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bioavailability; coal; combustion; desulfurization; environmental technology; fly ash; gypsum; lead; microwave treatment; power plants; slags; ultrasonics; China
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... Coal-fired power plant is one of the main anthropogenic sources of lead emission and most of lead in coal can be transferred to its combustion products (fly ash, desulfurization gypsum and slag) after burning. The fraction distribution of lead in coal, fly ash (FA), desulfurization gypsum and slag can reveal their environmental stability and migration ability. However, the conventional sequential ...
Krishna Remya; Y. Ajith; J. Parvathy; Varuna P. Panicker; P. Preena; V.R. Ambily; Thankachan Ancy; Francis Anjaly; N. Madhavan Unny; Usha Narayana Pillai
... Theileriosis can be manifested in appreciably variable clinical forms among domestic ruminants and may often become life-threatening. The present report narrates, the quick remarkable clinical recovery of a lactating goat infected with Theileria spp., exhibiting acute insulin-responsive hyperglycemia and hypocalcemia, by providing intensive therapy. A four year old doe was presented with the compl ...
... Deep eutectic solvents (DESs can be used to facilitate the adsorption of anthraquinone dyes into polyester fabrics (PETFs) in facile conditions. The adsorption mechanism was investigated through a systematic characterisation study using methods including ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrosco ...
... In this study, the corrosion inhibition efficiency of almond waste extract on carbon steel (C38) in 1.0 M HCl solution was evaluated using gravimetric analyses, electrochemical tests, and surface characterization. Electrochemical results suggest that almond waste extract significantly enhances the corrosion resistance of C38. To control and understand the stability and adsorption ability of the in ...
environmental technology; least squares; microfiltration; municipal wastewater; particle size distribution; probability distribution
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... Innovative membrane filtration plants for municipal wastewaters are being developed and need the support of reliable filtration models in the designing phase. In the past, semi-empirical filtration models for membrane processes have been proposed. At present, the most prominent works point out the importance of particle poly-dispersity in the development of reliable models but fail into the implem ...
... Resin, the e-waste from printed circuit board (PCB) scrap, has been used widely for the thermosetting of PCB. To obtain the optimum result of elements from e-waste in plasma technology, the understanding of parameters is urgently suggested. This study investigated the elimination of elements via an atmospheric-pressure microwave plasma reactor, considering experimental parameters: gas type, flux a ...
... Contaminants, such as potentially toxic metals from e-waste, have been affecting soil, water and ecosystems throughout the world. Thus, the search for low cost natural substances, able to complex such metals, is a matter of both environmental and economic interest. Humic substances (HS) are the main natural organic complexing agents in ecosystems, and their alkaline extraction leads to a poorly so ...
absorbance; aluminum; chemical oxygen demand; chlorides; dairy industry; electrochemistry; electrocoagulation; ethane; goats; green chemistry; methane; nitrates; odors; phosphates; propane; sorption; total nitrogen; volatile organic compounds; wastewater; whey
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... Whey wastewater is considered to be the main polluting product of the dairy industry. Electrocoagulation (EC) and electrooxidation (EO) processes using aluminum electrodes and inactive boron-doped diamond (BDD), respectively, were applied to reduce the chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TN), phosphate (PO₄⁻³), nitrate (NO₃⁻), chloride (Cl⁻), total phenolic compounds (TPCs), and optical ...
... Parasitic ascaridoid nematodes occur in a wide range of marine organisms across the globe. Some species of the anisakid family (Ascaridoidea: Anisakidae) can cause gastrointestinal disease in humans (i. e. anisakidosis). Despite their importance as potentially hazardous parasites, the occurrence and infection characteristics of ascaridoids are still poorly known from many host species and geograph ...
air; bivariate analysis; chi-square distribution; children; confidence interval; health services; health surveys; human nutrition; malnutrition; metabolism; models; odds ratio; regression analysis; risk; Albania
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... In this study, an attempt has been made to seek out the impact of paternal smoking status over child malnutrition in Albania. For analysis purposes, data were extracted from Albania Demographic and Health Survey (ADHS), 2017/18. The bivariate analysis set up with chi-square test as well as gamma measure were performed to examine the association between child malnutrition and selected covariates. T ...
