SEASONAL VARIATION OF SOLAR UV-RADIATION AT A HIGH MOUNTAIN STATION

Abstract— At the high mountain station Jungfraujoch (3576 m), the maximum daily totals for erythemal dose (G_ER), UV-A radiation (G_UVA) and global radiation (G) are 29 Sunburn Units d⁻¹, l.7 MJ m⁻²d⁻¹ and 37 MJ m⁻² d⁻¹. The maximum instantaneous values at solar noon in midsummer are 4.2 Sunburn Unit h⁻¹, 53 W m⁻² and 1110 W m⁻². A significantly nonlinear relation between G_ER and G results from the influence of the irradiated ozone mass on the UV-B erythemal dose. In contrast, G_UVA and G are linearly proportional, which can be seen from the diurnal and seasonal courses of the ratios G_ER/G and G_UVA/G AND from their dependence on the optical air mass. UV-A radiation flux is less attenuated by cloudiness than is global radiation. This effect is masked for the erythemal dose by variations in the ozone concentration. Due to seasonal ozone layer thickness and effective pathlength variations, the ratio G_ER/G shows a significant asymmetry. At the autumn equinox it is about 16% higher than at the spring equinox.     

Ein Dreikomponenten-Zweiphasensystem für die schnelle Flüssigkeits-Chromatographie

Zusammenfassung Für die Hochdruck-Flüssigkeits-Chromatographie wird ein Dreikomponenten-Zweiphasensystem beschrieben. Die Mischungslücke besteht zwischen dem wenig polaren Methylenchlorid und dem stark polaren Wasser und kann durch Zugabe von Äthanol als Lösungsvermittler geschlossen werden. Durch den Anteil der stark polaren Komponente in den jeweils koexistenten Phasen ist die Polarität von stationärer und mobiler Phase als stationäre gebunden und aus der mobilen immer wieder regeneriert. Durch Verteilungs-Chromatographie in der Mischungslücke ist eine Vielzahl von Stoffklassen der Trennung zugänglich, so z.B. Corticosteroide, Östrogene, Phenole, Phenolcarbonsäuren usw.

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A three-component two-phase system for high speed liquid chromatography

Summary High pressure liquid chromatography with a three-component two-phase system is described. For the less polar methylenechloride and the highly polar water a wide range of incomplete miscibility exists which can be decreased with ethanol. The water content of the coexistent phases determines the polarity of the stationary and the mobile phases. The more polar phase is adsorbed on silicagel as the column support material and serves as the stationary phase. Numerous compounds can be separated by partition chromatography between the coexistent phases, for instance; corticosteroids, estrogens, phenols, phenol-carboxylic acids and so on

     

Study of the major fragmentation pathways of cypermethrin and related synthetic insecticides using tandem mass spectrometry

Fragmentation pathways of the synthetic pyrethroid cypermethrin and four structurally related insecticides were investigated using a tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer incorporating a hexapole collision cell under positive-ion electron impact ionization conditions. Conventional mass spectrometry using the first quadrupole analyser only and tandem mass spectrometry on selected precursor ions and product ions, and also constant neutral loss scan experiments, were used. Mechanisms and fragmentation pathways are proposed to explain the inherent stability of ions associated with the benzylphenoxy portion of this class of insecticide.     

Aroma analysis in food chemistry by GC/MS techniques: Determination of natural and artificial coconut flavour

Summary It is shown that the grazing-incidence grating monochromator with the crossed mirror-grating X-ray optics and a windowless electron multiplier can be used effectively in the electron probe analyser for microanalysis of beryllium.

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Elektronenstrahlmikroanalytische Bestimmung von Beryllium mittels eines Gitterspektrometers

Zusammenfassung Es wird gezeigt, daß ein Gitterspektrometer mit gekreuzter Spiegelgitter-Röntgenoptik in Verbindung mit einem offenen Elektronenvervielfacher vorteilhaft für die Elektronenstrahlmikroanalyse von Beryllium verwendet werden kann.

     

Abtrennung durch Diasolyse mit Hilfe gequollener Silicongummimembranen

Zusammenfassung Ein Gerät zur Diasolyse (Flüssig-flüssig Extraktion mit phasentrennender Membran) wird beschrieben, bei dem ein Silicongummischlauch als Membranmaterial dient. Der Einfluß einer Reihe von Parametern wurde untersucht (Pumpgeschwindigkeit, Schlauchlänge, Temperatur, pH, Volumen der wäßrigen Phase, Konzentration der zu bestimmenden Substanz, Quell- und Lösungsmittel, Fremdsubstanzen, kontinuierliche und diskontinuierliche Ausführung). Als Testsubstanzen wurden Barbiturate verwendet. Die Methode eignet sich zur Trennung von lipophilen und lipophoben Stoffen sowie zur Spurenanreicherung.

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Separation by diasolysis by means of swollen silicone rubber membranes

An apparatus for diasolysis (liquid-liquid extraction with phase separation by membranes) is described, which employs silicone rubber tubes as membrane material. The effect of various parameters has been investigated (pumping rate, tube length, temperature, pH, volume of aqueous phase, concentration of substance to be determined, swelling agent, solvent, foreign substances, continuous and discontinuous mode of operation). Barbiturates served as testing substances. The method is suitable for the separation of lipophilic from lipophobic substances and also for the enrichment of traces.

