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A retrospective review of hearing in children with retinoblastoma treated with carboplatin‐based chemotherapy
Authors: Lambert Michele P. , Shields Carol , Meadows Anna T. 
Published: February 2007

AbstractBackgroundRetinoblastoma occurs in approximately 4 per million children per year in the United States, usually before 2 years of age. In developed countries, 95% of children with tumor in one eye can be cured with enucleation, while children with tumor in both eyes require individualized therapy to preserve vision. Although enucleation and radiation are very effective therapies for children with bilateral disease, the resultant visual impairment, cosmetic deformity and risk for new tumors result in morbidity to these children who otherwise have a near normal lifespan. Therefore, since 1994, chemoreduction with vincristine, carboplatin, and etoposide combined with focal treatment, have been used successfully. However, a major concern with the use of carboplatin has been ototoxicity.ProceduresTo determine whether carboplatin, in the doses and schedule used by us and others to treat retinoblastoma (18.6 mg/kg q 4 weeks for six cycles) results in hearing impairment, we reviewed the records of 248 children with retinoblastoma, 164 of whom had received carboplatin. Children generally received carboplatin, vincristine, and etoposide (CEV) for six cycles of chemotherapy.ResultsHearing evaluations prior to initiating therapy were abnormal in 14 patients (5.6%). No patients with normal initial audiograms were found to have abnormal studies following repeated evaluations.ConclusionWhile ototoxicity is a potential concern in this young patient population, carboplatin in the treatment of retinoblastoma does not appear to produce impairment. Screening can identify children who require frequent audiologic follow‐up, but children whose hearing is normal prior to therapy do not require routine surveillance following six cycles of standard CEV therapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008;50:223–226. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Poly(acrylate/epoxy) hybrid adhesives for low‐surface‐energy plastic adhesion
Authors: Sonnenschein Mark F. , Webb Steven P. , Cieslinski Robert C. , Wendt Benjamin L. 
Published: February 2007

AbstractThe formulation, polymerization, and performance of a new class of low‐surface‐energy adhesives for plastics are described. The polymerization involves the simultaneous room‐temperature polymerization of polyoxirane monomers in an acrylic monomer phase. The polymerization of the acrylic phase and adhesion promotion to plastics are catalyzed after the decomplexation and oxidation of trialkylborane–amine complexes. The polymerization of the epoxy phase is catalyzed with a Lewis acid such as BF3, ZnCl2, or SnCl4 complexed with ether or amine. This article explores the resulting adhesives as a function of the epoxy monomer functionality, concentration, solubility in the acrylic monomer, Lewis acid catalyst concentration, phase crosslinking, and postprocessing thermal history. The adhesive morphology exhibits a finely dispersed epoxy phase strongly interacting with the major acrylic phase resulting from a nucleation‐and‐growth phase‐separation mechanism. Excellent adhesion to plastics, including polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(tetrafluoroethylene), poly(ethylene terephthalate), and nylon, is achieved with a much higher thermal performance than that achievable with acrylic polymers alone. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 989–998, 2007
Silicon‐containing benzoxazines and their polymers: Copolymerization and copolymer properties
Authors: Liu Ying‐Ling , Hsu Chih‐Wei , Chou Chin‐I 
Published: February 2007

AbstractA silicon‐containing benzoxazine BATMS‐Bz (1,3‐bis(3‐aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane‐benzoxazine) was used for polybenzoxazine modification by means of formation of benzoxazine copolymers with 3,4‐dihydro‐3‐phenyl‐2H‐1,3‐benzoxazine (Ph‐Bz) and 3‐furfuryl‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐1,3‐benzoxazine (F‐Bz), respectively. Ph‐Bz/BATMS‐Bz copolymers showed a positive deviation due the presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonding. However, this effect was not observed with F‐Bz/BATMS‐Bz copolymers. Meanwhile, BATMS‐Bz incorporation exhibited significant effect on toughening polybenzoxazines. It is therefore demonstrated that BATMS‐Bz is a high performance modifier to simultaneously enhance the Tg and toughness of polybenzoxazines. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 1007–1015, 2007
Polymer encapsulation of yttrium oxysulfide phosphorescent particles via miniemulsion polymerization
Authors: Kim Hyungsoo , Daniels Eric S. , Li Shang , Mokkapati Vijaya K. , Kardos Keith 
Published: February 2007

