* Determination of platinum surface contamination in veterinary and human oncology centres using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
- The objective of this study was to determine the surface contamination with platinum-containing antineoplastic drugs in veterinary and human oncology centres. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was used to measure platinum levels in surface samples. In veterinary and human oncology centres, 46.3 and 68.9% of the sampled surfaces demonstrated platinum contamination, respectively. Highest platinum levels were found in the preparation rooms (44.6 pg cm(-2)) in veterinary centres, while maximal levels in human centres were found in oncology patient-only toilets (725 pg cm(-2)). Transference of platinum by workers outside areas where antineoplastic drugs were handled was observed in veterinary and human oncology centres. In conclusion, only low levels of platinum contamination attributable to carboplatin were found in the sampled veterinary oncology centres. However, dispersion of platinum outside areas where antineoplastic drugs were handled was detected in veterinary and human oncology centres. Consequently, not only personnel, but also others may be exposed to platinum.
=>安い, 低いところ, 卑劣に, 粗食で, 低い(もの), 弱い, 粗末な, 乏しい, 衿ぐりが深い, 建物の低い,
下劣な, 低級な
Overview of noun low
The noun low has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. low, depression -- (an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in
over night bringing sleet and snow")
2. Low, David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low -- (British political cartoonist
(born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963))
3. low -- (a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low")
4. first gear, first, low gear, low -- (the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor
vehicle; used to start a car moving)
Overview of verb low
The verb low has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. moo, low -- (make a low noise, characteristic of bovines)
Overview of adj low
The adj low has 10 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (55) low -- (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is
low")
2. (23) low -- (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward
extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low
bow")
3. (11) low, low-toned -- (very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf")
4. (6) low -- (unrefined in character; "low comedy")
5. (4) low, low-pitched -- (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)
6. (3) abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy -- (of the most contemptible kind; "abject
cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You
miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick")
7. humble, low, lowly, modest, small -- (low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage";
"a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings")
8. depleted, low -- (no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted")
9. broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low -- (subdued or brought low in condition or status;
"brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit")
10. gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low,
low-spirited -- (filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to
face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening
mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and
downhearted")
Overview of adv low
The adv low has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) low -- (in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low")
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