[Effects of waste water sediments on the levels of heavy metals ion the soil and plants]. / Vliianie osadkov stochnykh vod na soderzhanie tiazhelykh metallov v pochve i rasteniiakh.

Field small-plot experiments studied the effects of sediments of waste water from Saransk disposal systems. The content of toxic heavy metals (lead, arsenic, and cadmium) in the waste-water sediments, was shown to be not greater than their maximum permissible concentrations (32, 2, and 10 mg per kg of dried soil, respectively). With the use of waste-water sediments, the content of manganese, copper, tin, nickel, vanadium, beryllium, cobalt, iron, and chromium was found to correspond to their baseline level in the soil and plants.

[Chylothorax]. / Khilotoraks.

Six cases of chylothorax of their own observation were depicted. In one of them the cause of the disease was not disclosed. In four patients a pleural puncture or pleurodesis were accomplished, in two--an operation was performed.