Biodegradation is the breakdown of a compound by a biological organism. Over the past few decades, the biodegradation of compounds such as phenol has been researched extensively. Phenol research has shown that certain organisms are capable of utilising it as an energy source, and a variety of methods are available for its removal. Unfortunately, there is lack of research on phenol degradation at low concentrations. The majority of research performed on phenol degradation has used concentrations above 500 mg, while phenol is highly toxic at levels below 25 mg. The aim of this research was to pursue the problem of phenol degradation at below 100 mg and develop a system able to degrade phenol at such levels. The system consisted of a bioreactor developed to run in continuous mode, using Ps. putida immobilised in calcium alginate. A standard method was modified to quantitatively analyze effluent phenol levels, and a medium designed to increase the longevity of calcium alginate beads in continuous culture. A continuous flow bioreactor was also designed using an overflow weir for use with immobilised cells. Based on the results obtained, immobilisation offers increased stability and increased protection for cells under extreme conditions and is able to use higher dilution rates than cells under continuous culture / Master of Science (Hons)

Objetivo Avaliar o perfil da exposição ocupacional a agentes químicos, em laboratórios, e verificar os impactos na avaliação de risco decorrentes das mudanças nos limites de exposição ocupacional (LEO) e na legislação federal brasileira. Metodologia Revisão de literatura relativa à exposição ocupacional a substâncias químicas, referentes a: conceituação de risco; desenho das curvas dose-resposta; identificação dos fatores que interferem na relação dose-efeito; conceitos de exposição por longo período, da exposição múltipla e em baixas concentrações; e fatores de confusão na monitoração ocupacional. Realização de estudo transversal no Centro de Pesquisas da Petrobras, para avaliar o perfil de exposição a agentes químicos de 3.000 trabalhadores, com atividades preponderantes em laboratórios, metade das quais com exposição em baixas concentrações e por longo período, tendo por base as avaliações ambientais do ano de 2004. Análise temporal dos valores de LEO da American Conferrence of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) e levantamento das mudanças nas legislações federal previdenciária, trabalhista e de saúde nos aspectos relacionados à exposição a agentes químicos. Resultados Foram identificadas 484 substâncias químicas em 243 postos de trabalho, resultando em 2.550 situações de exposição, com média de 3,73 substâncias químicas por local. Os 1.563 trabalhadores com exposição formaram 168 Grupos Homogêneos de Exposição (GHE), cuja composição variou de 1 a 44 trabalhadores (média de 4,55, mediana de 3 e moda de 1). Em cada local de trabalho foram identificados, em média, 4,91 GHE. Foram medidas 977 amostras. Com relação ao GHE, foi notado que em 91,9% das avaliações ocorreram resultados abaixo do nível de ação, correspondendo a 92,5% dos empregados, configurando a exposição a baixas concentrações. Verificou-se ainda que 49,6% dos GHE (49,9% dos empregados) tinham concentrações inferiores ao limite de detecção das técnicas analíticas, enquanto que em 8,1% dos GHE e 7,5% dos empregados, as concentrações estavam em nível igual ou acima do nível de ação. Comprovou-se que nos últimos dez anos foram implantados ou revisados 135 (18,5%) LEO. O número de substâncias cuja redução do LEO é igual ou superior a 50% corresponde à quase totalidade das reduções e, em todos os períodos, as maiores são iguais ou superiores a 80% ultrapassando, portanto, o nível de ação. Ainda que não exista concordância nos valores dos LEO foi constatado que, entre as diferentes agências têm ocorrido freqüentes mudanças na legislação. Estes fatos têm obrigado os profissionais a incorporarem estes conhecimentos a sua prática de trabalho. Conclusões A exposição a substâncias químicas em laboratórios é predominantemente em baixa concentração, variada e múltiplas. Na proteção da saúde de trabalhadores, a aceitação do risco quando a concentração ambiental da substância química é abaixo do nível de ação, deve ser usado com parcimônia, pois os valores de LEO têm apresentado tendência de redução e exclui parcela significativa da população. Nesta se incluem os hipersensíveis, os expostos a substâncias com efeito estocástico, misturas com efeitos aditivos e com curva dose-resposta bifásica / Objective The aim of this study was to assess the profile of occupational exposure