AbstractYttrium oxysulfide upconverting phosphor particles can absorb infrared light and emit dopant‐dependent visible phosphorescence. This unique optical property has been used for particle‐based immunoassay applications. In this study, upconverting phosphor particles were encapsulated with a functionalized polymer (carboxylated polystyrene) shell layer via several approaches, which included the following: (1) the physical adsorption of the carboxylated polystyrene polymer onto the phosphor surfaces, (2) the miniemulsification of the preformed carboxylated polystyrene in a solvent in the presence of the phosphor particles and the subsequent stripping off of the solvent, and (3) the miniemulsification and miniemulsion copolymerization of styrene and methacrylic acid in the presence of the phosphor particles with hexadecane as a costabilizer in combination with a surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, or sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate). Miniemulsion technology proved to be the most effective method for forming a functionalized polymeric nanoshell surrounding the phosphor particles. The morphology of the encapsulated phosphor particles was found to vary from symmetric core–shell (i.e., a uniform nanoshell layer with varying shell thicknesses), asymmetric core–shell, dumbbell‐like, or raspberry‐like partial encapsulation to multiparticle encapsulation. The amount of multiparticle encapsulation could be reduced by the postaddition of a surfactant, but it could not be eliminated completely. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 1038–1054, 2007
Raft mediated surface grafting of t‐butyl acrylate onto an ethylene–propylene copolymer initiated by gamma radiation
Authors: Kiani Khalid , Hill David J. T. , Rasoul Firas , Whittaker Michael , Rintoul Llewellyn 
Published: February 2007

AbstractRAFT mediated grafting of poly(t‐butyl acrylate) onto the surface of a commercial poly(ethylene‐co‐propylene), Elpro, has been carried out using initiation by 60Co γ‐radiation at 298 and 273 K. The polymerizations were in bulk monomer and using the RAFT agent 1‐phenylethyl phenyldithioacetate. The rates of homopolymerization and grafting were found to decrease with increasing RAFT agent concentration, indicating that both polymerization processes involve participation of the RAFT agent. There was good agreement between the predicted and experimental molecular weights of the homopolymer that had a narrow polydispersity. The poly(t‐butyl acrylate) grafts were hydrolyzed by trifluoroacetic acid to form poly(acrylic acid) grafts, which could either be further functionalized or used to control the surface polarity of the Elpro. ATR‐FTIR spectroscopy was used to characterize the grafts and Raman spectroscopy was used to assess the depth of the grafts. The water contact angle for the Elpro surface grafted with poly(acrylic acid) was found to be linearly dependent on the amount of the graft present. The living nature of the grafted chains was demonstrated by the addition of a second block of polystyrene. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 1074–1083, 2007
Synthesis of hyperbranched polymers with precise conjugation length
Authors: Li Jing , Sun Minghao , Bo Zhishan 
Published: February 2007

AbstractA set of AB2 type monodisperse conjugated oligomers carrying two bromo functional groups and one boronic ester functional group were prepared by iterative deprotection and Sonogashira cross‐coupling reactions. Suzuki polycondensation of these AB2 type monodisperse oligomers afforded hyperbranched polymers. The hyperbranched conjugated polymers we prepared possess not only precisely controlled conjugation length like monodisperse conjugated oligomers but also the structural feature of hyperbranched polymers. Optical property investigation demonstrated that the maximum absorption and emission wavelength red‐shifted along with the increasing of the conjugation length between the two branching points and the hyperbranched structure could effectively reduce the aggregation of the conjugated polymer chains. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 1084–1092, 2007
Spontaneous formation of hierarchical proton‐conductive structures in sulfonated poly(p‐phenylene terephthalamide) copolymer films
Authors: Sisbandini Ciptanti , Every Hayley A. , Viale Sebastien , Mendes Eduardo , Picken Stephen J. 
Published: February 2007

