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Economic viability of phytoremediation of a cadmium contaminated agricultural area using energy maize: part I: effect on the farmer's income [PDF]

, 2010
This paper deals with the economic viability of using energy maize as a phytoremediation crop in a vast agricultural area moderately contaminated with metals. The acceptance of phytoremediation as a remediation technology is, besides the extraction rate,
A. Ruttens, M. E, T. T, T.,F.M. G, V. J, V.Slycken S, W. N   +6 more
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Hybrid Magnetoactive Soft Elastomers: Material Development Toward Application in Diaphragm Pumps

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Hybrid magnetoactive soft elastomeric membranes are developed by combining two different types of magnetic particles. The membranes exhibit distinct mechanical, magnetic and thermal properties owing to the unique characteristics of the two magnetic particles.
Somashree Mondal, Paweł Orkisz, Bogdan Sapiński, Ralph Spolenak, Frank Clemens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing the external environmental costs of pastoral farming in New Zealand: experiences from the Te Arawa lakes, Rotorua [PDF]

, 2011
Decades of nutrient pollution have caused water quality to decline in the nationally iconic Te Arawa (Rotorua) lakes in New Zealand. Pastoral agriculture is a major nutrient source, and therefore this degradation represents an external environmental cost
Abell, Jonathan Michael, Hamilton, David P., Paterson, John   +2 more
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Unlocking the Potential of MXene‐Based Electrochemical Biosensors: A Review of Biofunctionalization Strategies and Biosensing Principles

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electrochemical biosensors enable the accurate and timely detection of clinical biomarkers, improving healthcare and precision medicine. MXene nanosheets, a class of 2D transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, are promising materials for developing next‐generation electrochemical biosensors due to their unique physicochemical ...
Muhsin Ali, Sharat Chandra Barman, Isobel Steer, Aya H. Alshareef, Dana Alsulaiman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outbreak of Fatal Childhood Lead Poisoning Related to Artisanal Gold Mining in Northwestern Nigeria, 2010. [PDF]

, 2011
Background: In May 2010, a team of national and international organizations was assembled to investigate children's deaths due to lead poisoning in villages in northwestern Nigeria.
Abdullahi M. Bashir, Antonio Neri, Bellinger DC, Berg KK, Carrie A. Dooyema, Chisholm JJ, Falk H., Henry Akpan, James Durant, Mary Jean Brown, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, Oladayo Biya, Patrick M. Nguku, Paul I. Dargan, Saheed O. Gidado, Sa’ad Idris, Suleiman Haladu, Todd Swarthout, Yi-Chun Lo   +18 more
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Magnetic Textiles: A Review of Materials, Fabrication, Properties, and Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Magnetic textiles (M‐textiles) are emerging as a programmable materials platform that merges magnetic matter with hierarchical textile structures. This article consolidates magnetic material classes, textile architectures, and fabrication and magnetization strategies, revealing structure–property–function relationships that govern magneto‐mechanical ...
Li Ke, Moses Kumi, Xiaoming Tao, Junhong Pu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Geophagy’ and Clay Minerals: Influencing Ruminal Microbial Fermentation for Methane Mitigation

Microorganisms
Methane is a greenhouse gas with high warming potential, and ruminants like cattle and sheep are a major source of its emission. In the rumen, the first stomach compartment, diverse microorganisms and fauna live, including archaea, bacteria, protozoa ...
Zubaer Hosen, Md. Rashidul Islam, Ravi Naidu, Bhabananda Biswas   +3 more
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Upper Sioux Indian Community Trip Report: Assessment of Mold and Moisture Conditions [PDF]

, 2004
Paul Francisco from the Building Research Council (BRC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Robert Nemeth from Magna Systems, Inc. conducted a site visit at the Upper Sioux Indian Community Housing Department (USICHD) on April21-23, 2004 ...
Francisco, Paul, Nemeth, Robert
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Shaping Carbon Nitrides for Advanced Macrostructures

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review examines how carbon nitride can be shaped through a range of printing and interfacial assembly methods. By bringing together additive manufacturing and liquid–liquid structuring concepts, carbon nitride is moving beyond its traditional powder‐based photocatalyst form toward digitally designed robust macroscale architectures with high design
Simona Baluchová, Baris Kumru
wiley   +1 more source

Crystal OH mediating pathway for hydrogen peroxide production via two-electron water oxidation in non-carbonate electrolytes

Nature Communications
Water oxidation presents a promising avenue for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production. However, the reliance on alkaline bicarbonate electrolytes as an intermediate has limitations, such as H2O2 decomposition and a narrow pH effectiveness range (7–9 ...
Ruilin Wang, Hao Luo, Chengyu Duan, Huimin Liu, Mengdi Sun, Quan Zhou, Zheshun Ou, Yinglong Lu, Guanghui Luo, Jimmy C. Yu, Zhuofeng Hu   +10 more
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