Environmental sensing

General functions of the skin are outlined in Table 1. These functions include containment of tissues and organs, multifaceted protections, environmental sensing, and body temperature regulation. Some skin functions are inextricably entwined. For instance, containment and the barrier functions are to some extent inseparable. Active sweating is accompanied by increased peripheral blood flow, which in turn is tied in with greater nourishment of the cells of the skin as needed to promote their proliferation, differentiation, and specialization. 

Grattan K.T.V., Meggitt B.T., Optical fiber sensor technology, Vol.4 Chemical and environmental sensing, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999, pp. 205-248. 

Giam CS, Chan HS, Neff GS (1976) In Proceedings of International Conference Environmental Sensing Assessment ACS, Washington, DC, USA... 

Development of a commercial sensor or assay requires incorporation of the sensing elements into materials appropriate for device manufacture. Some assay applications use solution-phase materials only this is more common for drug discovery assays and diagnostic testing than in environmental sensing. Polymers are less soluble than small molecules however, with appropriate choice of side chains... 

Whitby, K. T. Cantrell, B. Proc. of the international Conference on Environmental Sensing emd Assessment, IEEE 1975, p 1-6. 

Shaw selected a combination of polyolefin resins as the base polymer of choice for its substitute, EcoWorx . Due to the low toxicity of its feedstocks, superior adhesion properties, dimensional stability, and its ability to be recycled, EcoWorx meets all of the design criteria necessary to satisfy the needs of the marketplace from a performance, health, and environmental standpoint. Research also indicated that the post-consumer carpet tile had a positive economic value at the end of its useful life. The cost of collection, transportation, elutriation, and return to manufacturing processes is less than the cost of using virgin raw materials. This is a truly recyclable (or Cradle to Cradle) product and is a good example of how substitution through innovation can make economic as well as environmental sense. ... 

Ongley, E.D. Birkholz, D.A. Carey, J.H. Samoilofif, M.R. Is water a relevant sampling medium for toxic chemicals An alternative environmental sensing strategy. J. Environ. Qual. 1988,17, 391 -401. 

Ragalnl, R. C. Ondov, J. M. "Trace Contaminants from Coal-Fired Power Plants", In Proc. of the Int. Conf. on Environmental Sensing and Assessment, Las Vegas, Sept. 1975 (IEEE, New York, 1976) Paper 17-2. 

Reinking, R.F., Mathews, L.A., and St. Amand, P. "Dust Storms Due to Desslcation of Owens Lake," International Conference on Environmental Sensing and Assessment, Las Vegas, Nevada September 14-15, 1975, IEEE publishers 1976. 

Sustainability in economic terms means the efficient management of scarce resources as well as a prospering industry and economy. In the environmental sense it means not placing an intolerable load on the ecosphere and maintaining the natural basis for life. In social terms it means that human beings are the center of concern (Morse, 1998). 

In general, the selectivity over alkali and alkaline-earth metals and transition metals is good with the exception of lead and copper ions. Selectivity over lead is sufficient for environmental sensing and good enough taking into account that usually this ionophore (ETH 5435) is reported as a lead ionophore [145,146]. However, copper ion irreversibly interferes in the response. 

Whitby, K.T. and Cantrell, B. (1976) Fine particles. In International Conference on Environmental Sensing and Assessment. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Las Vegas. 

Bogue, R. 2008. Environmental sensing Strategies, technologies and applications. Sens. Rev. 28 275-282. 

Once data are received from the analytical laboratories these data should be reviewed to ensure that the results make environmental sense. Even if all the QA... 

IN-LINE OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING... 

In-Line Optical Fiber Structures for Environmental Sensing 427... 

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