byssinosis: clinical and research issues

the report examines the literature on byssinosis in an effort to delineate the kinds and methods of research that may be most productive in determining the agent or agents that cause byssinosis it also reviews briefly the methods for testing pulmonary function to diagnose byssinosis. the term 'byssinosis' is limited to one or more acute r..

dried, irradiated sewage solids as supplemental feed for cattle

sewage solids were collected as primary settled solids and then dried and gamma-irradiated (using exp 60 co or exp 137 cs) to absorbed dosage of about one megarad to minimize viable parasites and pathogenic organisms. nutrient composition and bioassays with rumen microbes suggested prospective usage as supplemental feed for ruminants. sho..

men's apparel industrywide study at gant shirtmakers division of consolidated foods, salisbury, md

hazards associated with the man's apparel industry were surveyed on may 9, 1974, at gant shirtmakers (sic-2321) in salisbury, maryland the company employed 50 cutters and 300 stitchers. some workers were trained in first aid, and a local physician was available for serious injuries. the safety committee was composed of foremen, maintenanc..

u.s. cotton distribution patterns, 1980/81

expanding u.s. cotton exports and declining domestic demand reduced domestic mill shipments from 68 percent of all shipments in 1970/71 to 45 percent in 1980/81. trucks, recently replacing rail as the primary cotton transporter, moved 53 percent of the shipments in 1975/76, but 69 percent in 1980/81. results of an industrywide survey to d..

final report of archaeological investigations along colorado forest highway 59 in the cottonwood pass area, chaffee and gunnison counties, colorado

an archaeological inventory along 33 miles of colorado forest highway 59 over cottonwood pass resulted in the discovery of fourteen sites and seven isolated finds. of the 14 recorded sites eight are aboriginal, three have both aboriginal and euro-american components, and three are of historic age only. the seven isolated finds include two..

sonic and electrical properties of partially saturated tight-gas sands. final report

this study was aimed at relating the seismic and the electrical properties of tight-gas rocks to their pore-space geometry, permeability, and level of water saturation. here we report results of a laboratory experimental study of wave propagation in cotton valley and spirit river sandstones as a function of partial water saturation (sw) a..

cottonseed oil as a diesel-engine fuel. final report

if diesel fuel becomes unavailable for any reason, can diesel powered farm equipment function on alternate fuels from energy crops that are available on the farm. this project sought to gain some insight into this question through the use of once-refined cottonseed oil as fuel in a typical unmodified agricultural diesel engine. the engine..

cottonseed oil as a diesel-engine fuel. part 2. appendices. final report

this appendix, volume 2 of a 2 volume report, contains the original data and the methods used to reduce the data obtained in performance tests on diesel engines fueled by diesel fuel, cottonseed oil, and mixtures of these fuels. (era citation 08:012657)

national uranium resource evaluation: cortez quadrangle, colorado and utah

six stratigraphic units are recognized as favorable for the occurrence of uranium deposits that meet the minimum size and grade requirements of the u.s. department of energy in the cortez 1 exp 0 x 2 exp 0 quadrangle, utah and colorado. these units include the jurassic salt wash, recapture, and brushy basin members of the morrison formati..

agricultural exports by cooperatives, 1980,

little information describing the performance of direct exporting cooperatives has been gathered on a regular, industrywide basis. this report is based on a survey of direct exporting cooperatives for calendar year 1980. sixty-three cooperatives had direct exports of $3.2 billion in the time period reported. grains and preparations had th..