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"This timely book will help teachers in KS1 to implement authoritative recommendations on transition from recent reviews of primary education, and convince senior managers and parents of the value of starting from the child. Its well-grounded arguments coupled with practical guidance will foster the development of principled and confident professional judgement." Wendy Scott, President, TACTYC "Julie is an excellent writer, leading her reader through the difficult arguments about what really matters in our work with young children. She explores the tensions around the different 'drivers' in Foundation Stage and Key Stage One teaching with sensitivity but with the same clear vision she shows in her earlier books. This is an important book for students, lecturers and teachers - and a must for heads and subject co-ordinators." Nick Swarbrick, Westminster Institute of Education, Oxford Brookes University, UK "Your common-sense, authoritative, warm and inspirational words...remind me beyond all doubt of why I went into teaching." Key Stage 1 teacher "Julie Fisher's newest contribution to the debate on transitions in England is written in her usual clear and accessible style, and with the breadth and confidence which all readers have come to expect of her." Liz Brooker, Institute of Education, University of London, UK This practical book offers a series of strategies for promoting learning that meets the needs and interests of Key Stage 1 pupils, ensuring that the move from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1 is a positive one. It includes: Descriptions and case studies of good practice that stem from established principles of learning and teaching Reflective practice prompts at the end of each chapter Julie Fisher considers recent evidence about how children learn and questions whether current practice in Key Stage 1 optimises these ways of learning. Challenging the reliance on teacher-directed activity, she asks whether introducing more child-initiated learning could offer children a more appropriate balance of learning opportunities. Key issues include: The place of play in Key Stage 1 Organising the learning day to include child-initiated activity Observation and assessment Planning The role of the teacher This essential book is indispensable reading for students and practitioners in both the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1.
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|13 Nov 1984
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|14 Aug 1980
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|14 Aug 1980
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|John H. Altshuler, Dean T. Farrish
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|Altshuler John H, Farrish Dean T
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This invention relates to a novel and improved method and apparatus adaptable for use in medical transplant procedures; and more particularly to a method and apparatus for efficiently recovering bone marrow in bone marrow transplant operations.
In the past, bone marrow transplants have been performed with success but have involved considerable pain due mainly to the number of bone marrow aspirations which must be performed. Bone marrow is comprised of bone marrow cells and large volumes of sinusoidal blood. For instance, it is not uncommon to have to insert a needle on the order of fifteen to seventy times into different sites or locations in order to recover acceptable quantities of bone marrow. Moreover, the bone marrow which is extracted is not separated from the sinusoidal blood, and in transfusing substantial volumes of material into the recipient, the bone marrow cavity is so finite and limited in capacity that it cannot readily accommodate huge volumes of blood and bone marrow. Thus, it is customary to inject the mass of material into the vein and depend upon the bone marrow present to find its way back into the marrow of the patient so as to function as normal marrow and undergo normal growth. A typical case requiring bone marrow transplantation is one in which healthy bone marrow is removed from a cancer patient prior to chemotherapy and the same bone marrow reinfused into the patient after chemotherapy. Another example is the need for bone marrow transplantation into a patient with decreased bone marrow function as in aplastic anemia or bone marrow failure due to drugs. In this latter situation, healthy bone marrow must be removed from a healthy donor with the healthy marrow being infused into the recipient patient.
It is therefore desirable to provide for a method and apparatus by means of which bone marrow may be harvested from a patient with a minimal number of needle placements which is capable of being performed under local anethesia over a relatively short period of time. Moreover, it is desirable that the procedure be virtually painless once the needles are inserted into the patient so as to avoid activation of stretch receptors in the marrow cavity.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide for a novel and improved method and apparatus for bone marrow transplants.
It is another object of the present invention to provide for a novel and improved method of carrying out bone marrow transplant operations in which the bone marrow can be withdrawn from a single site and collected for injection into a patient and in such way as to eliminate stretching or activation of the nerve stretch receptors in the marrow cavity thereby virtually eliminating bone marrow aspiration pain.
A further object of the present invention is to provide for a novel and improved bone marrow transplant apparatus including common actuating means to regulate the relative pressures in the various lines leading to and from a donor or patient.
It is an additional object of the present invention to provide in a bone marrow apparatus for a disposable assembly removably connectable to the patient as well as to various sources of solution supply and collector for the purpose of carrying out bone marrow transplant procedures in a safe, rapid and relatively painless manner.
