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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION IN NATURAL AQUATIC SYSTEMS ppt

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION IN NATURAL AQUATIC SYSTEMS ppt

Ngày tải lên : 23/03/2014, 00:20
... CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT Chapter 1  INTRODUCTION  01 2  SOURCES OF HEAVY METALS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT Introduction  06 Assessment of Heavy Metals Mobility  13 3  ROLE OF HYDROUS METAL OXIDES IN THE TRANSPORT OF HEAVY METALS ... metals between soil and soil solutions is a key issue in evaluating the environmental impact of long term applications of heavy metals to land. Contamination of soils by heavy metals has been ... differences in metal content encountered in different species, since the structure and function of the organs in contact with the contaminated medium can be instrumental in governing the metal contents....
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Heavy metal contamination in soils of urban highways (comparision between runoff and soil concentration

Heavy metal contamination in soils of urban highways (comparision between runoff and soil concentration

Ngày tải lên : 16/03/2014, 00:25
... Printed in the Netherlands. HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN SOILS OF URBAN HIGHWAYS 313 5. Conclusions Heavy metal contamination in soils taken from along I-75, Cincinnati, Ohio, is very high in ... of swelling clay in the soil, in this particular case, clay mineralogy is not important in the binding of the heavy metals, whereas the positive correlation of metals with organic carbon indicates ... run-off carrying the metals into surface drainages, bypassing the soil. This study also shows that for those countries still using leaded gasoline, important reductions in Pb contamination of soils can...
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A meta analysis and risk assessment of heavy metal uptake in common garden vegestable

A meta analysis and risk assessment of heavy metal uptake in common garden vegestable

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 23:10
... between heavy metal concentrations in the soil and heavy metal concentrations in vegetables and 2) determine the level of risk associated with exposure to heavy metals through ingestion of contaminated ... studies using plants growing in field-contaminated soil) . Sources of contamination for soils used in these studies included mine tailings (20%), sludge amendments (20%), industrial wastes (20%), ... electroplating, smelting, and ore processing (ATSDR 1994). Mine tailings and drainage from mines can contain high concentrations of zinc (Cobb et al. 2000). The fate and transport of zinc (Zn +2 ) in...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Heavy metal ions inhibit molybdoenzyme activity by binding to the dithiolene moiety of molybdopterin in Escherichia coli pdf

Báo cáo khoa học: Heavy metal ions inhibit molybdoenzyme activity by binding to the dithiolene moiety of molybdopterin in Escherichia coli pdf

Ngày tải lên : 23/03/2014, 06:20
... be caused by bind- ing to zinc binding proteins, e.g. proteins that contain zinc finger protein structures [30]. Zinc and cadmium are in the same group in the Periodic Table, contain the same common ... are inserted into Moco found in hSO. In addition to the metals investigated in this report, other metals ions known to bind tightly to sulfur-rich sites, such as zinc and cobalt, are inserted into ... mixture did not result in their insertion into MPT (data not shown). In addition, we tested the insertion of metal ions into MPT-containing hSO. None of the metals was inserted into hSO (Fig. 3B),...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo " Study on reuse of heavy metal rich sludge in ceramic pigment and construction material production " docx

Tài liệu Báo cáo " Study on reuse of heavy metal rich sludge in ceramic pigment and construction material production " docx

Ngày tải lên : 12/02/2014, 17:20
... environment (heavy metal leaching into rain water) were found. In further study, heavy metal leaching into rain water with lower pH value and longer soaking time should be investigated; ... Environmental safety testing based on heavy metals concentration in rain water soaking tested products (pH value of 5.6-5.9) during 2 to 21 days shows the satisfactory in comparison to the permitted ... sufficiently high concentration of heavy metal [1-3]. Currently, heavy metal rich sludge is mainly treated by solidification then disposed/land filled and incineration. In addition, some treatment...
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THE MINE WATER POLLUTION THREAT TO WATER RESOURCES AND ITS REMEDIATION IN PRACTICE pdf

THE MINE WATER POLLUTION THREAT TO WATER RESOURCES AND ITS REMEDIATION IN PRACTICE pdf

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 16:20
... 1 THE MINE WATER POLLUTION THREAT TO WATER RESOURCES AND ITS REMEDIATION IN PRACTICE PAUL L. YOUNGER Pollution by mine drainage is a major problem in many parts of the world. ... world. The most frequent contaminants are Fe, Mn, Al and SO 4 , with locally important contributions by other metals / metalloids including (in order of decreasing frequency) Zn, Cu, As, Ni, ... even more challenging than the technical difficulties involved in implementing remedial interventions which will be robust in the long term. Hence truly 'holistic' mine water remediation...
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Health effects due to motor vehicle air pollution in New Zealand pdf

