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Obtaining a bioadsorbent from orange peel suitable for batch and continous treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
One form of chemical contamination involves the contribution of heavy metals to the ecosystem mainly from industrial spills and mining operations. The most toxic heavy metals are cadmium, copper, chromium, mercury, nickel, lead and zinc.
García Raurich, Josep   +2 more
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New Insights on Heat Shock Proteins as Regulators of Reactive Oxygen Species Across Various Stressors in Diseases

open access: yesCell Biochemistry and Function, Volume 44, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Living beings are persistently challenged by stress. Stress can be induced by internal stressors and external stressors. External stressors, including radiation, heat, heavy metals, nutritional imbalances, infections, and psychological stress, can induce protein denaturation, leading to misfolded or aggregated proteins.
Paka Sravan Kumar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clearing the Air on Radon Testing: The Duty of Real Estate Brokers to Protect Prospective Homebuyers [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
This Note recommends that the federal government create legislation that will impose a duty on real estate brokers to test homes for radon and to disclose the results to prospective purchasers.
Binsbergen, S.A. van   +4 more
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Study of radioactive elements accumulation in the hair of high-school children who consumed radionuclide polluted water

open access: yesХимическая безопасность / Chemical Safety Science, 2021
Приведены результаты обследования 306 детей в возрасте 12-16 лет на определение накопления тяжелых металлов в волосах. В I группу вошли 167 обследованных школьников (79 мальчиков и 88 девочек), которые регулярно употребляли воду, загрязненную радионуклидами.
openaire   +1 more source

Dusty Streets: The Challenge of Dust‐Borne Pollutants in Low‐Income Countries

open access: yesCLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, Volume 54, Issue 2, February 2026.
Generally, pollution impacts developed and low‐income countries (LICs) to different extents, and the disease burden due to roadway dust is not uniformly distributed across socio‐economic classes. Roadway dust materials from paved and unpaved urban and rural roads were reported to contain organic constituents which are toxic and affect public health ...
Abimbola E. Oluwalana‐Sanusi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wildlife and Human Diseases: Symptoms of Endangered Marine Ecosystems & Climate Change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School; Wildlife Trust; the Consortium for Conservation Medicine; and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute hosted a Congressional briefing entitled "Wildlife and Human Diseases ...
Naomi Friedman
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The Water Isn’t Safe: The Dismal State of Texas Drinking Water Regulation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This project won first place in the 2018 Signature Course Information Literacy Award. The award recognizes exemplary student work that achieves the learning outcomes of the Signature Course information literacy requirement, that students will be able to ...
Nguyen, Grace
core   +1 more source

Systems‐Level Optimization of Hybrid Produced Water Treatment Systems for Sustainable Oil and Gas Production: A Review of Current Technologies

open access: yesGlobal Challenges, Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Produced water (PW) is the largest and most complex waste stream generated during oil and gas production, posing significant environmental, operational, and regulatory challenges due to its high salinity, dispersed hydrocarbons, toxic organics, heavy metals, and naturally occurring radioactive materials. Although numerous studies have reviewed
Omogbolade L. Adepitan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of the vintage year on strontium isotopic ratio (87Sr/86Sr) of wines: a Portuguese case study

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 3, Page 1940-1947, February 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND Currently, there is a growing need for wine authenticity tools to face the global wine market and deal with adulteration cases. Stable isotope analyses, recognized by the Organization of Vine and Wine as a tool for detecting authenticity fraud, form the basis of the European Wine Databank, which faces limitations concerning the ...
Vasiliki Thanasi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Survey of Residual Cancer Risks Permitted by Health, Safety and Environmental Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
The authors describe permitted U.S. residual cancer risks, focusing on numerical levels specifically and implicitly authorized by statute or regulation.
Graham, John D., Sadowitz, March
core   +2 more sources

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