In accordance with the present invention, a preferred form of bone marrow apparatus is capable of effecting removal of bone marrow and sinusoidal blood from a donor or patient at a single site, the material withdrawn from the patient being replaced by a suitable form of intravenous solution, such as, a mixture of an anticoagulant and saline or electrolyte solution. The bone marrow and sinusoidal blood removed from the patient are transferred either into a cell separator or suitable collection bag so as to permit separation of the bone marrow for subsequent processing or reinjection back into the same patient or into another patient. In the removal of the bone marrow from the patient or donor, an intravenous solution consisting of heparin or other anticoagulant compositions together with a saline solution are mixed with the bone marrow and sinusoidal blood preliminary to transfer into the separating or collecting means.
These steps ae accomplished in the present invention by a unique form of apparatus in which a series of lines ae directed from a chamber section to a source of intravenous solution, an aspiration needle, a second source of intravenous solution and a suitable separating or collection source as described. The chamber section is characterized by being capable of simultaneously applying negative pressure to the solution lines leading from the intravenous solution sources in order to prime the lines and to purge them of any air. The solution lines are then closed and a positive pressure applied to redirect the intravenous solution into the donor while negative pressure is applied to withdraw the bone marrow material into a chamber for admixture with the intravenous solution, following which a positive pressure is applied to transfer the mixture of the intravenous solution and bone marrow material into the separating or collection source. A single chamber with a double-acting plunger may be employed in one form to carry out the steps of the present invention, but in the preferred form a dual chamber having separate plungers are arranged to be simultaneously controllable by a common actuator to establish the desired positive and negative pressures in the respective lines.
Other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more readily appreciated and understood when taken together with the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a preferred form of disposable assembly adaptable for use in carrying out bone marrow transplant procedures in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken about lines 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken about lines 3--3 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken about lines 4--4 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a preferred form of cabinet and control system used in association with the disposable assembly shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is an end view of the cabinet shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a front view of a control panel employed in regulating the operation of the apparatus;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a modified form of double-acting syringe which may be employed in the present invention; and
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of one form of electrical control system for the apparatus of the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, a cabinet or base 10 is provided for mounting of a disposable assembly 12, the latter being illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4. The cabinet 10 is broadly comprised of a relatively shallow, generally rectangular receptacle 14 preferably comprised of a transparent bottom panel 15 with a generally circular light tube or lamp 16 mounted beneath the panel.
To one side of the receptacle are a pair of solenoid-operated control valves designated at V1 and V2 ; and to the opposite side of the receptacle are solenoid-operated control valves V3, V4 and V5. Each control valve is mounted in association with an elongated groove designated G1 to G5, respectively, and each groove extending from communication with a sidewall of the receptacle and extending in a longitudinal direction across the top surface 18 of a cover plate designated at 20 which is removably secured over the cabinet by means of suitable fasteners 21. In addition, the cabinet is designed to contain the necessary power source and controls for operation of the solenoids including transformer section 22, control panel 23 and circuit board section 24. Opposite end walls of the cabinet are provided with shallow recessed areas 26 which facilitate grasping of the unit or in other words serve as hand grips.
From a consideration of FIGS. 5 and 6, it will be noted that the lower panel 15 of the receptacle is provided with a shallow groove 30 which extends intermediately across the length of the receptacle and in a direction transversely to the length of the entire cabinet. The groove is provided with dovetailed sides 31 to permit retention and slidable insertion of an actuator assembly 32, the actuator including a lower flat plate 34 of oblong configuration adapted to traverse the entire length of the groove 30 and having upstanding, plunger-engaging brackets 35 and 35'. The bracket 35 is located just less than halfway along the length of the slide 34, and the bracket 35' is located in offset relation to bracket 35 and at a position adjacent to the distal end of the slide 34. Each bracket comprises closely-spaced parallel wall sections including a generally channel-shaped wall section 36 and 36', respectively, and a solid wall section 37 and 37', respectively, with a narrow recess 38 and 38', respectively, formed between the wall sections, all for a purpose to be described. In addition, each bracket is aligned with a slot 39 and 39', respectively, each slot being of narrow elongated configuration and being formed through the thickness of the slide member in longitudinally centered relation to the bracket to serve as a seating portion for a syringe to be hereinafter described and to permit back lighting of the syringe body. In addition, the slide has a forwardly projecting hand grip 40 at one end projecting from the sidewall of the receptacle with finger openings 41 to facilitate grasping and hand actuation or slidable movement of the entire actuator assembly 32. Located immediately below the receptacle portion of the cabinet is a relatively large cavity 42 for placement of ballast in the operation of lamp 16.
