Metabasites and serpentinites of the ophiolitic sequence of the Gimigliano-Mount Reventino Unit(Calabria, southern Italy), also known as greenstones, are employed and marketed for building and ornamentalpurposes ...

A floating polymer-supported photocatalyst based on polystyrene impregnated with titaniumdioxide particles was developed using a facile solvent-cast method at ambient temperature. The preparedphotocatalysts ...

Releasing of textile dye effluents into general water bodies is a major environmental and healthproblem. Color removal, in particular, has recently become of major scientific interest, as indicated by themultitude ...

This study was conducted in Dez and Karkheh regions in southwestern Iran to model habitatsuitability of the Persian fallow deer Dama dama mesopotamicus and assessing trend of habitat changes since1989. A total ...

The effluents of tannery industries are the major source of chromium contamination in thegroundwater. In most of the sub-urban areas ground water is the major source of drinking water. For humanbeing Long term ...

Using of microorganisms to remove industrial pollutions of environment is an efficient methodthat mimics natural process and decrease remediation cost. In this study, 450 actinomycete strains wereisolated from ...

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) have widely aroused public concern due to their ubiquity,environmental persistence, long-range transportability, bioaccumulation capacities and potentially adverse effectson ...

Suspended particles with aerodynamic diameters not greater than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) were sampledat the urban background, regional background and urban traffic points in southern Poland. In total, 120 sampleswere ...

This study investigated single-step extraction of heavy metals from contaminated sedimentscollected in the port of Cádiz. Experimental tests of washing with an aqueous solution of a chelating agent wereperformed ...

The aim of the present study was to assess the bio-trickling filter startup for the treatment ofwastewater produced by Pegah Dairy Company at psychrophilic condition. The startup time of a bio-tricklingfilter ...

During the Croatian Homeland war in 1991, the capacitor batteries of the Zadar electric powersubstation (TS 110/35 kV) were damaged, resulting in the severe pollution of the soil with polychlorinatedbiphenyls ...

In Iraq, waste generation was increased after 2003 war events due to intensepopulation developmentand economic growth. The limitation of designable system for Municipal SolidWaste (MSW) management led toserious ...

Brassica chinensis L. is a popular vegetable, especially in Asian dishes. For plant growing withinorganic fertilizer, cadmium (Cd) has been one of the highest metal and health-risk factors included. Thisresearch ...

Ordered mesoporous carbon CMK-3 (OMC) have been synthesized using mesoporous SBA-15 silica as template and modified with cobalt carbonate. Morphologies and surface texturing of materials werecharacterized by ...

Processing of round potatoes (Solanum tuberosum (L.) into chips in Tanzania and particularlyDar es Salaam city is a growing business that attract low wages employees and unemployed occupants. Proliferationof ...

This work investigates the use of Fenton's process (pH 5.5 and 6; 0.10-0.50 mM Fe(II); molarratios Fe(II) to H2O2 of 1:5-1:20) combined with flocculation for the treatment of groundwater which is richin natural ...

The paper presents the results of seasonal potamoplankton dynamics in a Siberian lowland riverand its relationships with environmental variables. The sampling was carried out every 10-15 days from April toSeptember ...

The photolytic capability of SiO2 nanoparticles (SiO2-NP) for the discoloration of Direct Blue 71as an environmentally pollutant dye via UV irradiation in the presence of H2O2was assessed and optimized using

The toxicity of four potentially toxic trace elements (Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) to Annual Atriplex (A.hortensis and A. rosea) was examined to determine if this plant showed sufficient tolerance to be used tophytoremediate ...

This 4x2 factorial study compared the effect of four sites (A=Siphon as upstream, andB=Shahdera, C=Sunder and D= Balloki as 3 downstream sites) during low and high flow seasons of river Ravion metal cconcentrations ...