AbstractTwo partially sulfonated copolymers of poly(p‐phenylene terephthalamide) were studied; the sulfonated diamine to nonsulfonated diamine ratios were x = 1 and x = 2. Polymer solutions in water demonstrated lyotropic liquid‐crystalline behavior, with the critical concentration for nematic phase formation being around 0.7 wt %. Films of these copolymers could be considered for fuel‐cell applications. The in‐plane proton conductivities were of the order of 10−3 to 10−2 S cm−1 between 20 and 90 °C. Increasing the sulfonation level resulted in a more conductive material. Spontaneous alignment of the polymer occurred during film formation, as revealed by X‐ray diffraction. Scattering along the polymer backbone was observed perpendicular to the film, implying that the polymer chains were homeotropically aligned with respect to the film. The average degree of alignment was determined to be 0.66 and 0.77 for x = 1 and x = 2, respectively. Evidence of secondary layering within the plane of the film was seen in SEM images. These layers could provide a pathway for proton conduction to occur within the plane of the film. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 666–676, 2007
Three‐dimensional structural analysis of a block copolymer by scanning electron microscopy combined with a focused ion beam
Authors: Kato Mitsuro , Ito Toshihiko , Aoyama Yoshitaka , Sawa Koji , Kaneko Takeshi , Kawase Noboru , Jinnai Hiroshi 
Published: February 2007

AbstractA three‐dimensional (3D) lamellar structure of a poly(styrene‐block‐isoprene) block copolymer was observed at submicrometer and micrometer levels by scanning electron microscopy combined with a focused ion beam (FIB–SEM). The 3D lamellar structure with an exceptionally large periodicity, about 0.1 μm, was successfully reconstructed, and the size of the reconstructed image by FIB–SEM was 6.0 × 6.0 × 4.0 μm3, which was greater than the transmission electron microtomography data, 3.8 × 3.9 × 0.24 μm3, by a factor of about 40. This result indicates that 3D reconstruction using FIB–SEM is quite useful for direct 3D observations, especially analyses of polymeric materials at the submicrometer and micrometer levels. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 677–683, 2007
Estimating the costs of corrective action at land disposal facilities
Authors: Huffman Larry , Karam Joseph , Bailey Paul 
Published: February 2007

AbstractThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed regulations that would require corrective action (e.g., soil excavation and groundwater removal and treatment) at municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs) and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs). This paper presents an overview of the proposed corrective action regulations, and discusses their relationship to proposed or existing closure and post‐closure care regulations. The paper then presents estimated corrective action cost curves for various MSWLF scenarios defined by landfill area, average waste thickness, and the presence or absence of a clay liner. The paper finally illustrates the economic benefits of sound closure and postclosure care by comparing estimated costs of corrective action to estimated costs of closure and postclosure care at MSWLFs.
The process and potential of bioremediation
Authors: Shorthouse Barry 
Published: February 2007

AbstractBioremediation has proven to be a powerful weapon in cleaning up contaminated soils and aquifers. This article gives the perspective of time, cost, and extent of remediation. It warns that disappointment will follow unless adequate site assessments are made and that the support of nutrients and supply of oxygen must be assured. Bioremediation cannot deal with all contaminants and the process is not instantaneous. However, the method is fail safe. In spite of any mistakes we may make, nature will eventually come to our rescue.
Reductive dehalogenation: A subsurface bioremediation process
Authors: Sims Judith L. , Suflita Joseph M. , Russell Hugh H. 
Published: February 2007

