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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Heavy Metal Pollutants"”.
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Understanding the impact of polymer functionalized electrode fabrication and cycling conditions on stability and selective separation of micropollutants
… interfaces in order to improve water security. Heavy metal pollutants such as arsenic have diverse physico-chemical properties which renders them intractable in current treatment technologies such as wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). These pollutants are able to pass through WWTPs and end up …
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Determination of Toxic Heavy Metals in Wet Deposition and Ambient Air in Columbus, GA
… today. One such source of this pollution is heavy metals. The impact of heavy metal pollution on living organisms can be disastrous, having the potential to cause the deterioration of ecosystems and posing danger to the health and survival of the human race. Chronic and acute human exposure …
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Detection of environmental pollution (radionuclides and heavy metals) using microorganisms.
Radionuclide and heavy metal pollutants are a major concern for the environment nowadays as thousands of waste sites around the world pose a serious threat to all living organisms and humans in particular. In order to find an effective technique for the detection of these pollutants and their …
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Mechanisms of cadmium tolerance in Populus
… (Cd), a known carcinogen and one of the leading heavy metal pollutants on a global scale, is released to the atmosphere through various industrial processes such as smelting and mining and other applications including manufacture of batteries and phosphate fertilizers. It causes many deleterious …
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Characterization and kinetics study of activated coconut shells, cow bones and zeolite based adsorbent for pome treatment
… agro-allied wastewater containing both organic pollutants and heavy metals. The discharge of POME into the environment without adequate treatment contributes to diseases affecting humans and aquatic lives. However, there is the necessity to reduce the pollutants to a very low level of discharge …
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Investigating the influence of vehicular traffic on a major trunk road on rural air quality
… for higher proportion of total emissions of pollutants resulting in air pollution with its attendant consequences. Although poor air quality concerns has often been linked to urban areas, many rural areas apparently have locations where air quality objectives may be threatened especially in …
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Lichens as a biomonitoring tool for detecting heavy metal air pollution associated with industrial activities in Collie, south-western Australia
… used effectively to determine the dispersion of heavy metals emitted by industrial point-sources; however the approach has not been commonly used in Australia. This thesis aimed to determine the effectiveness of using a lichen biomonitoring approach to measure the heavy metal pollutants emitted …