Health effects due to motor vehicle air pollution in New Zealand pdf

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 16:20
... seasonal differences in almost all monitoring records. This is due to two main factors (a) differences in emissions - for instance home heating only occurs in winter, and to a greater extent in the South ... Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin - these have been refined by splitting the area into two or three natural airsheds. For Auckland the 'city' airshed have been determined using output ... leading air quality and public health specialists in New Zealand. The work has involved:- ã Examining the overseas methodologies and results, ã Collating whatever relevant data are available in...
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A review of heavy metal removal mechanisms in wetlands

A review of heavy metal removal mechanisms in wetlands

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 23:06
... brought heavy metals from cobalt tailings stockpiled as result of copper mining upstream at Kilembe mines prevented heavy metals from reaching the lake. This in turn prevented heavy metals ... aggregate heavy metals into particles large enough to sink. In this way heavy metals are removed from wastewater and trapped in the wetland sediments, thus protecting the ultimate receiving aquatic ... by tailings from metalliferous mining, particles of ore minerals in the soils, such as, PbS, ZnS and CuFeS 2 become oxidised, releasing metal cations Pb 2+ , Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ and Cd 2+ into...
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Adsorption of heavy metal inons on soils and soil constituents

Adsorption of heavy metal inons on soils and soil constituents

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 23:09
... understanding of how heavy metals are transferred from a liquid mobile phase to the surface of a solid phase. The most important interfaces involved in heavy metal adsorption in soils are predominantly ... of soil type The soil type and composition plays an important role for heavy metal retention. In general, coarse-grained soils exhibit lower tendency for heavy metal adsorption than fine- grained ... capacity of the soil increases approximately three times per unit increase in pH. In addition to adsorption, precipitation can play an im- portant role in controlling Cd levels in soils. In general,...
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Effect of sludge processing mode, soil texture and soil ph on metal mobility in undisturbed soil columns

Effect of sludge processing mode, soil texture and soil ph on metal mobility in undisturbed soil columns

Ngày tải lên : 16/03/2014, 00:07
... processing (digested dewatered, pelletized, alkaline-stabilized, composted, and incinerated), soil type and initial soil pH on trace metal mobility was examined using undisturbed soil columns. Soils ... from in situ passive wick lysimeters installed in the original đeld plots; and (2) observe the eects of altering soil pH on residual metals present in the soil. In all cases, undisturbed soil ... sludge loading. Sludge-processing mode, soil type, soil texture and time since application had substantial eects on perco- late metal mobilities following heavy sludge loadings. Metals and nutrients...
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Lund University International Master’s Programme in Environmental Science (LUMES): Assessment of Efforts to Solve the Water Pollution Problem in Kaunas pdf

Lund University International Master’s Programme in Environmental Science (LUMES): Assessment of Efforts to Solve the Water Pollution Problem in Kaunas pdf

Ngày tải lên : 23/03/2014, 00:20
... production. In 1997 BOD 7 was higher than in 1996 indicating higher pollution with organic material. Increase in pollution of the wastewater happens because of higher production of industrial ... wastewater increases by 46% in the future due to higher industrial production and it reaches the level of 1995 in 2005, then BOD in the river will increase to 3.68mg/l (the increase in BOD in the ... bacteriological parameters are determined in the norms regarding water for drinking, bathing, recreation and medical treatment. Sampling operations and inspections of the water are carried...
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Severe ozone air pollution in the Persian Gulf region pdf

Severe ozone air pollution in the Persian Gulf region pdf

Ngày tải lên : 23/03/2014, 02:20
... case in the Gulf region. Surprisingly, during summer the daily mean ozone mixing ratios in Bahrain are similar to Los Angeles although daytime peak levels can be higher in the latter. In winter ... mixing ratios of about 20 ppbv or less. Only in Bahrain during summer ozone lev- els approach 40 ppbv, indicating substantial in uence from upwind natural NO x emissions, especially lightning ... radiative forcing of climate. In fact, STE derived ozone penetrates remarkably far south over the Middle East. Especially in winter and spring an O 3 s maximum reaches deeply into the tropics in the...
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