FIGS. 1 to 4 illustrate the preferred form of disposable, fluid flow control assembly 12 which is broadly comprised of a relatively shallow tray having a bottom panel 50, side panels 52 and upstanding end panels 53. Generally, the tray 12 is sized to be insertable into the receptacle 14 with the end panels 53 aligned with opposite ends of the receptacle and with the upper surface of the tray flush with the upper surface of the receptacle. Upstanding locator blocks designated at 54 are provided at spaced locations within the tray, each having a series of three upstanding locator pins 55 to serve as a means of location and support for fluid flow delivery lines to be described. Bosses 56 are positioned at spaced intervals around the periphery of the tray and at the center of the tray to threadedly receive the fastener screws 21 which extend through aligned bores in cover plate 20 of the cabinet. Also, locator pins 58 project upwardly from the bottom panel 50 of the tray to facilitate the location and mounting of a pair of chambers or syringes 60 and 61 in horizontally extending, parallel but oppositely facing relation in a direction lengthwise of the tray and at a location aligned over the hand actuator assembly 32 in the receptacle. Each syringe may be of conventional construction and for example may be a Becton-Dickinson "Monoject" 20 cc. syringe having a outer elongated cylindrical chamber section 62 terminating in a forward tapered end 63 which merges into a tube 64, and a flange 65 is disposed at its opposite end. A plunger 66 is mounted for slidable movement through each chamber section 62 and suitably provided with a piston head 67, a generally elongated shank 68 of X-shaped cross-section and handle or flange 69 at its external or trailing end. Each chamber section 62 of a syringe is seated in the tray such that the tapered end abuts a pair of spaced locator pins 58 and the flange 65 is snugly positioned between spaced pairs of locator pins 58 as illustrated. Immediately behind the locator pins 58 for the flange 65 is an elongated cavity 70 which extends through the thickness of the bottom panel 50 of the tray in alignment with the upstanding brackets 35 and 35', respectively, of the hand actuator assembly 32. The flanged end 69 of each plunger 66 is inserted into the groove 38 or 38' of a respective bracket with the channel-shaped wall section 36 or 36' flanking opposite sides of the plunger portion 68 and the solid wall portion of the bracket 38 or 38' located on the external side of the flanged end 69. Thus in the relationship shown in FIG. 5, the syringe 60 would have its plunger 66 extended to a position such that the flanged end 69 would be aligned with the bracket 35' in the position illustrated in FIG. 5 while the syringe 61 would have its flanged end 69 in the retracted position for alignment with the bracket 35. In response to sliding movement of the hand actuator assembly 32 outwardly, i.e., in a direction advancing downwardly as viewed in FIG. 5, the plunger 66 for syringe 61 is extended in following the movement of bracket 35 while the plunger 66 for syringe 61 is retracted. In other words, negative pressure would be created ahead of the plunger 66 in the syringe 61 while positive pressure would be applied or created ahead of the plunger in the syringe 60 to force fluid in that chamber through the tube 64.
As best seen from a consideration of FIGS. 3 and 4, the generally web-shaped or X-shaped cross-section of the plunger portions 68 are each supported on a generally V-shaped pin 74 which projects upwardly from the tray 50 adjacent to and at one end of each of the cavities 70. The support pins 74 operate to prevent accidental rotation of the plunger elements 66 as they are extended and retracted with respect to their chambers 62.
A series of delivery lines in the form of flexible conduits, such as, plastic tubing extend from the chambers 60 and 61 in such a manner as to be aligned with the grooves G1 to G5, as previously described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, and the external ends of the delivery lines which are directed away from opposite side panels 52 of the tray are designated L1 to L5, respectively. It will be noted that delivery lines L1 and L2 are joined at a tubular Y junction 75 to a common line 76 which in turn is joined at a Y junction 78 to delivery line L3. Each of the Y junctions 75 and 78 are supported on a block 54 between the locator pins 55 and the common line 76 from lines L1 and L2 together with the line L3 is joined to the Y junction 78 to line 80 which is connected by a suitable fitting or sleeve 82 to the tube 64 of chamber 61. Delivery lines L4 and L5 are joined through Y junction 84 to common line 86 which is secured by a fitting 88 to the tube 64 of the chamber 60. Proper alignment of the delivery lines L1 to L5 in relation to the respective grooves G1 to G5 on the upper surface of the cabinet is established by a plurality of locator ribs 90 which are located at spaced intervals around the periphery of the tray. Intermediate ribs 92 project upwardly from the bottom panel 52 of the tray to assist in guiding the delivery lines between the tubes 64 and periphery of the tray. When the fluid flow control assembly 12 is positioned in the receptacle 15, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the delivery lines L1 and L2 are aligned with the grooves G1 and G2, respectively along one side of the receptacle. Delivery lines L3 to L5 are aligned with grooves G3 to G5, respectively on the opposite side of the receptacle.
