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Obtaining a bioadsorbent from orange peel suitable for batch and continous treatment [PDF]
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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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
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Clearing the Air on Radon Testing: The Duty of Real Estate Brokers to Protect Prospective Homebuyers [PDF]
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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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.
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Dusty Streets: The Challenge of Dust‐Borne Pollutants in Low‐Income Countries
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
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Wildlife and Human Diseases: Symptoms of Endangered Marine Ecosystems & Climate Change [PDF]
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]
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
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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
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Effect of the vintage year on strontium isotopic ratio (87Sr/86Sr) of wines: a Portuguese case study
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
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A Survey of Residual Cancer Risks Permitted by Health, Safety and Environmental Policy [PDF]
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
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