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• SENSOR-Pesticides
  ...pesticide-related injuries and illnesses is recommended by the [[American Medical Association]],<ref>{{cite pmid|9085387}}</ref> the [[Council of State and T ...illnesses, SENSOR helped the states to develop and refine their reporting systems and programs.<ref name=1992rpt/>
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• Benzene
  ...ne]], then toluene [[disproportionation]] ('''TDP''') may be an attractive alternative to the toluene hydrodealkylation. Broadly speaking 2 toluene molecules are ...ng the TDP unit is approximately 90% paraxylene. In some current catalytic systems, even the benzene-to-xylenes ratio is decreased (more xylenes) when the dem
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• Arsenic
  ===Medical use=== ...J. T.| last2 = O'Connor| first2 = T. L.}}</ref> Several adsorptive media systems have been approved for point-of-service use in a study funded by the [[Unit
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• Chromium
  ...16-9}}</ref> Because of environmental and health regulations on chromates, alternative coating method are under development.<ref>{{cite journal|journal = Surface ...first = Joseph R.|last = Cronin|title = The Chromium Controversy|journal = Alternative and Complementary Therapies|year = 2004|volume = 10|issue = 1|pages = 39–
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• Cadmium
  ....com/?id=PmohO5jV2YsC|pages = 159|title = Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science|first = Robley|last = Dunglison|publisher = Henry C. Lea|year = 186 ...reated to tensile strength above 1300 MPa (200 ksi) should be coated by an alternative method (such as special low-embrittlement cadmium electroplating processes
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• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
  ...o the atmosphere; to make further provision with respect to the employment medical advisory service; to amend the law relating to building regulations, and th ...vision and [[Maintenance, repair and operations|maintenance]] of plant and systems of work that are, so far as is '''reasonably practicable''', [[safety|safe]
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• International System of Units
  ...cations, but note also that parsecs in astronomy, calories and mmHg in the medical sciences, and electron volts in physics are not part of the specific system ...tems were metric-system variations, whereas others were based on customary systems. It was recognised that additional steps were needed to [[metrication|promo
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• Partition coefficient
  ...tion Coefficient" is now considered obsolete by IUPAC, and the appropriate alternative ("partition constant", "partition ratio" or "distribution ratio") should be ...be used when one or both solvents is a [[solid solution|solid]] though. In medical practice, partition coefficients are useful for example in estimating [[dis
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• PH
  ...rd electrode potential|electrode potential]]. To resolve this problem, an alternative series of buffers based on [[artificial seawater]] was developed.<ref>{{cit An alternative scale, the '''free scale''', often denoted '''pH_F''', omits this
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• Phosphate homeostasis
  ...the urine. All are characterized by [[hypophosphatemia]] (see article for medical details). Symptoms of low phosphate include muscle and neurological dysfunc ...ystems]] an excess of phosphorus can be problematic, especially in aquatic systems, see [[eutrophication]] and [[algal bloom]]s.
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• Polyphenol antioxidant
  ...ecies can have several benefits possibly associated with [[ion transport]] systems and so may affect [[redox signaling]]. ...cation=New York |year=2002 |isbn=0-7679-0881-3 }}</ref> including specific medical research into the pathways of improved [[endothelial]] health via downregul
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• Cannabinoid
  ...ng. There is potential for confusion because there are different numbering systems used to describe the position of this double bond. Under the [[dibenzopyran ...are toxic. Supercritical solvent extraction with [[carbon dioxide]] is an alternative technique. Although this process requires high pressures (73 atmospheres or
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• Tylenol
  ...[[gastroenterology|gastroenterologist]], advocated paracetamol as a safer alternative to [[aspirin]], which was shown to have some [[adverse drug reaction|negati ...omoanisole are not known but no serious events have been documented in the medical literature.<ref name=jnj>[http://www.jnj.com/connect/news/all/20100115_1000
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• Cannabis
  ...ly (p.8)</ref> ''Cannabis'' has long been used for fibre ([[hemp]]), for [[medical cannabis|medicinal purposes]], and as a [[cannabis#Recreational use|recreat ...va'' L. var. ''ruderalis'' Janisch. and ''Cannabis ruderalis'' Janisch. as alternative names.<ref name = small1975b/> In 1929, renowned plant explorer [[Nikolai V
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• Hydromorphone
  ...ated]] [[ketone]] thereof and, therefore, a semi-synthetic drug. It is, in medical terms, an [[opioid]] analgesic and, in legal terms, a [[narcotic]]. It sho Hydromorphone is used in medicine as an alternative to [[morphine]] and [[heroin]] for analgesia, and as a second- or third-lin
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• Methadone
  ...e “methadone” by the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medical Association (COUNCIL...1947). Since the patent rights of the I.G. Farbenkon * [[Swelling (medical)|Swelling]] of the hands, arms, feet, and legs
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• Salvia divinorum
  Medical experts, as well as accident and emergency rooms, have not been reporting c ...Plants Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft"'', which won the 1996 Firecracker Alternative Book Award<ref name="MercuryHouse">[[#refMercuryHouse|Mercury House Publish
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• Trichloroethylene
  ...c induction, reactions with [[soda lime]] used in carbon dioxide absorbing systems, prolonged neurologic dysfunction when used with soda lime, and evidence of ...er manufacturers. Considerable research took place in the 1960s to develop alternative stabilizers for trichloroethylene. Other chemical stabilizers include [[ket
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• William C. Patrick III
  ...roving Ground]] (DPG), Utah, during the field testing of several munitions systems; and 4) Chief of Agent Processing Branch, Pilot Plant Division, [[Biologica ...ing, coordinating, evaluating and reporting on a broad, complex program of medical defense against BW agents. In 1984, he was promoted to one of the most sen
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• Infant formula
  ...help the baby avoid or fight off infections and give their immature immune systems the benefit of their mother's immune system that has many years of experien ...</ref> As early as 1846, scientists and nutritionists noted an increase in medical problems and infant mortality was associated with dry nursing.<ref name="Sp
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