autumn; climate; prediction; probability; probability analysis; surface water temperature; weather forecasting; Brazil
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... This study aims to assess the contribution to prediction performance of dynamically downscaling seasonal precipitation for the Brazilian Northeast region (NEB) produced in February with a global climate model for the austral autumn (March-April-May). This season includes the peak precipitation period of a large portion of this region. To achieve this aim, 32 years of hindcasts for the period 1979– ...
circular economy; coal; coal fly ash; combustion; electrochemistry; energy conversion; graphene; gravimetry; green chemistry; magnetic separation; methanol; renewable energy sources; supply chain
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... The search for functional and economical electrocatalysts derived from abundant materials is essential to enable the mass implementation of renewable energy conversion systems, such as regenerative fuel cells. Herein, char recovering from coal combustion fly ashes using simple concentration methods, such as sieving, gravimetry, impaction, elutriation, magnetic separation and demineralization, is p ...
Jessica M. Lancaster; Jaxon H. Smart; Jessie Van Buren; Brianna J. Buseman; Tanya M. Weber; Kizkitza Insausti; James A. Nasados; Benton Glaze; William J. Price; Michael J. Colle; Phillip D. Bass
... Modern dry-aging is a culinary-inspired practice that involves storing meat at refrigerated temperatures without protective packaging. The dry-aging process has been observed to create unique flavors. The objective of the current study was to survey commercial dry-aging facility environments and observe palatability differences related to consumer acceptance. Seventy-two bone-in beef strip loins ( ...
... Spexin (SPX) is a novel peptide hormone that lowers blood glucose levels and is protective against hepatic steatosis in diet induced obese mouse models. We hypothesized that higher circulating SPX levels would be associated with a lean BMI and a more favorable metabolic profile in humans. We aimed to investigate SPX levels and its association with obesity, glucose metabolic and cardiovascular fact ...
abdominal fat; adolescence; adulthood; alcohol drinking; alcohols; body mass index; cross-sectional studies; diet; females; human nutrition; males; metabolism; pizza; questionnaires; risk; sleep; sleep disorders; tobacco use; waist circumference
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... The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a critical stage of the life cycle in which risk behaviors are established or strengthened. The objective of this study is to associate weekend alcohol consumption with Body Mass Index (BMI), diet, sleep quality and tobacco use among Chilean university students, according to their gender. For this descriptive, cross-sectional study, a total of 1,455 ...
... The significant amount of heavy metals and soluble salts contained in municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWI FA) and the corresponding risk of leaching make them classified as hazardous waste. Nowadays, the ashes are usually landfilled, but another application can be the inertization and valorization of MSWI FA in building materials. Geopolymer can be a potential material because it can ...
... The Port of Rotterdam is a heavily man-modified estuarine system, Europe's major seaport and home to a large number of chemical and petrochemical plants, many of which are supplied with distilled water from two demineralized water plants in Botlek and Maasvlakte. In this study, we assessed the ecological conditions near the brine outfalls and at a reference site unimpacted by brine, focusing on th ...
... In recent times, the use of microbial exopolysaccharides as food preservative has gained significant industrial applications. Accordingly, in this study, EPS producing bacteria was isolated from mango leaf. The isolated bacteria were identified as B. thuringiensis strain SMJR by morphological characteristics and 16s rDNA sequencing. The 16s rDNA gene sequences were submitted to GenBank database un ...
... This paper characterized a new fixed rope media system to upgrade decentralized and small-scale wastewater treatment plants. A primary effluent of municipal wastewater was treated using two pilot-scale reactors equipped with full-scale sized fixed rope media technology, one of the reactors was aerated using a coarse bubble tube and the other using a custom fine bubble aeration system. The study ex ...
... The present work integrates carbon sequestration and waste reclamation with biofuel production into a single dynamic for encouraging eco-friendlier approaches ensuring environmental sustainability. To achieve improved carbon capturing and lipid production, a marine microalga Picochlorum soloecismus was selected. The maximum productivities of biomass and lipid were asserted to be 0.24 ± 0.02 gL⁻¹d− ...