to chemicals in laboratories and check the impacts on risk assessment that derive from changes in occupational exposure limits (OEL) and in Brazilian federal laws applicable thereto. Methodology Review of publications on occupational exposure to chemicals concerning the following: risk concept, dose-response curve drawing, identifying factors that interfere with dose-effect relationship; concepts of lengthy exposure, multiple exposure, and low concentration exposure; confusing factors in occupational monitoring. A transversal study was carried out at the Petrobras Research Center in order to assess the profile of exposure to chemicals among 3,000 employees whose job was predominantly performed inside a laboratory, half of which were low concentration, lengthy exposures (the study was based on environmental assessments carried out in 2004). Time analysis of American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) OEL values. Survey on the changes made in security, labor, and health federal laws as relates to exposure to chemicals. Results 484 chemicals were identified in 243 workplaces. This resulted in 2,550 exposure situations with an average of 3.73 chemicals per location. The 1,563 workers under exposure were divided into 168 Homogeneous Exposure Groups (HEG) comprised by 1 to 44 subjects (mean = 4.55; median = 3; mode = 1). On average, 4.91 HEG were identified in each workplace. 977 samples were measured. Regarding the HEG, it was observed that 91.9% of the assessments showed results below action level. This is equivalent to 92.5% of the amount of workers and fits into the low concentration exposure category. It was also observed that 49.6% of HEG (i.e. 49.9% of workers) showed concentrations lower than detection limit in analytical techniques, whereas concentrations were equal to or greater than action level among 8.1% of HEG and 7.5% of workers. 135 (i.e. 18.5%) OEL were proven to have been implemented or revised. The amount of chemicals whose OEL decrease is equal to or greater than 50% is equivalent to nearly all decreases. Moreover, the highest decreases are equal to or greater than 80%, and therefore exceeded action level. Although there is no common agreement on OEL values, it was observed that applicable laws have been changed by several agencies on a regular basis. These facts have led professionals into considering such information in their work practice. Conclusions Exposure to chemicals in laboratories occurs basically under low, varied, multiple concentration. In the field of workers healthcare, one should be careful while considering a risk for environmental concentration of a chemical below action level. This is because OEL levels have shown to be prone to decrease and thus exclude a significant part of the population. Such part includes hypersensitive individuals, people exposed to chemicals with stochastic effect, mixtures with additive effects and biphasic dose-response curve

Submitted by Ricardo Cedraz Duque Moliterno (ricardo.moliterno@uefs.br) on 2018-01-29T22:57:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o Monise da Silva Pereira.pdf: 3743767 bytes, checksum: 4d2068c2083642fa8f904e5754b23885 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-29T22:57:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o Monise da Silva Pereira.pdf: 3743767 bytes, checksum: 4d2068c2083642fa8f904e5754b23885 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-27 / This study aimed to quantify and spatialise the chemical elements copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), tin (Sn), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), aluminium (Al), beryllium (Be), barium (Ba), lithium (Li), cobalt (Co) and vanadium (V) in surface sediments of the Serinah?m river estuary. For quantification Inductively Coupled Plasma- Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP/OES) was used. It was observed that, in general, the chemicals do not exceed the limitrophe Brazilian reference values, indicating the quality of the estuary waters. Moreover, anthropogenic activities along the drainage basin did not seem to affect the environmental dynamics of the Serinah?m river estuary, not demonstrating risks to human health or the environment. It is noteworthy that most of the quantified elements showed, with spatialization, a decrease in concentration toward the mouth of the estuary, concentrating upstream, after the river discharge point. When compared to other estuarine environments the Serinah?m river estuary showed low concentrations, highlighting the higher concentrations for the chemical elements Al, Fe and Mn, that are elements