Wood technologists have graphs that precisely tieEMC and relative humidity together, but as a rule ofthumb, a relative humidity of 25 percent gives anEMC of 5 percent, and a relative humidity of 75 per-cent gives an EMC of 14 percent. A 50 percent swing in relative humidity producesan EMC change of 10 percent.
2-Mercaptobenzothiazole, which is mainly used in the rubber industry as a vulcanization accelerator, is very toxic and is considered to be recalcitrant. We show here for the first time that it can be biotransformed and partially mineralized by a pure-culture bacterial strain of Rhodococcus rhodochrous. Three metabolites, among four detected, were identified. 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) is the most important and most widely used member of the benzothiazole (BT) family. MBT is typically a rubber additive, but it has also other applications, such as inhibiting biocorrosion in cooling systems or in paper manufacturing.
A: Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is a thiazide diuretic (water pill) that is used to treat edema (fluid retention) from various causes such as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, kidney disorders, or medication-induced (from estrogen or steroids).