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Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a gasoline oxygenate that has become a significant threat to groundwater supplies across the United States. Due to its physiochemical properties it has proven difficult and costly to remove from contaminated...
2005-01-01
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Cyanotoxins released from cyanobacteria (or blue-green algae) pose an increasing public health risk worldwide. In this study, the release of the cyanotoxin microcystin, from Microcystis aeruginosa due to oxidative, ultraviolet (UV), and physical...
2010-01-01
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The highly complex matrix of activated sludge in sewage treatment plants (STPs) makes it difficult to detect endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) which are usually present at low concentration levels. To date, no literature has reported the...
2009-01-01
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Analysis of soil/sediment samples collected in the southern Louisiana, USA, region three weeks after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita passed was performed using sequential extraction procedures to determine the origin, mode of occurrence, biological...
2010-01-01
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Background, aims, and scope
Heavy metal contaminants in environment, especially in drinking water, are always of great concern due to their health impact. Due to the use of heavy metals as catalysts during plastic syntheses, particularly antimony,...
2010-01-01
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The levels of the biologically important thiols in aqueous extracts of different spices were determined using a sensitive high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique. The spices analysed: turmeric, ginger, cardamom, mustard, fenugreek,...
2010-01-01
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