Referring to FIG. 5, it will be noted that a solenoid-operated control valve V is positioned beneath each of the grooves G, the valves being designated V1 to V5 for each of the respective grooves G1 to G5 and associated delivery lines L1 to L5. Specifically, the delivery lines L are positioned in the manner shown in FIG. 6 such that they are fully inserted into their respective grooves G and are held in position by the cover plate 20. Each of the solenoid control valves V is correspondingly made up of a plunger or armature 94 which projects horizontally from one end of a solenoid 95, and each plunger 94 carries a movable valve element in the form of a pin 96 which projects upwardly from the plunger through a transverse slot 97 in the cover plate 20 at the leading end of each solenoid 95, there being a slot 97 which intersects each one of the grooves G1 to G5. A mounting block 98 is mounted with its upper surface 100 directly beneath one of the associated grooves G1 to G5 with the movable pin 96 and a stationary upwardly projecting pin 102 on the mounting block inserted in the slot 97 on opposite sides of the groove G. When the solenoid is de-energized, the plunger will normally be extended, as illustrated at valve location V3 with the movable pin 96 flanking one side of the groove G and the stationary pin 102 flanking the opposite side. When the solenoid is energized, it will cause retraction of the plunger and sliding movement of the pin 96 through the slot 97 into engagement with the delivery line L disposed in the groove G so as to pinch off or close the line as illustrated at solenoid V5. Accordingly, each solenoid is independently controllable to open or close its associated delivery line in regulating the flow of material through that line.
In carrying out bone marrow transplant operations, in accordance with the present invention, the delivery line L1 extends from the associated groove G1 for connection to an intravenous drip chamber designated at 106. Line L2 extends from groove G2 for connection to a collection bag 107, such as, a collection bag manufactured and sold by Travenol Labs of Deerfield, Ill., under Code No. 4R6308. Line L3 extends from its groove G3 for connection to a Luer Lock fitting 108. Similarly, line L4 is connected to a Luer Lock fitting 109, and finally line L5 is connected to a second intravenous drip chamber 110. In a well-known manner, the Luer Lock fittings facilitate releasable connection of aspiration and infusion needles placed in the patient. Preferably, the intravenous drip chamber 106 contains a saline or electrolyte solution having a predetermined concentration of heparin on the order of 4 units heparin per cubic centimeter for mixture with bone marrow and sinusoidal blood recovered from the patient through line L3. Similarly, the drip chamber 110 contains a saline or electrolyte solution with predetermined concentrations of heparin, on the order of 4 units/cc. which is injected into the patient through line 109. In carrying out a bone marrow transplant, the various delivery lines should be primed or purged of any air so as to be completely filled with fluid as a preliminary to recovery or removal of bone marrow. Referring to the control panel and control buttons shown in FIG. 8, this is carried out by depressing "PRIME 1" to open valves V1 and V4 and close valves V2, V3, and V5, then depressing "PRIME 2" to reverse the position of the valves to open V2, V3 and V5 while closing V1 and V4, at the same time operating the hand actuator assembly 32 until the tubes are filled with the intravenous solution from drip chamber 106, the procedure being repeated until no bubbles appear in any of the lines. As a next step, "CLAMP" is depressed so that valves V1 and V5 are open and valves V2, V3 and V4 are closed so as to hold all output lines closed to eliminate leakage as a preliminary to insertion of the aspiration and infusion needles into the patient in the "CLAMP" position. Prior to attaching the Luer Locks 108 and 109 to the aspiration and infusion bone marrow needles, the bone marrow cavity is anti-coagulated with 2000 units of heparin. The needles connected to the Luer Locks 108 and 109 specifically are inserted into the same bone marrow site, such as as the iliac crest. As a next step, "PRIME ASPIRATE" is depressed to open the valves V1 and V5 open and close the remaining valves, then the hand actuator 32 is pulled out or withdrawn partially to permit the entry of the intravenous solution from drip chamber 106 prior to aspiration. At this point, "ASPIRATE" is depressed so that valves V3 and V4 are opened and valves V1, V2, and V5 are closed followed by fully withdrawing the hand actuator assembly in order to extract marrow from the patient. This is brought about by reason of the negative pressure created in the chamber 61 to induce the flow of bone marrow and sinusoidal blood into chamber 61. After the chamber 61 has been filled, "HARVEST" is depressed to open valves V2 and V5 and close valves V1, V3 and V4, following which the hand actuator is pushed in so as to retract the plunger 66 through chamber 61 and force the mixture of bone marrow, sinusoidal blood and intravenous solution through the line L2 which is connected to the collection bag spike 107.