     

Rates of base-catalysed cleavage of pyridyl-, quinolyl-, picolyl- and (quinolylmethyl)-trimethylsilanes

Rates of cleavage of some picoyl- and (quinolylmethyl)-trimethylsilanes (RSiMe₃, where R = PyCH₂ or QnCH₂SiMe₃) have been measured in “90%” aqueous methanolic sodium methoxide at 50°C. Relative reactivities are: 2-PyCH₂, 1.0; 3-PyCH₂, 0.030; 4-PyCH₂, 8.9; 2-QnCH₂, 41; 3-QnCH₂, 0.161; 4-QnCH₂, 37. The rates correlate well with those for base-catalysed hydrogen-exchange in the parent carbon acids RH. Approximate pK_a's (based on the scale of ion-pair acidities in CsNHC₆H₁₁H₂NC₆H₁₁, with pK_a of 9-phenylfluorene = 18.6) for the carbon acids, RH, can be derived as follows: 2-PyCH₃, 29.5; 3-PyCH₃, 34; 4-PyCH₃, 27; 2-QnCH₃, 25; 3-QnCH₃, 32; 4-QnCH₃, 25.Rates of cleavage of pyridyl- and quinolyl-trimethylsilanes (PySiMe₃ and QnSiMe₃) by sodium hydroxide in 4 : 1 v/v Me₂SO/H₂O at 50°C have also been measured; and the relative reactivities are: 2-Py, 1.0; 3-Py, 2.9; 4-Py, 8.4; 2-Qn, 15.9; 3-Qn, 12.7; 4-Qn, 184. The sequence of reactivity differes from that for base-catalysed hydrogen-exchange at the relevant positions of pyridine and quinoline, indicating that the reactivities are not determined in both cases (if in either) solely by the stabilities of the corresponding carbanions.     

Viscosity effects on the thermal decomposition of bis(perfluoro-2-N-propoxypropionyl) peroxide in dense carbon dioxide and fluorinated solvents

The thermal decomposition of the free-radical initiator bis(perfluoro-2-N-propoxyprionyl) peroxide (BPPP) was studied in dense carbon dioxide and a series of fluorinated solvents. For the fluorinated solvents, the observed first-order decomposition rate constants, k(obs), increased with decreasing solvent viscosity, suggesting a single-bond decomposition mechanism. The k(obs) values are comparatively larger in dense carbon dioxide and similar to the "zero-viscosity" rate constants extrapolated from the decomposition kinetics in the fluorinated solvents. The decomposition activation parameters demonstrate a compensation behavior of the activation enthalpy with the activation entropy upon change in solvent viscosity. Comparison of the change in activation parameter values upon change in solvent viscosity for BPPP with two additional initiators, acetyl peroxide (AP) and trifluoroacetyl peroxide (TFAP), further suggests that carbon dioxide exerts a very minimal influence on the decomposition mechanism of these initiators through solvent-cage effects.     

Schwingungs- und Elektronenspektren der bindungsisomeren Hexakis(thiocyanato-isothiocyanato)-ruthenate(III)

Vibrational and Electronic Spectra of Bond-Isomeric Hexakis(thiocyanato-isothiocyanato)ruthenates(III) Well resolved IR, Raman, and Electronic spectra of the bond isomeric complexes (TBA)₃[Ru(NCS)_n(SCN)_6?n], n = 1–5, including the pairs of geometric isomers n = 2, 3, 4, are recorded at low temperatures (10 and 80 K). Characteristic vibrations of the N- or S-coordinated ambident ligand SCN^? occur as listed: ν_CS(N): 810–850, ν_CS(S): 690–710, δ_NCS: 450–490, δ_SCN: 420–450, ν_RuN: 300–350, ν_RuS: 270–295 cm^?1. The assignment of the complexes is based on stepwise increasing intensities of the ν_CS(N) modes with increasing number of N-coordinated ligands. Characteristic shifts and splittings in the spectra allow to distinguish the geometric bond isomers according to their different symmetries. Even the absorption spectra in the visible range show within the series of bond isomers and for the cis/trans pairs systematic alternations.     

Some ideas on minimization in ultra micro elemental analysis

Summary The problems encountered in the development of ultra micro methods or trace methods of elemental analysis are generally discussed. It is shown that process analyses (e.g. titrations) are preferable to meet needs of accuracy and sensitivity. Moreover, continuous systems of chemical process analyses seem to give a solution to the generally stated problems.

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Überlegungen zur Minimalisierung in der Ultramikroelementaranalyse

Zusammenfassung Die Probleme bei der Entwicklung von Ultramikro- oder Spurenmethoden in der Elementaranalyse werden allgemein diskutiert. Es wird gezeigt, daß Prozeßanalysen (z.B. Titrationen) den Anforderungen an Genauigkeit und Empfindlichkeit entsprechen. Darüber hinaus scheinen kontinuierliche Systeme chemischer Prozeßanalysen eine Lösung der aufgezeigten Probleme zu ermöglichen.

We thank the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, the Analytical Department of the Charles University of Prague and the High School for Chemical Technology of Pardubice for the possibility given to one of us (B.G.) to discuss with many colleagues in the SSR, the ideas presented in this article.