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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Water-borne"”.
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Development of gold nanoparticles based lateral flow assay for detection of food and water-borne pathogens
Food and water are two of the necessities required for survival. With increasing global population, urbanization, and climate change, to name a few, the strain on these two precious resources puts pressure on health as well as the economic sector. Microbial contamination of food and water can lead …
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Water borne transport of high level nuclear waste in very deep borehole disposal of high level nuclear waste
… Because of the large dependence on the water density, the relationship between water density and the salinity was measured and agreed with the literature values with a less than 1% difference. The resultant relationship between the density and salinity is a linear relationship with the …
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A Comparison of Solvent and Water-Borne Alkyd Coatings and the History of VOC Regulations in the United States
<p><strong>A Comparison of Solvent and Water-Borne Alkyd Coatings Abstract</strong></p> <p><strong></strong>Conventional solvent based alkyd coatings have gone out of favor due to concerns over volatile organic compound (VOC) content. However, due to recent focus on renewable raw materials, alkyds …
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Vulnerabilität der Kritischen Infrastruktur Wasserversorgung gegenüber Naturkatastrophen : Auswirkungen des Augusthochwassers 2002 auf die Wasserversorgung und das Infektionsgeschehen der Bevölkerung in Sachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt
… of the critical infrastructure "public water supply" links the impact of the Elbe flood 2002 on the public water supply in selected counties of the federal states Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt with the occurrence of water-borne and water-washed infectious disease cases. The aim was to draw …
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The inactivation of Coxsackievirus B5 with monochloramine for safe global water
Water-borne pathogens, which regularly cause morbidity and mortality, continue to pose a significant obstacle in providing safe global water to the more than 780 million people without access to improved water supply. Coxsackievirus, a RNA water-borne pathogen found worldwide, causes a range of …
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An econometric analysis of the role of air and water residuals in the production technology for steam-generating electric plants
… technology model which accounts for air- and water-borne residuals. Specifically, the objectives of the research are:</p> <ol> <li>to assess the role of air- and water-borne residuals in the production technology of the plants;</li> <li>to estimate the partial elasticities of substitution …
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The development of a thermoplastic road marking material standard
… and road marking materials, namely solvent-borne, water-borne, cold plastic, thermoplastic and preformed tape applied universally. In SA, solvent-borne paints, water-borne paints and thermoplastic materials are widely used, with cold plastic materials being increasingly used of late. There …
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Sustainable Environmental Management Practices through Skill Empowerment in Tree Planting Among Youths: A Case Of Mtakuja, Bakiri Muluzi And Bunju Girls Secondary Schools In Dar Es Salaam
… different aspects of the community in. areas of; Water, Sanitation, health, environment and culture. The results showed that environmental degradation, deforestation, water and air pollution and water borne diseases was revealed to be the highest challenges and constraints to development in these …
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Incentives to Plant Trees in Tigray Ethiopia: Interactions of Public Microdams and Health
… reverse local forest degradation. SAERT targets water resource development through the construction of regional public microdams, intended to bring irrigated agriculture to surrounding villages and improve household income. Through SAERT, villagers can choose to plant trees on public microdam …
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Carboxymethylcellulose Acetate Butyrate Water-Dispersions as Renewable Wood Adhesives
… forms, were analyzed in this study. High-solids water-borne dispersions of these polymers were studied as renewable wood adhesives. Neat polymer analyses revealed that the apart from MW, the CMCAB systems had different acid values, and that the high MW system was compromised with gel particle …
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A multi-criteria decision analysis framework for sustainable rainwater harvesting in Ibadan, Nigeria
The approach to water management worldwide is currently in transition, with a shift from centralised infrastructures to greater consideration of decentralised technologies, such as rainwater harvesting (RWH). Initiated by recognition of drivers, including water demand, increasing risk of …
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The Rheology of Anionic Aqueous Polyurethane Dispersions
Driven by environmental regulations, water-borne coatings and adhesives are of steadily growing importance. One system being developed to satisfy this need is aqueous polyurethane. Aqueous polyurethane particles have a very unique structure, which lies somewhere between that of polymer chains and …
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Three Essays on Public Policy and Health
… first two chapters use the unexpected shock of water borne lead in Flint Community Schools’ classrooms to estimate the causal impacts of lead on students’ cognitive and behavioral outcomes. The first paper focuses on the short-run academic achievement of elementary school children. At the …
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Crayfish Predation on Juvenile Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
North American native freshwater mussels are among the most endangered faunal groups in the world. Juvenile mussels are very small and potentially vulnerable to a wide variety of predators, including crayfish. This study examines predation by a native crayfish, Orconectes neglectus on juvenile …
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Determining Sources of Fecal Contamination in Two Rivers of Northumberland County, Virginia
The goal of monitoring the water quality of shellfish beds is to provide protection against transmission of water-borne infectious diseases. The Coan River and the Little Wicomico River contain shellfish beds that are closed to harvest due to contamination with fecal bacteria. These two rivers are …
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Water quality prediction for recreational use of Kranji Reservoir, Singapore
… has been making efforts in relieving its water shortage problems and has been making great progress through its holistic water management. Via the Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters (ABC Waters) Programme, Singapore's Public Utilities Board (PUB) is now aiming to opening Kranji Reservoir for …
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Siphon filter assessment for Northern Ghana
The siphon filter is a household water filter developed by the Basic Water Needs Foundation based on the design of ceramic candle filters. The siphon filter is marketed under brand names CrystalPur and Tulip and is sold for roughly US$10. An independent Dutch laboratory found log reductions of …
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Horticultural Producers' Willingness to Adopt Water Recycling Technology in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Water-recycling technologies have been developed to reduce water consumption and surface runoff in horticultural operations. However, WRT may increase risk of disease from water-borne pathogens such as Pythium and Phytophthora. More information is needed about producers' management practices and …
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Determinants of health in Nigeria : a case study of Nsukka L.G.A., Enugu state
… the factors that influence the incidence of water-borne diseases. Chapter 4 describes the data collection process, and the methods employed to achieve this. The fifth chapter provides descriptive statistics of the data collected from the sample site. The results of the models used for the …
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Comparative Whole-genome and Phenotype Analyses of Virulence Factors and Lethality in Nematode Challenge Assay among Aeromonas isolates
… bacteria found globally in fresh and brackish waters, with some species causing water-borne diseases vertebrate hosts such as diarrhea and wound-infections in humans and motile <em>Aeromonas</em> septicemia in fish. Although many virulence factors have been described, determining which factors …
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