AbstractIntroduction and large‐scale production of synthetic halogenated organic chemicals over the last fifty years has resulted in a group of contaminants that tend to persist in the environment and resist both biotic and abiotic degradation. The low solubility of these types of contaminants, along with their toxicity and tendency to accumulate in food chains, make them particularly relevant targets for remediation activities.Among the mechanisms that result in dehalogenation of some classes of organic contaminants are stimulation of metabolic sequences through introduction of electron donor and acceptor combinations; addition of nutrients to meet the needs of dehalogenating microorganisms; possible use of engineered microorganisms; and use of enzyme systems capable of catalyzing reductive dehalogenation.The current state of research and development in the area of reductive dehalogenation is discussed along with possible technological application of relevant processes and mechanisms to remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated organics. In addition, an overview of research needs is suggested, which might be of interest for development of in‐situ systems to reduce the mass of halogenated organic contaminants in soil and groundwater.
Petroleum biodegradation in soil: The effect of direct application of surfactants
Authors: Graves Duane , Leavitt Maureen 
Published: February 2007

AbstractThe direct application of surfactants to petroleum‐contaminated soil has been proposed as a mechanism to increase the bioavailability of insoluble compounds. Solubilization of hydrophobic compounds into the aqueous phase appears to be a significant rate limiting factor in petroleum biodegradation in soil. Nonionic surfactants have been developed to solubilize a variety of compounds, thus increasing the desorption of contaminants from the soil. In this study, laboratory scale land treatment scenarios were used to monitor the bioremediation of petroleum contaminated soils. In efforts to achieve the lowest levels of residual petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil following biotreatment, 0.5 and 1.0% (volume/weight) surfactant was blended into soils under treatment. Two soil types were studied, a high clay content soil and a sandy, silty soil. In both cases, the addition of surfactant (Adsee 799®, a blend of ethoxylated fatty acids, Witco Corporation) stimulated biological activity as indicated by increased heterotropbic colony forming units per gram of soil. However, the increased activity was not correlated with removal of petroleum hydrocarbons. The results suggest that the application of surfactants directly to the soil for the purpose of solubilizing hydropbobic compounds was not successful in achieving greater levels of petroleum hydrocarbon removal.
Remediation of sites contaminated with TCE
Authors: Russell Hugh H. , Matthews John E. , Sewell Guy W. 
Published: February 2007

AbstractWidespread use of trichloroethylene (TCE) in the U.S. has resulted in its frequent detection in soil and groundwater. TCE can become a health hazard after being processed in the human liver; or reductive dehalogenation in the environment may result in production of vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen. This has generated a high degree of interest in efficient and cost‐effective technologies that can be used to remediate soil and ground‐water contaminated with TCE. The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss relevant physicochemical properties and reactive mechanisms of TCE, and to delineate and discuss promising remediation methodologies that have been proposed and/or demonstrated for restoring contaminated subsurface environments. The information in this article has been funded wholly or in part by the U.S. EPA under contract No. 68–C8–0058 to Dynamac Corporation; it has been subjected to the Agency's peer and administrative review process and approved for publication.
The proposed RCRA corrective action rule and its effect on remediation technologies
Authors: Simon John A. 
Published: February 2007

AbstractThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Proposed Rule for Corrective Action for Solid Waste Management Units at Hazardous Waste Management Facilities in the July 27, 1990 Federal Register. The proposed rule sets forth mechanisms for implementing corrective actions under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA). To date, the EPA has had the authority to require corrective actions at hazardous waste facilities, but has not had a defined framework to follow when requiring corrective actions. The proposed rule identifies when corrective actions are necessary, procedures to follow when developing corrective measure studies for corrective actions, and methods for implementing corrective actions.This article focuses on the effect the proposed rule will have on the development and implementation of remediation technologies. It provides not an in‐depth interpretation of the proposed rule, but an analysis of the overall value of its framework for selecting remedial alternatives and the proposed action levels that are likely to drive cleanups. The article begins by presenting a brief background of the proposed rule, including how the rule fits into the overall RCRA regulation and what the major points of interest in the rule are. The article then discusses how corrective measure studies are to be performed. The development and the importance of the action levels in the proposed rule are also presented. This is followed by a description of EPA's regulatory impact analysis of the proposed rule.
Mobile infrared incineration of PCB‐contaminated soils
Authors: Hay George H. , McCartney Gregory J. 
Published: February 2007

