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Acute aquatic toxicity of arsenic-based chemical warfare agents to Daphnia magna Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

Michal Czub, Jakub Nawala, Stanislaw Popiel, Tomasz Brzezinski, Piotr Maszczyk, Hans Sanderson, Edmund Maser, Diana Gordon, Daniel Dziedzic, Barbara Dawidziuk, et al.

Sea dumping of chemical warfare (CW) took place worldwide during the 20th century. Submerged CW included metal bombs and casings that have been exposed for 50–100 years of corrosion and are now known to be leaking. Therefore, the arsenic-based chemical warfare agents (CWAs), pose a potential threat to the marine ecosystems. The aim of this research was to support a need for real-data measurements for accurate risk assessments and ...

Imaging of bacteria: is there any hope for the future based on past experience? KU Leuven

Thomas Ebenhan, Elena Lazzeri, Olivier Gheysens
Infectious diseases remain a major health problem and cause of death worldwide. It is expected that the socio-economic impact will further intensify due to escalating resistance to antibiotics, an ageing population and an increase in the number of patients under immunosuppressive therapy and implanted medical devices. Even though radiolabeled probes and leukocytes are routinely used in clinical practice, it might still be difficult to ...