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Application of Ce for scavenging Cu impurities in A356 Al alloys

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Materials, 2022
Secondary (recycled) Al is increasingly used in castings due to its lower cost and carbon footprint relative to primary Al. However, the presence of certain impurity elements in secondary Al degrades its properties, often requiring dilution or ...
Zachary C. Sims   +9 more
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Identification of mercury species in spent fluorescent lamps and mercury recovery by distillation

open access: yesEnergy Reports, 2023
The discarding of spent fluorescent lamps, one of the most significant sources of mercury usage in industry, might cause mercury release into the environment when suffering from breakage.
Tong Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applications of Mercury Stable Isotopes in Environmental Forensics [PDF]

open access: yes대한환경공학회지, 2022
Mercury is a globally distributed toxic trace metal, which can travel long distances in the atmosphere and bioaccumulate to elevated levels in ecosystem food webs.
Saebom Jung   +2 more
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Toxicity of mercury [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Human Hypertension, 1999
A ruling by the European Union heralds the demise of those useful clinical instruments, the mercury thermometer and the mercury sphygmomanometer. The new laws have been passed because of worries about mercury poisoning. Yet you can drink metallic mercury and come to no harm. What does it all mean?
N, Langford, R, Ferner
openaire   +2 more sources

How do breast cancer surgery scars impact survivorship? Findings from a nationwide survey in the United States

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2019
Background The surgical treatment of breast cancer has been associated with negative consequences for patients’ body image, sexual functioning, mental health, and social adjustment.
Jennifer Gass   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural, cultural and industrial heritage as a basis for sustainable regional development within the Geopark Idrija project (Slovenia) [PDF]

open access: yesGeographica Pannonica, 2010
The Idrija Municipality, situated in the western part of Slovenia, extends over an area of 294 km2 with around 12,000 inhabitants. The area of Idrija is placed at the crossing of Dinaric and Alpine mountain ranges.
Gorjup-Kavčič Mojca   +4 more
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Does partial coating with titanium improve the radiographic fusion rate of empty PEEK cages in cervical spine surgery? A comparative analysis of clinical data

open access: yesPatient Safety in Surgery, 2017
Background Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a well-established surgical treatment. Several types of intervertebral spacers can be used, but there is increasing evidence that PEEK cages yield insufficient fusion and thus less clinical ...
Andreas Kotsias   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province)

open access: yesJournal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2022
This research focuses on villages where the community mostly works in the small-scale gold mining sector (ASGM), namely Hulawa Village and Buladu Village, North Gorontalo Regency.
Sri Maryati   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

New Jersey Mercury Task Force Report, Volume III: Sources of Mercury in New Jersey

open access: yes, 2002
The Task Force was directed to complete the following tasks: 1. Review the current science on: a) impacts of mercury pollution on public health and ecosystems; and b) mercury deposition, transport, and exposure pathways. 2.

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New Jersey Mercury Task Force Report, Volume II: Exposures and Impacts

open access: yes, 2002
The New Jersey Mercury Task Force was directed to complete the following tasks: 1. Review the current science on: a) impacts of mercury pollution on public health and ecosystems; and b) mercury deposition, transport, and exposure pathways. 2. Inventory

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