A modified form of chamber arrangement is shown in FIG. 8 which is adaptable for use in place of the double syringe assemblies 60, 61 of the preferred form. Specifically referring to FIG. 8, an outer cylinder 120 includes a first port 121 at its leading end and a second port 122 in the sidewall adjacent to its rearward end. An O-ring seal 124 is positioned at the rearward end across the end surface of a closure 126 which is threadedly connected to the rear end of the cylinder 120. A central bore 127 in the closure permits close-fitting slidable insertion of a plunger rod 128. Plunger rod 128 has an external handle 130 and a piston head 131 which is arranged for slidable movement through the cylinder 120 in close-fitting sealed relation to its inner wall so as to in effect divide the inner space of the cylinder into a forward chamber 133 and a rear chamber 134. In this fashion, the forward chamber 133 is in communication with the end port 121 and the rearward chamber 134 is in communication with the rearward sidewall port 122. Reference is now made to FIG. 1 for an understanding of the manner in which the delivery lines would be connectable to the single, double-acting syringe: The delivery line 80 is connectable to the port 121 while the delivery line 86 is connectable to the sidewall port 122. Assuming that the double-acting syringe 120 is merely held in the hand, it will be appreciated that the system may be primed by successively opening and closing the same series of valves as described in connection with the preferred form as the plunger 128 is worked back and forth through the cylinder until the delivery lines are completely filled with intravenous solution and no bubbles appear. After holding all delivery lines closed through valves 2, 3 and 4 so as to eliminate any leakage, the aspiration needles are inserted into the patient, following which the plunger is withdrawn or advanced rearwardly through the cylinder 120 to allow entry of intravenous solution through the port 121 into chamber 133 prior to aspiration. Here the plunger is withdrawn only partially through the chamber, for example, to the position illustrated in FIG. 8, and thereafter is fully withdrawn rearwardly though the chamber 134 to extract bone marrow from the patient while maintaining valves V3 and V4 open and closing valves V1, V2 and V5. The mixture of bone marrow and intravenous solution is then ejected from the chamber 133 by advancing the plunger forwardly and forcing the mixture through delivery line 80 into the collection bag attached to the bag spike 107 while holding valves V2 and V5 open and valves V1, V3 and V4 closed.
The manner in which the valves V1 to V5 are controlled in opening and closing through the control panel is schematically represented in FIG. 9. As shown in FIG. 9, a suitable power source represented at 140 is connected through transformer 142 and bridge circuit 143 to a heat sink 144. In addition, the power supply is connected to the fluorescent lamp fixture 16 and through line 145 from the heat sink 144 to the valve control circuit generally designated at 150. In the valve control circuit, each of the buttons on the control panel as designated includes a manually depressable switch 152 which when depressed to a closed position serves to close the power supply into outlet lines leading to a gating circuit represented at 154 for each of the control lines into a respective valve. Each gating circuit from a control button has its output connected to a transistor 155 which in turn leads into a solenoid 156 for each respective valve. The sequence of opening and closing of the valves V1 to V5 is as previously described with the light displays which are designated at "1" through "5" as illustrated on the control panel in FIG. 7 being lit whenever an associated valve is closed.