found in high concentrations in the lithology of the estuary basin. With respect to the particle size concentration, the first segment showed the highest concentration of chemical elements (Fe, Al, Co, Cr, Ni, V, Zn, Mn e Cu), since, due to the presence of mangrove areas, river islands become sediment retention barriers and the presence of small tributaries help in the transport of sediments that accumulate in this region. / Este estudo objetivou quantificar e espacializar os elementos qu?micos Cobre (Cu), Zinco (Zn), N?quel (Ni), Chumbo (Pb), C?dmio (Cd), Ars?nio (As), Cromo (Cr), Estanho (Sn), Ferro (Fe), Mangan?s (Mn), Alum?nio (Al), Ber?lio (Be), B?rio ( Ba), L?tio (Li), Cobalto (Co) e Van?dio (V), em sedimentos superficiais do estu?rio do rio Serinha?m. Para a quantifica??o foi utilizado a Espectrometria de Emiss?o ?ptica por Plasma Acoplado Indutivamente ? ICP/OES. Observou-se que, de forma geral, nenhum dos elementos qu?micos ultrapassa os valores lim?trofes referenciais brasileiros, indicando a qualidade das ?guas do estu?rio. Al?m disso, as atividades antr?picas desenvolvidas ao longo da bacia de drenagem parecem n?o afetar a din?mica ambiental do estu?rio do rio Serinha?m, n?o demonstrando riscos ? sa?de humana ou ao ambiente de forma ampla. Ressalta-se que a maioria dos elementos quantificados demonstrou, com a espacializa??o, um decr?scimo da concentra??o em dire??o ? foz do estu?rio, ou seja, concentrando-se a montante, logo ap?s o ponto de descarga fluvial. Quando comparado a outros ambientes estuarinos o estu?rio do rio Serinha?m apresentou concentra??es baixas, destacando as maiores concentra??es para os elementos qu?micos Al, Fe e Mn que s?o elementos encontrados em altas concentra??es na litologia da bacia do estu?rio do rio Serinha?m. Com rela??o ? concentra??o granulom?trica, o 1? segmento apresentou a maior concentra??o de elementos qu?micos (Fe, Al, Co, Cr, Ni, V, Zn, Mn e Cu), visto que devido ? presen?a de ?reas de manguezais, ilhas fluviais se tornam uma barreira de reten??o de sedimentos, e a presen?a de pequenos tribut?rios ajuda no transporte de sedimentos que se acumulam nessa regi?o.

Objetivo Avaliar o perfil da exposição ocupacional a agentes químicos, em laboratórios, e verificar os impactos na avaliação de risco decorrentes das mudanças nos limites de exposição ocupacional (LEO) e na legislação federal brasileira. Metodologia Revisão de literatura relativa à exposição ocupacional a substâncias químicas, referentes a: conceituação de risco; desenho das curvas dose-resposta; identificação dos fatores que interferem na relação dose-efeito; conceitos de exposição por longo período, da exposição múltipla e em baixas concentrações; e fatores de confusão na monitoração ocupacional. Realização de estudo transversal no Centro de Pesquisas da Petrobras, para avaliar o perfil de exposição a agentes químicos de 3.000 trabalhadores, com atividades preponderantes em laboratórios, metade das quais com exposição em baixas concentrações e por longo período, tendo por base as avaliações ambientais do ano de 2004. Análise temporal dos valores de LEO da American Conferrence of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) e levantamento das mudanças nas legislações federal previdenciária, trabalhista e de saúde nos aspectos relacionados à exposição a agentes químicos. Resultados Foram identificadas 484 substâncias químicas em 243 postos de trabalho, resultando em 2.550 situações de exposição, com média de 3,73 substâncias químicas por local. Os 1.563 trabalhadores com exposição formaram 168 Grupos Homogêneos de Exposição (GHE), cuja composição variou de 1 a 44 trabalhadores (média de 4,55, mediana de 3 e moda de 1). Em cada local de trabalho foram identificados, em média, 4,91 GHE. Foram medidas 977 amostras. Com relação ao GHE, foi notado que em 91,9% das avaliações ocorreram resultados abaixo do nível de ação, correspondendo a 92,5% dos empregados, configurando a exposição a baixas concentrações. Verificou-se ainda que 49,6% dos GHE (49,9% dos empregados) tinham concentrações inferiores ao limite de detecção das técnicas analíticas, enquanto que em 8,1% dos GHE e 7,5% dos empregados, as concentrações estavam em nível igual ou acima do nível de ação. Comprovou-se que nos últimos dez anos foram implantados ou revisados 135 (18,5%) LEO. O número de substâncias cuja redução do LEO é igual ou superior a 50% corresponde à quase totalidade das reduções e, em todos os períodos, as maiores são iguais ou superiores a 80% ultrapassando, portanto, o nível de ação. Ainda que não exista concordância nos valores dos LEO foi constatado que, entre as diferentes