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Assessment of Heavy Metal Sources and Microplastics in Drainage Deposited Sediments from Highways and Rest Areas
- Highways are considered sites of nonpoint-source pollution. Pollutants such as heavy metals, from vehicles contaminate adjacent soils and water bodies by passing through the drainage systems during...
Content of Selected Harmful Metals (Zn, Pb, Cd) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Honeys from Apiaries Located in Urbanized Areas
29/10/2024 - The chemical composition of honey, and therefore its quality and properties, is influenced by many factors, including its botanical origin and the harvesting conditions—the location of...
Analysis of Tribological Properties of Engine Lubricants Used in Hybrid Vehicles
31/10/2024 - A problem has been noted regarding the admixture of fuel to a low viscosity lubricant in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). This is very detrimental to the wear and tear of engine operating components....
Prediction of Spatiotemporal Pollution of Soil Heavy Metal in Mining Areas Based on Grey Neural Network Algorithm
- The temporal and spatial prediction and early warning of soil heavy metal pollution are crucial for preventing and controlling soil environmental contamination and optimizing the utilization of...
Preparation of styrene?phenylamine monomer copolymer nanospheres and its performance for stabilizing CO2 foam
27/10/2024 - Schematic of the arrangement of the negative electrode components and its effect on the control of lead sulfate crystal accumulation.AbstractThis study introduces a multi?component composite as a...
Assessment of Heavy Metals in Tea Plantation Soil and Their Uptake by Tieguanyin Tea Leaves and Potential Health Risk Assessment in Anxi County in Southeast China
27/10/2024 - Evaluating heavy metal pollution in tea plantation soil and conducting potential health risk assessments are crucial for ensuring the safety of tea consumers. However, soil heavy metal pollution...
Inorganic Salts as Chemical Foam Suppressors
25/10/2024 - Can the foamability of surfactant aqueous solutions be controlled chemically? Well-known antifoams can prevent foaming by inducing the coalescence of the bubbles, but can the surfactants be...
Leveraging Spruce Bark Particle Morphology for Enhanced Internal Bonding in Particleboard Production
25/10/2024 - The continuous rise in global demand for wood products has led to an increase in prices and a surge in research into alternative resources. As a byproduct of the timber industry, bark has emerged as...
Synthesis Properties and Neutron Attenuation of New Geopolymers Containing Si, O, Na and Al: Role of Pb Addition
01/11/2024 - Lead (II) oxide (PbO) has shown high prospect in modifying mechanical, physical, neutron and charge particle interaction properties of geopolymer due to high bonding matrix. In this study, the...
Optimising Shielding Capacity: Pressure Effects on Diatomaceous Earth Composite Materials mixed with Sodium Silicate
01/11/2024 - A five pressured diatomite clay materials samples were produced as a mixture of diatomaceous earth mineral and sodium silicate for the purpose of this investigation. The forming pressures ranged...
Assessing the Phytoextraction of Cd, Pb, and Zn from a Slag-Contaminated Soil by Legume Species Inoculated with Rhizobial Strains
- Metal-polluted soils can pose a severe threat to the environment and need remediation. The work aimed at assessing the potential of jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis L.) and mucuna (Mucuna pruriens...
Polymer blend compositions reliant comprehensive study on optical, thermal, structural, and broadband dielectric and electrical properties of P(VDF-HFP)/PMMA films
23/10/2024 - Abstract In developing flexible type advanced electrical and electronic devices, rationally designed excellent performance polymer dielectrics are highly admired in...
Healthiness of Meat-Based Products in Comparison to Their Plant-Based Alternatives in the UK Market: A Packaging Evaluation
22/10/2024 - This study evaluated the healthiness of meat products (n = 62) and their plant-based (PB) counterparts (n = 62) available in the UK market. Back-of-pack (BoP) and front-of-pack (FoP) nutrition label...
Mathematical Modelling of Tensile Mechanical Behavior of a Bio-Composite Based on Polybutylene-Succinate and Brewer Spent Grains
23/10/2024 - A model based on the fitting of stress–strain data by tensile tests of bio-composites made of a bioplastic (polybutylene succinate (PBS)) and brewer spent grain filler (BSGF) is...
Bioleaching of Industrial Metallic Steel Waste by Mixed Cultures of Thermoacidophilic Archaea
23/10/2024 - Different mixed cultures of extremely thermoacidophilic microorganisms were used for bioleaching of metalliferous industrial dust waste derived from the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steelmaking...
Characterization of Beer Produced with the Addition of Brown Macroalgae Fucus virsoides
21/10/2024 - Marine macroalgae are organisms rich in bioactive compounds such as polysaccharides, polyphenols, and various minerals. Macroalgae are increasingly being added to the human diet precisely because...
Low Sintering Temperature Effect on Crystal Structure and Dielectric Properties of Lead-Free Piezoelectric Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-NaFeTiO4
18/10/2024 - Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 (BNT) emerges as a promising ferroelectric and piezoelectric lead-free candidate to substitute the contaminant Pb[TixZr1−x]O3 (PZT). However, to obtain optimal...
Potential of Bio-Adsorbent in Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater: An end-to-end Review
- Freshwater resources are limited on the earth, and we have highly contaminated it with various pollutants. Reuse and recycle of wastewater is the need of the hour in the present Anthropocene. Removal...
Evaluation of Urbanization Influences on Beach Sediment Contamination with Heavy Metals Along the Littoral Zone of Alexandria City, Egypt
- The western coastal area of Alexandria City, Egypt, faces significant environmental challenges due to heavy metal (HM) contamination in beach sediments, driven by intensive urbanization, tourism,...
An assessment of in vitro lead (Pb) bioaccumulation of Dianthus chinensis L. (Chinese pink)
17/10/2024 - Heavy metals (HM) also known as potentially toxic elements (PTEs), are well-known environmental pollutants, among which lead (Pb) is a widespread and hazardous soil contaminant. Its removal from...
Electrochemical DNA Sensor Based on Poly(proflavine) Deposited from Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents for DNA Damage Detection and Antioxidant Influence Assessment
16/10/2024 - Electrochemical DNA sensors for DNA damage detection based on electroactive polymer poly(proflavine) (PPFL) that was synthesized at screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) from phosphate buffer (PB)...