Sentence examples for levels of taint from inspiring English sources
Low levels of taint, harder to detect, make wine dull, according to Charles Massoud, an owner of Paumanok.
These preliminary results demonstrated the potential of the electronic nose to detect high and low levels of boar taint, independently of the taint-related compound, and therefore to sort-out boar tainted carcasses.
Therefore to identify genomic regions simultaneously affecting levels of boar taint and fertility related compounds, the sex hormones 17β-estradiol (one of the main estrogens), estrone sulphate (the reservoir for the active compound of 17β-estradiol) and testosterone (essential to maintain spermatogenesis and male fertility) [reviewed by 9] were included.
A significant increase in the sensory detection of muddy flavour was observed at a level of 60% taint affected water.
Genetic variations affecting the level of boar taint have previously been demonstrated in many breeds.
A classical genome scan, however somewhat sparse, was done to identify QTL regions and in addition, a haplotype analysis to confirm the QTL association as well as identify haplotypes to reduce the level of boar taint.
Some of the candidate genes that are likely to have an impact on the level of boar taint have been summarised by Moe et al. (2009) [ 37] who performed an association study of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in the candidate genes.
The ultimate objective is to identify haplotypes that can be used directly in a marker assisted selection (MAS) strategy to breed for preferred levels of the boar taint traits.
But that drinking water now turns out to be tainted with dangerous levels of arsenic.
Mr. Wu's death comes a year after China was rocked by a series of product safety scandals involving contaminated food and drugs, and toys tainted with high levels of lead.
The new findings raise the possibility that pregnant women who inadvertently eat shellfish tainted with low levels of domoic acid may put their unborn children at risk for lifelong behavioral consequences, says Edward D. Levin, a professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