agências têm ocorrido freqüentes mudanças na legislação. Estes fatos têm obrigado os profissionais a incorporarem estes conhecimentos a sua prática de trabalho. Conclusões A exposição a substâncias químicas em laboratórios é predominantemente em baixa concentração, variada e múltiplas. Na proteção da saúde de trabalhadores, a aceitação do risco quando a concentração ambiental da substância química é abaixo do nível de ação, deve ser usado com parcimônia, pois os valores de LEO têm apresentado tendência de redução e exclui parcela significativa da população. Nesta se incluem os hipersensíveis, os expostos a substâncias com efeito estocástico, misturas com efeitos aditivos e com curva dose-resposta bifásica / Objective The aim of this study was to assess the profile of occupational exposure to chemicals in laboratories and check the impacts on risk assessment that derive from changes in occupational exposure limits (OEL) and in Brazilian federal laws applicable thereto. Methodology Review of publications on occupational exposure to chemicals concerning the following: risk concept, dose-response curve drawing, identifying factors that interfere with dose-effect relationship; concepts of lengthy exposure, multiple exposure, and low concentration exposure; confusing factors in occupational monitoring. A transversal study was carried out at the Petrobras Research Center in order to assess the profile of exposure to chemicals among 3,000 employees whose job was predominantly performed inside a laboratory, half of which were low concentration, lengthy exposures (the study was based on environmental assessments carried out in 2004). Time analysis of American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) OEL values. Survey on the changes made in security, labor, and health federal laws as relates to exposure to chemicals. Results 484 chemicals were identified in 243 workplaces. This resulted in 2,550 exposure situations with an average of 3.73 chemicals per location. The 1,563 workers under exposure were divided into 168 Homogeneous Exposure Groups (HEG) comprised by 1 to 44 subjects (mean = 4.55; median = 3; mode = 1). On average, 4.91 HEG were identified in each workplace. 977 samples were measured. Regarding the HEG, it was observed that 91.9% of the assessments showed results below action level. This is equivalent to 92.5% of the amount of workers and fits into the low concentration exposure category. It was also observed that 49.6% of HEG (i.e. 49.9% of workers) showed concentrations lower than detection limit in analytical techniques, whereas concentrations were equal to or greater than action level among 8.1% of HEG and 7.5% of workers. 135 (i.e. 18.5%) OEL were proven to have been implemented or revised. The amount of chemicals whose OEL decrease is equal to or greater than 50% is equivalent to nearly all decreases. Moreover, the highest decreases are equal to or greater than 80%, and therefore exceeded action level. Although there is no common agreement on OEL values, it was observed that applicable laws have been changed by several agencies on a regular basis. These facts have led professionals into considering such information in their work practice. Conclusions Exposure to chemicals in laboratories occurs basically under low, varied, multiple concentration. In the field of workers healthcare, one should be careful while considering a risk for environmental concentration of a chemical below action level. This is because OEL levels have shown to be prone to decrease and thus exclude a significant part of the population. Such part includes hypersensitive individuals, people exposed to chemicals with stochastic effect, mixtures with additive effects and biphasic dose-response curve

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Introduction: Some intracanal medicaments used in regenerative endodontics may compromise the bond strength of root cements and lead to tooth discoloration. Objectives: To evaluate the effects of 1) low concentrations of TAP and DAP (1 mg/mL) on push-out bond strength of various root cements, and 2) low concentrations of TAP and DAP (1 mg/mL and 10 mg/mL) on crown discoloration. Materials and Methods: Single rooted human teeth (n = 144) were horizontally decoronated and instrumented according to standardized protocol. The samples were randomized into six experimental groups (Ca(OH)2, 1000 mg/mL TAP and DAP, 1 mg/mL TAP and DAP, and no medicament control group. After four weeks, the medicaments were removed and each group was divided into three subgroups to receive MTA cement, Biodentine cement, or Endosequence Bioceramic putty cement