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These reactions follow first-order kinetics and proceed with racemisalion if the reaction site is an optically active centre. For alkyl halides nucleophilic substitution proceeds easily primary halides favour Sn2 mechanisms and tertiary halides favour S 1 mechanisms. Aryl halides undergo nucleophilic substitution with difficulty and sometimes involve aryne intermediates. 

The Research-Production Company (RPC) Zond (city of Ivano-Frankivsk) now is a well-known centre for development, fabrication and introduction of the technologies and methods of NOT of oil and gas equipment and tools Its experts developed and introduced the technologies and equipment which enables control of the drill pipes, especially their threaded joints, oil and gas equipment, sort out the pipes into groups by the strength and yield point of the pipes material, etc. 

Extended defects range from well characterized dislocations to grain boundaries, interfaces, stacking faults, etch pits, D-defects, misfit dislocations (common in epitaxial growth), blisters induced by H or He implantation etc. Microscopic studies of such defects are very difficult, and crystal growers use years of experience and trial-and-error teclmiques to avoid or control them. Some extended defects can change in unpredictable ways upon heat treatments. Others become gettering centres for transition metals, a phenomenon which can be desirable or not, but is always difficult to control. Extended defects are sometimes cleverly used. For example, the smart-cut process relies on the controlled implantation of H followed by heat treatments to create blisters. This allows a thin layer of clean material to be lifted from a bulk wafer [261. 

Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling, University of Warsaw, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0365, USA... 

Several international organizations have been estabUshed that can offer conservation advice or even practical help in areas of the world where such is not readily available. The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Conservation of Cultural Properties (ICCROM), based in Rome, is an intergovernmental organization that serves over 80 member states, among which is the United States. In the United States, the National Institute for Conservation of Cultural Property (NIC) serves as a fomm to faciUtate information distribution and exchange, coordination and planning between institutions and representatives of the various professions, and to promote pubHc and government awareness of the need for conservation of the cultural... 

J. Dekker and S. G. Georgopoulos, eds.. Fungicide Resistance in Crop Protection, Centre for Agdcultural Publishing and Documentation, Wageningen, the Nethedands, 1982. 

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)... 

RTECS, Reght of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances, VoL 2, NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1981—1982, entry OA7700000, p. 595, and RQ8225000, p. 930 also available on CD-ROM through Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1992. 

Powder Diffraction File, Pub. SMA-29, JCPDS, International Centre for Diffraction Data, Swarthmore, Pa., 1979. 

Mn Mssessment of the Occurrence and Effects of Tdialky I Ortho-Phthalates in the Environment, Technical Report No. 19, European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC), Bmssels, Belgium, 1985. 

Chemical Evaluation Search and Retrieval System (CESHRS), CCinfo CD ROM A2, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Ontario, Canada, 1994. 

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VI. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia, 119991 Moscow, Kosygin street, 19, ccc geokhi.ru " UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Dept. Analytical Chemistry, 04318 Germany, Leipzig, Permoserstrasse, 15, rainer.wennrich ufz.de... 

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Until recently, the NRA has not participated during the approval process in assessing the potential environmental impact of pesticides. However, the NRA does supply monitoring data to MAFF and HSE for pesticide reviews. These occur once a pesticide has been approved for use for a certain length of time, or when further information is needed on an approved pesticide. In supplying these data, the NRA comments on any areas of concern. This contributed to the 1993 ban on the use of atrazine and simazine on non-cropped land. In January 1995 the NRA s National Centre for Toxic and Persistent Substances (TAPS) was made advisor to the DoF, on the potential impact on the aquatic environment of... 

ECETOC, Ammonia Emissions for 16 Countries in Europe, European Centre for Eeotoxieology... 

Steffensen and B. C. Nieholson, Australian Centre for Water Quality Researeh, Adelaide, 1994, p. 67. 

A.D. Barnden, National Rivers Authority, National Centre for Toxic and Persistent Substances, Kingfisher House, Goldhay Way, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough PE2 5ZR, UK... 

MCC - motor control centre. For details refer to Chapter 1.4. 

Recommended practices for seismic gualitlcation of class IE equipment for nuclear power generating stations (NPGS) For qualifying class IE motor control centres for nuclear power generating stations (NPGS)... 

Because oxides are usually quite brittle at the temperatures encountered on a turbine blade surface, they can crack, especially when the temperature of the blade changes and differential thermal contraction and expansion stresses are set up between alloy and oxide. These can act as ideal nucleation centres for thermal fatigue cracks and, because oxide layers in nickel alloys are stuck well to the underlying alloy (they would be useless if they were not), the crack can spread into the alloy itself (Fig. 22.3). The properties of the oxide film are thus very important in affecting the fatigue properties of the whole component. 

JCPDS-ICDD Elemental and Lattice Spacing Index ilDDO). This index is available from JCPDS-International Centre for Diffraction Data, 1601 Park Lane Swarthmore, PA 19081. 

Such degradation of the surface causes little effect on either flexural strength or flexural modulus of elasticity but the influence on the impact properties is more profound. In such instances the minute cracks form centres for crack initiation and samples struck on the face of samples opposite to the exposed surface show brittle behaviour. For example, a moulded disc which will withstand an impact of 12 ftlbf without fracture before weathering will still withstand this impact if struck on the exposed side but may resist impacts of only 0.75 ftlbf when struck on the unexposed face. 

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Esko Tahti is Managing Director of Suonien 7 alotek-niikan Kehiiyskeskiis Oy (TAKE, Finnish Development Centre for Building Services, Ltd.). The company is owned by Finnish associations and companies in the business area of building services. The company is established to accomplish R. D projects in the field of building services. 

Lloyd. A. (1991), Thermodynamics of chemically recuperated gas turbines. CEE.S Report 256, Centre For Energy and Environmental. Studies, University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library. 

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