RESUMEN
The massive generation of waste due to increased human population and industrialization, by, has polluted water resources with different harmful contaminants. Leachate generated from municipal solid waste landfills has a wide range of effects on both groundwater and surfacewater in terms of quality and the living organisms of its ecosystem. The availability of good quality water is an indispensable feature for preventing diseases and improving quality of life as well as preventing chronic poisoning in organisms living nearby. A systematic study was carried out to assess the water quality index in Bhandewadi area of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Water samples were collected from nearby areas of the Bhandewadi landfill site and various physicochemical characters, such as pH, colour, odour, turbidity, alkalinity, total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS) and electrical conductivity were monitored. Microbes were also isolated and characterized to determine its type. Morphological and various biochemical tests were performed. The isolated bacterial colonies showed different characteristics in various biochemical tests. Antibiotic susceptibility test was also performed to determine the resistance against standard antibiotics. Based on the zone of inhibition, the isolated microbes showed a wide range of resistance. They have conditional clinical applications from these strains and could also be used as a tool in situ removal of heavy metals from leachate and groundwater.
RESUMEN
Protein C is a circulating glycoprotein with anticoagulant properties. Functional and immunological levels of protein C were determined in 34 cases of ischaemic heart disease and 12 healthy age-matched controls. The sensitive colorimetric assay was used to determine the functional levels and ELISA for antigenic levels. Mean protein C activity and antigenic levels were found to be elevated in these patients as compared to controls. Protein C levels in the three individual subgroups-acute myocardial infarction, previous myocardial infarction and chronic stable angina pectoris-were also raised as compared to controls. The elevation was significant in the case of the acute myocardial infarction group. These results further support the hypothesis that the body synthesises increased amounts of protein C in ischaemic heart disease to compensate for the hypercoagulable state that exists in this disorder, thus playing a protective role.