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Rapid and sustainable fabrication of antibacterial chitosan/PVA–SiO2 nanofiber air filters by needleless electrospinning [PDF]

AIP Advances
With the growing demand for air purification, the large-scale deployment of filtration materials is of increasing importance. However, conventional nanofiber membranes derived from synthetic polymers often generate non-degradable waste upon disposal ...
Suzhe Li, Dong Xie, Luyan Song, Chen Yang, Zixuan Yuan   +4 more
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Application of membrane distillation for purification of radioactive liquid

Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2023
Low-level radioactive wastewater contains not only radionuclides but also a variety of inorganic and organic pollutants, which have an increasingly profound negative impact on the environment and humans.
Mingchao Jiang, Zhoulong Fang, Zhi Liu, Xinyi Huang, Hua Wei, Cui-Yun Yu   +5 more
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Radiation and health - a contradiction of terms?

South African Family Practice, 1985
No abstract available.
David Bortz
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Near-field/far-field interface of a near-surface low level radioactive waste site [PDF]

, 2004
Experimental and Modelling studies have been used to investigate the biogeochemical processes occurring at the interface zone between the near-field and far-field of the Drigg Low- Level radioactive Waste (LLW) trenches.
Hand, V. L., Trivedi, D. P., Graham, J., Humphreys, Paul, Warwick, P., Boult, S., Beadle, Ian R.   +6 more
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Silk nanofibrils-MOF composite membranes for pollutant removal from water

iScience, 2023
Summary: Membrane separation technology is considered an effective strategy to remove pollutants in sewage. However, it remains a significant challenge to fabricate inexpensive membranes with high purification efficiency.
Xiaowen Zhao, Chunhui Wu, Dejun Dai, Jing Ren, Tao Li, Shengjie Ling   +5 more
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Biodegradation of the Alkaline Cellulose Degradation Products Generated during Radioactive Waste Disposal. [PDF]

, 2014
The anoxic, alkaline hydrolysis of cellulosic materials generates a range of cellulose degradation products (CDP) including α and β forms of isosaccharinic acid (ISA) and is expected to occur in radioactive waste disposal sites receiving intermediate ...
Rout, Simon P., Andrew P. Laws, Lisa J. Gillie, Ahmed Elmekawy, Humphreys, Paul, Radford Jessica, Simon P. Rout, Gillie Lisa J., Laws, Andrew P, Janssen, Paul Jaak, Gillie, Lisa J, Radford, Jessica, Sweeney, Francis, Jessica Radford (636473), Francis Sweeney, Rout Simon P., Gillie, Lisa .J., Elmekawy, Ahmed, Humphreys, Paul N, Simon P Rout, Paul N. Humphreys (636478), Paul N. Humphreys, Gillie, Lisa J., Jessica Radford, Lisa J Gillie, Rout, Simon P, Lisa J. Gillie (636477), Simon P. Rout (636472), Andrew P. Laws (636474), Paul N Humphreys, Laws, Andrew P., Andrew P Laws, Sweeney Francis, Elmekawy Ahmed, Humphreys Paul N., Laws Andrew P., Humphreys, Paul N., Francis Sweeney (636475), Ahmed Elmekawy (636476), Rout, Simon, Elmekawy, Ahmed A.   +40 more
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Prediction and Analysis of Nuclear Explosion Radioactive Pollutant Diffusion Model

, 2023
This study presents a model for the dispersion of radioactive smoke clouds from a nuclear weapon explosion. A model based on a modified Settlement model is chosen to simulate the dispersion of radioactive contaminants from a nuclear explosion in the ...
Ming Yang, Peng Li, Yang Zheng, Wei Liu, Xiaoqiang Li, Yunhui Wu, Xiaolei Chen   +6 more
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Assessment of Trace Elements in Soils and Sediments in the Abandoned Mercury Mine Site in Puerto Princesa City, Philippines

ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development, 2021
An abandoned mercury mine area in Puerto Princesa City, which was previously operated by Palawan Quicksilver Mines, Inc. (PQMI) from 1953 to 1976, is known for its unrehabilitated open-pit of mercury-rich rocks and exposed mine waste calcine stockpiles ...
Jessie Samaniego, Cris Reven Gibaga, Alexandria Tanciongco, Rasty Rastrullo   +3 more
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Extremophilic Microorganisms for the Treatment of Toxic Pollutants in the Environment

Molecules, 2020
As concerns about the substantial effect of various hazardous toxic pollutants on the environment and public health are increasing, the development of effective and sustainable treatment methods is urgently needed. In particular, the remediation of toxic
Sun-Wook Jeong, Yong Jun Choi
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Ovarian Malignancies Frequency in the Female Population from the Bryansk Region Living in Conditions of Radioactive, Chemical and Combine Contamination (2000–2020)

Life, 2021
Background: Radioactive contamination and chemical pollution of the environment can affect the processes of carcinogenesis, including the formation of malignant neoplasms of the ovaries in women.
Anton V. Korsakov, Alexandra A. Golovleva, Vladislav P. Troshin, Dmitry G. Lagerev, Leonid I. Pugach   +4 more
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