstract On the 17th of April, 2013 a fire and subsequent explosion at the West Fertilizer Company facility in West, Texas caused the death of twelve emergency responders, three civilians and injured over two hundred and sixty others. The explosion destroyed the WFC site and many other buildings, making it one of the “most destructive incidents investigated by the U.S. Chemical Safety

prepared for the first and the second process. The first process will involve the cell growth or the balanced growth phase. On the other hand, the second process will involve the accumulation of PHA. Both media that will be prepared will limit the ammonia (NH3)

The Copper Cycle Alexes Montalvo Chem 1500-10 September 26, 2012 The Copper Cycle Introduction: The Copper Cycle is a popular experiment used to determine if an element, in this instance, copper, reverts to its elemental form after a chain of reactions. This experiment is very dangerous because of the reactions between the strong acids and bases. In this experiment I performed a series of reactions starting with

Medicine During the Elizabethan Era The medicinal practices and problems of the Elizabethan Era were very important to the people, although they are very different from those of today. There were many different beliefs and diseases, like the Plague. Medicine was not an exact science and was related to Alchemy (Chemistry). Here, some of the many practices and beliefs of the Elizabethan Era will be discussed. One of the most widely known and important of the beliefs was the humours. It was

* . Introduction Endothermic reactions are accompanied by the absorption of heat. The dissolving of ammonium nitrate in water is an example of an endothermic reaction. The solution resulting from this mixture is colder than either the ammonium nitrate or the water. This is the simple explanation of what happens in an instant ice pack. The more detailed information will be discussed in the following paragraphs. Cold Packs Most cold packs come with a fabric cover made to absorb condensation and

Identification of Metallic Ions Peter Jeschofnig, Ph.D. Version 42-0160-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. obseRvations

Iron Determination (Using a Standard solution of potassium manganate) During the iron determination experiment, the analytical technique which we used was a titration. We estimated the contents of iron within an iron tablet; we started by dissolving some iron tablets in a solution of sulfuric acid which was weakened. We then proceeded by carrying out a titration in contradiction to a prior standardized potassium manganate(VII) solution. There were both good points as well as bad point for using

Nitrogen is used by plants in order to synthesize protein peptide bonds and for cell growth. Not only is this nutrient required in the largest quantity by plants, but it is also the most frequently limiting factor when it comes to productivity in crops. Plants cannot use nitrogen in the air and in the soil system it is lost easily. Because of this plants are forced to obtain nitrogen in the form of nitrate and ammonium from the soil. Too much nitrate can cause a negative effect on the plant including

Once these steps were completed, the cuvette was placed into the spectrophotometer to test for phosphate, nitrate, ammonia, and turbidity. Inside the spectrophotometer, a light was shot through the sample to detect the contaminant. The first ever spectrophotometer was only developed to calculate pH levels and never used wavelength to calculate the abundance of chemicals