It will be appreciated from the foregoing that utilization of a disposable fluid flow control assembly which can be replaceably mounted in the main cabinet greatly facilitates reuse of the apparatus in performing bone marrow transplant operations. The versatility of the system is such that while it has been described specifically for use in connection with the recovery of bone marrow for transfer to a collection bag, it may as readily used for direct delivery into a cell separator unit. Thus, in the typical cases as previously described, it is possible to remove healthy bone marrow from a cancer patient prior to chemotherapy, then to reinfuse the same bone marrow into the patient after treatment. Alternately, where bone marrow is required for patients with decreased bone marrow functions, as in aplastic anemia or other bone marrow failure, healthy bone marrow may be efficiently and relatively painlessly removed from a healthy donor and infused into the recipient patient.
It is therefore to be understood that various modifications and changes may be made in the specific sequence of steps as well as the construction and arrangement of parts in the preferred and modified forms of invention as described without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Which would seem odd as we've seen Number One as XO, Nancy Hedford as a Federation Commissioner, Areel Shaw as a prosecutor and even Lester herself as an expedition leader.
There is a supposition among some fans that Number One wasn't human, and Shaw was in a support field.
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There also the fact that the Enterprise's crew wasn't a fifty-fifty split of men and women, women were for some reason just a third of the crew. So there is something going on there.
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This is the first and only Standard in Europe for biodegradability of plastic litter in the environment a major breakthrough for d2w oxo-biodegradable plastics in Europe and around the world. BS8472 is the result of more than five years work in the Committees of BSI, in which Symphony played a leading role.
Until now, the only standard in Europe by which biodegradable plastics could be tested was EN13432 for plastics which biodegrade in the special conditions found in industrial composting, but compostable plastic can obviously not address the problem of plastic litter as it must first be collected.
Much confusion had been caused by allegations that a plastic could not be described as biodegradable unless it complied with EN13432 or its equivalents (American Standard D6400, Australian 4736 and the corresponding ISO Standards). This confusion is now at an end.
For the first time the EU commission have expressly recognised the problem of plastic litter in the environment, which d2w is designed to address. In their Consultation Document on Plastics Bags the Commission said: "Plastic carrier bags are packaging products with a short lifespan that due to their low weight and small size can easily escape the waste management flows and be conveyed to the sea by rain, drains and rivers. Once in the environment, plastic bags can last for hundreds of years. Because they last so long, every year the number of plastic bags in the litter stream increases. "
The Commission also said "In the current practice, a packaging product is acknowledged to be biodegradable if it biodegrades in industrial composting facilities in controlled conditions. However, a product that is compostable in an industrial facility will not necessarily biodegrade in natural conditions in the environment."
The Commission made the important point that "Advertising a packaging product as biodegradable when in fact it will not biodegrade in natural conditions can be misleading for the consumer and can contribute to the proliferation of littering of products that will persist in the environment."
Symphony therefore expects that suppliers of compostable plastic will stop describing their product as "biodegradable." The Commission also said "The current legislative provisions do not allow for a clear distinction between biodegradability and compostability highlighting the need for a Standard for oxo-biodegradable plastic, which has now been published as BS8472."
In February 2011 the UK Environment Agency published a Life-Cycle Assessment which showed that oxo-biodegradable bags have a better LCA than paper or compostable plastic bags.
In April 2011 the British Plastics Federation submitted to the UK Government (DEFRA) a scientific dossier which proves the biodegradability, non eco-toxicity, and recyclability of oxo-biodegradable plastics.
Symphony Environmental Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc that is a British Public Company established in 1995 and dedicated to finding technical solutions to the world's environmental problems.
Symphony has its own laboratories and test facilities in England where it constantly tests, develops, and improves its products, working closely with universities and other specialist scientific canters in the UK and overseas. Symphony's team has a total of more than 100 years experience in the manufacture of plastic products, and is able to provide a high-quality product, and an after-sales service without parallel in the industry. During 2010 Symphony made substantial investments in the latest equipment, and strengthened its technical team with the addition of a PhD in polymer science and a BSc in physics. Symphony has also strengthened its marketing and sales teams, and is now established in larger and more modern operating facilities, with room for expansion.
Symphony is a member of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association; the Society for the Chemical Industry (UK); the British Plastics Federation (BPF); The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN); and the British Brands Group. Symphony actively participates in the work of the British Standards Institute (BSI); the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM); the European Standards Organization (CEN); and the International Standards Organization (ISO).
Source: Symphony Environmental Technologies
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By Tracy Morin at ringside
Returning to cruiserweight, Lateef "Power" Kayode (20-1, 16 KOs) scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over "Slick" Nick Kisner (14-2-1, 5 KOs) on Friday night at the WC Handy Pavilion on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. After a TKO1 loss to Luis Ortiz was overturned when Ortiz failed a drug test, Kayode was too strong for Kisner who didn't have the firepower to do much damage. Scores were 100-90, 100-90, 99-91.
