SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS OF GEOSYNTHETIC LANDFILL FINAL COVER SYSTEMS


Internet sourcing and unsafe use of controlled drugs (opioids, sedatives and GABA drugs) in the UK: An in depth case study of consumer dynamics during COVID-19

The Internet offers increased availability and accessibility of medicinal pharmaceuticals including those containing opioids, sedatives and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) drugs through both legal and illegal routes.Sourcing concerns have been further heightened due to the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic w

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Amoebae as potential environmental hosts for Mycobacterium ulcerans and other mycobacteria, but doubtful actors in Buruli ulcer epidemiology.

BackgroundThe reservoir and mode of transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, remain unknown.Ecological, genetic and epidemiological information nonetheless suggests that M.ulcerans may reside in aquatic protozoa.Methodology/principal findingsWe experimentally infected Acanthamoeba polyphaga with M.ulcerans and fo

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