for two weeks. Then, two root cylinders were obtained from each root and push-out bond strength testing was performed. For the crown discoloration experiment, 160 crowns were obtained from intact human molars and randomized into experimental groups as described earlier with the addition of two groups (10 mg/mL TAP and DAP). The pulp chambers in half of the samples from each group were coated with an adhesive bonding agent before receiving the assigned intracanal medicament. Color changes (ΔE) were detected by spectrophotometer at 1 day, 1 week, and 4 weeks after application, as well as after thermocycling. Results: In the push-out bond strength experiment, 1 mg/mL DAP generally demonstrated significantly higher bond strength of root cements compared with the other treatment groups. For the crown discoloration experiment, when an adhesive bonding agent was used prior to (10 mg/mL or 1000 mg/mL) TAP, the crowns had significantly less discoloration than those without adhesive. DAP 10 mg/mL had the least significant color change at all time points regardless of whether adhesive was used. Conclusion: 1) 1 mg/mL DAP and Ca(OH)2 did not have significant negative effect on the bond strength of calcium-silicate-based cement to radicular dentin. 2) 1 mg/mL and 10 mg/mL of DAP and Ca(OH)2 had significantly less effect on the color change of the human tooth crown than all intracanal medicaments used in this study. / 2020-08-13

Afin d’améliorer au mieux le greffon placentaire, nous suggérons de réaliser sa culture d’expansion ex vivo dans des conditions proches de l’environnement des cellules souches hématopoïétiques in vivo. Ainsi, nous proposons que la co-culture de cellules CD34+ placentaires avec des cellules stromales mésenchymateuses (CSM) à basses concentrations d’O2 (BC-O2) pourrait contribuer à équilibrer les processus d’autorenouvellement et de différenciation afin d’obtenir un greffon optimisé. Sur le plan fonctionnel, nos résultats confirment un effet bénéfique de notre modèle expérimental par rapport aux conditions où figure la culture simple et/ou l’oxygénation atmosphérique (20%) en termes du maintien de progéniteurs (PH) primitifs (pré-CFC) et de cellules souches Scid-Repopulating Cells (SRC). Sur le plan quantitatif, l’amplification des cellules CD34+ et des PH engagés, bien qu’elle soit en retrait dans nos conditions de référence par rapport à la condition de 20% d’O2, elle demeure néanmoins importante. Par ailleurs, le rôle de l’IL-3 exogène se montre crucial à BC-O2 notamment en co-culture à 1,5% d’O2 où elle permet non seulement de préserver mais aussi d’amplifier le taux de SRC par rapport au témoin de cellules CD34+ de J0. Enfin, l’étude de la sécrétion des facteurs solubles et l’expression des marqueurs phénotypiques sur les CSM montre que l’IL-6, le VEGF et l’IL-8 sont plus sécrétés et les CD146, CD49a, CD54, CD200 et CD105 sont plus exprimés après incubation à 5% d’O2. Cependant, l’implication réelle de ces facteurs et antigènes dans l’effet paracrine et/ou de contact cellulaire direct menés par les CSM dans notre protocole requiert de nouvelles investigations / To optimize at best the hematopoietic engraftment, we suggest in this work to improve the ex vivo expansion conditions by moving them closer to physiology. Indeed, we propose to culture placental CD34+ (HSC/PH) on MSC layer in combination with LO2-C to ensure the amplification of HP together with the maintenance/expansion of HSC. Compared to the single culture and/or atmospheric oxygenation, our experimental model allows a better maintenance of primitive HP (Pre-CFC) and HSC together with a quite good amplification of total cells, CD34+ cells and committed HP despite of lower than control condition. Moreover, exogenous IL-3 shows crucial effect in co-culture at LO2-C (1.5% O2) since its addition better preserves and even increases the number of HSC compared to the CD34+ cells control from D0. We then studied the secretion of soluble factors in culture supernatants and found that IL-6, VEGF and IL-8 were present in larger quantities at LO2-C in both co-culture and MSC culture. Finally, the CD146, CD49a, CD54, CD200 and CD105 membrane antigens appear to be up-regulated in MSCs when incubated at 5% O2. However, the involvement of these factors and antigens in paracrine effect and/or direct cell to cell contact mechanisms at LO2-C requires further investigations. In conclusion, the combination of LO2-C and MSC would be promising in the field of HSC/PH grafts expansion to achieve its main objective of reducing the post-transplant cytopenia period together with maintaining the long-term graft potential