WBO #10 lightweight Josh King of Australia made his US television debut with a one-sided ten round unanimous decision against Rogelio Casarez (9-4, 4 KOs). Scores were 99-91, 100-90, 98-92.
Female star Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano (24-1-1, 18 KOs) won a six-round super featherweight showcase fight against Fatuma Zarika (24-11-2, 14 KOs). Serrano scored a first round knockdown and went on to win 60-53, 60-53, 59-54.
Cruiserweight Lateef Kayode (21-0, 16 KO) faced Nick Kisner (14-2-1, 5 KO) in the main event. Kayode, while clearly the harder puncher, was pressured by Kisner in the opening rounds before offering up an equalizer of a straight right in the second, then took over in the third. Kayode, on attack in the fourth, started strong, but Kisner showed persistence and tried to trap Kayode on the ropes to tee off in spots. Kisner received a brief break after sustaining a low blow in the fifth and tried to counter Kayode's aggression, but Kisner's shots were landing one at a time while Kayode kept up combinations and power shots with consistency. The sixth found Kisner moving around the ring more, but nothing he landed was enough to keep Kayode at bay. Kisner enjoyed a solid seventh and eighth round as he moved and boxed, though Kayode remained on the attack and continued to land the more damaging shots–while unfortunately failing to cut off the ring. Kisner continued to prove elusive for Kayode in the final two rounds, but he wasn't landing an impressive enough offense while circling his opponent. In the end, though Kisner proved smart and durable enough to avoid absorbing a barrage of punches, the scorecards reflected a near-shutout for Kayode: 100-90 (twice) and 99-91.
In the co-main event, lightweight Josh King (20-3, 9 KO) took on Rogelio Casarez (9-4, 4 KO). Casarez, typically a pressure fighter, showed his opponent respect in the first and second feeling-out rounds, when both boxers seemed to work off nervous energy. Action heated up in the third and fourth, culminating in a knockdown for southpaw Casarez early in the fourth (after which King stepped up his own pace). King, while often the come-forward fighter, struggled to land clean shots in the middle rounds, while the uncommonly reserved Casarez pressured in spots. The seesaw fight found the fighters exchanging liberally in the latter half of the fight, with each fighter playing the aggressor at times. King picked up his pace in the last couple of rounds, but Casarez would come back with body shots and punches in bunches. While King finished the tenth and final round with a slew of power rights, Casarez's scrappy spirit carried him through the final onslaught. Ultimately, the judges' cards would decide the outcome, with astoundingly one-sided scores of 99-91, 100-90 and 98-92.
Despite a solid effort from Fatuma Zarika (24-11-2, 14 KO), who often flashed body shots, super featherweight southpaw Amanda Serrano (24-1-1, 18 KO) boxed tactically throughout a six-round female bout and knocked down her opponent in the first with a right hook-left hand combo. Zarika rose and survived, but Serrano continued to show off her boxing know-how, especially in an action-packed fourth that favored Serrano, then closed the show with well-placed punches to the head and body. Serrano's come-forward style and technical savvy earned her the win on all three judges' scorecards, with tallies of 60-53 (twice) and 60-54.
Super middleweight Derrick Webster (19-0, 10 KO) put his undefeated record on the line against veteran William "Pete" Johnson (10-41-2, 3 KO) in a bout scheduled for six. Webster teed off power shots to the head and body from the first round; Johnson continued to languish on the ropes without much offensive effort throughout, though he blocked many clean head shots with his shell-like defense. Though Johnson is an expert at surviving, he did little to try to win, and after Webster staggered Johnson with a right in the fifth, then went on attack for the bulk of the round, the ringside physician advised a stoppage at 2:14 of round 5, giving Webster the TKO win.
Quincy Palmer (8-6, 8 KO) and Marvin Hunt (14-34-1, 6 KO) engaged in an action-packed, if brief, heavyweight bout scheduled for six. Palmer enjoyed a 40-plus-pound weight advantage and landed the heavier punches from the opening bell, but the underdog Hunt landed a surprise right in the first round that put Palmer down. Though he beat the count, the ref decided he was not able to continue and stopped the bout at 1:57 of round 1.
Tracy Morin covers fights around the United States for FightNews.com and is founder of BoxingGems.com.


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