Agricultural industries, protecting

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Most recent evidence indicates that DFAs can even protect the intestinal tract against agressive agents favor the assimilation of antioxidants, and act as a druglike food for the treatment of colon ailments such as inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease). The development of efficient methodologies for the preparation of DFA-enriched caramels, compatible with the food and agricultural industry regulations, may lead to new natural functional foods and nutraceuticals based on DFAs in the near future. 

To this point, the chapter has focused on nuclear materials, namely highly enriched uranium and plutonium. However, radioactive materials other than nuclear materials are considered to be particularly attractive to terrorists due to their portability, dispersibility and often relatively weak physical protection, as well as their global prevalence given that every country makes use of radioactive sources to some extent in medicine, agriculture, industry and/or research. ... 

There have been numerous unfortunate events that have lead to an increased awareness of the importance of safety when producing agricultural crop protection agents. The worst industrial accident in history occurred in Bhopal, India in 1984 at a plant producing the carbamate pesticide, cm baryl. Volatile methyl isocyanate gas that escaped from the plant in one night resulted in the immediate death of over 2,500 people (d). Current estimates of mortality resulting from that accident are between 15,000 and 20,000 (7). Many synthetic processes in chemical production can result in fire, explosions or other unforeseen events such as those recorded in Bhopal. 

The importance of polymer composites arises largely from the fact that such low density materials can have unusually high elastic modulus and tensile strength. Polymers have extensive applications in various fields of industry and agriculture. They are used as constructional materials or protective coatings. Exploitation of polymers is of special importance for products that may be exposed to the radiation or temperature, since the use of polymers make it possible to decrease the consumption of expensive (and, sometimes, deficient) metals and alloys, and to extent the lifetime of the whole product. 

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