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arena and squash courts – damaged; underfloor wood support damaged; office areas damaged; electrical equipment and circuitry damaged. The list goes on. Lu D, Wang D, Ip HSS, Barley F, Ramage R, She J. Measurements of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in a single drop of blood. Journal of Chromatography B. 2012; 891–892:36–43. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Ha M-H, Lee D-H, Jacobs DR., Jr Association between serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and self-reported cardiovascular disease prevalence: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2002. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2007; 115(8):1204–1209. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Ma W, Kannan K, Wu Q, Bell EM, Druschel CM, Caggana M, Aldous KM. Analysis of polyfluoroalkyl substances and bisphenol A in dried blood spots by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2013a; 405:4127–4138. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar]

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Sjödin A, Jones R, Caudill S, Wong L, Turner W, Calafat A. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, and persistent pesticides in serum from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: 2003–2008. Environmental Science & Technology. 2014; 48:753–760. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar]He added: “It is worth noting that during Storm Babet – when gates were closed – there was no water ingress at Bell’s. Not – as my colleagues say – definitive proof of any failure but, as is often said in planning, a material consideration. That said, it does show flood prevention works when implemented.” The Conservative Blairgowrie and Glens councillor said: “We all know that in events such as this, water can come from overwhelmed drains as well as from rivers – but the amount of damage here cannot be attributed to drains.

Muir DC, Howard PH. Are there other persistent organic pollutants? A challenge for environmental chemists. Environmental Science & Technology. 2006; 40(23):7157–7166. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Adam BW, Alexander JR, Smith SJ, Chace DH, Loeber JG, Elvers L, Hannon WH. Recoveries of phenylalanine from two sets of dried-blood-spot reference materials: prediction from hematocrit, spot volume, and paper matrix. Clinical Chemistry. 2000; 46(1):126–128. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] An electromechanical device that works with the help of an electromagnet is called an electric bell. In a classic bell, on applying an electric current, the to and fro movement of a small hammer on a gong would produce the sound of a bell. Thus, an electric bell is an electric device generally used for signalling the presence of a guest or visitor.

Councillor Brawn explained: “As you would expect LAL [Live Active Leisure] carries the usual fully comprehensive insurance that any other commercial organisation would have. However, following severe flooding of both Bell’s and the Perth Leisure Pool in August 2020, there is an exclusion on surface water flooding. la Marca G, Villanelli F, Malvagia S, Ombrone D, Funghini S, De Gaudio M, Fallani S, Cassetta MI, Novelli A, Chiappini E. Rapid and sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the analysis of antibiotic linezolid on dried blood spot. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis. 2012; 67:86–91. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Suyagh MF, Iheagwaram G, Kole PL, Millership J, Collier P, Halliday H, McElnay JC. Development and validation of a dried blood spot-HPLC assay for the determination of metronidazole in neonatal whole blood samples. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2010; 397(2):687–693. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Temporal trends of ΣPCBs (upper) and p,p′-DDE (lower) concentrations in archived dried blood spot samples from NYS newborn screening program, 1997 to 2011

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