AbstractOHM owns and operates a mobile infrared thermal destruction unit (TDU) that is capable of effective, on‐site remediation of TSCA and RCRA contaminants. The TDU has demonstrated a destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of 99.9999 percent for PCBs. The unit has undergone extensive testing and holds a National TSCA Permit in the United States and a Federal Permit in Canada for the treatment of PCB‐contaminated materials.This article discusses the introduction of the TDU to the industry, and also provides a description of the TDU process, past thermal destruction projects, and TDU performance data.
Incineration treatment of arsenic‐contaminated soil
Authors: Waterland Larry R. , King Charly , Richards Marta K. , Thurnau Robert C. 
Published: February 2007

AbstractAn incineration test program was conducted at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Incineration Research Facility to evaluate the potential of incineration as a treatment option for contaminated soils at the Baird and McGuire Superfund site in Holbrook, Massachusetts. The purpose of these tests was to evaluate the incinerability of these soils in terms of the fate of arsenic and lead and the destruction of organic contaminants during the incineration process. The test program consisted of a series of bench‐scale experiments with a muffle furnace and a series of incineration tests in a pilot‐scale rotary kiln incinerator system.The study reported in this paper was funded by the Environmental Protection Agency under Contract 68–C9–0038 to Acurex Corporation. It has been subjected to the Agency's review and has been approved for publication. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Developing incineration process designs and remediation projects from treatability studies
Authors: Tillman David A. , Seeker W. Randall , Pershing David W. , DiAntonio Katherine 
Published: February 2007

AbstractThe Bog Creek Farm CERCLA (Superfund) site in Howell Township, New Jersey, was extensively contaminated, allegedly with wastes from paint manufacturing. The site contained two types of incinerable wastes: contaminated soils and sediments. A remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) was conducted, leading to a recommendation to treat the most contaminated areas by incineration. This recommendation was converted into the selected approach through the Record of Decision (ROD) mechanism. Contaminants at the Bog Creek Farm site included a wide range of volatiles, semivolatiles, and heavy metals. The incineration approach chosen, therefore, had to remove the organics from the soil without creating additional problems associated with heavy metals emissions. In order to evaluate the incineration problem and develop an advisory conceptual design for its solution, Ebasco Services Incorporated performed extensive characterizations of the material. Such characterizations included performing proximate and ultimate analyses and determining other key physical, chemical, and thermodynamic properties of the soils and sludges.Energy and Environmental Research Corporation (EER) then performed treatability studies in its rotary kiln test incinerator. These treatability studies focused upon the rotary kiln, and the environment required for cleaning the soil. They assumed that contaminants in the vapor phase could be destroyed in the afterburner. Tests were conducted at bed temperatures of 1,000°F, 1,460°F, and 1,800°F. Samples were drawn from the kiln at intermediate times. Combustion regimes were therefore constructed for the treatment of Bog Creek Farm wastes, maximizing organic removal while managing the heavy metals problem.Ebasco then converted the results of the incinerability or treatability studies into an advisory conceptual design. This advisory conceptual design called for a kiln temperature of 1,600°F (bed temperature of 1,200°F) and a solids residence time in the kiln of 40 minutes. Additional data indicated that the afterburner could operate at 1,800°F in order to ensure destruction of the POHCs. Combustion chemistry fundamentals demonstrated that the minimum afterburner temperature required was 1,650°F. Ebasco converted this conceptual design into a performance specification to be used in the bid process, under the management of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The remediation was then put out to bid. Chemical Waste Management was the successful bidder. The incineration was successfully completed by August 1990; the system was then demobilized, as the site was remediated.