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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Some Heavy Metals in Some Morpho-Physiological Parameters in Maize SeedlingsSali Aliu, Bekim Gashi, Imer Rusinovci et al.Nowadays the heavy-metal pollution of the soil is causing ever greater problems, exacerbated by the fact that the heavy metals accumulated in plants may, either directly or indirectly, find their way into animals and human beings. Maize is one of the world’s most important crops, ranking third after wheat and rice, so the changes induced by one of the most … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 18 Mar 2013 · 8,430 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAluminium Chloride Exposure Had No Effects on the Epididymis of Wistar RatsSamuel Adeniyi Ojo, Joseph Olajide Hambolu, Sunday Samuel Adebisi, Adebayo Adekunle BuraimohAluminium is a ubiquitous element and one of the trace elements with moderate toxic effect on living organism. It is generally a recognized neurotoxin that is believed to be at the root cause of Alzheimer’s disease and third most abundant element in the earth’s crust after oxygen and silicon. Traditionally, aluminium has been considered as nontoxic to humans. However, in … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 25 Aug 2012 · 7,453 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInteraction between Cadmium and Calcium in Human Blood at the SmokersLulzim Zeneli, Nexhat Daci, Hidajet Paçarizi, Majlinda Daci-AjvaziProblem statement: Defining of correlation between toxic and essential elements in human beings is an important clinical screening procedure. Approach: The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between cadmium as toxic element and calcium as an essential element in the blood at the smokers. We have investigated 50 human blood samples of different ages and genders (age: … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,860 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSuitability of Using Phragmites australis and Tamarix aphylla as Vegetation Filters in Industrial AreasWafa’a A. Al-TaisanProblem Statement: Many soils of different areas of the world are subjected to heavy metal pollution due to human activities especially the industry. These metals are hazardous to human health and could affect ecosystems. Toxic metal pollution in water and soil is a major environmental problem and most conventional remediation approaches do not provide acceptable solution, hence the studies of … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 6 · 31 Dec 2009 · 8,444 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNew Role of Sulfuric Acid In Production of Multicomponent Fertilizers From Renewable SourcesHelena Górecka, Henryk Górecki, Katarzyna Chojnacka et al.The paper discusses the possibility of using renewable sources: slaughter wastes and wood ashes in the production of NPK fertilizers. The content of macronutrients, micronutrients and toxic elements in these materials was reported. In the present work, poultry feathers were used as fertilizer source of nitrogen, animal bones as the source of phosphorus and wood ash as the source of … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 8,374 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessment of Pulverised Fly Ash (PFA) as an Ameliorant of Lead Contaminated SoilsEdmond Gatima, Mwinyikione Mwinyihija, Ken KillhamFly Ash (FA) is obtained by electrostatic or mechanical precipitation of dust-like particles from the flue gases of furnace fired with coal or lignite at 1100 to 1400°C. About 95-99% of Fly Ash consists of oxides of Si, Al, Fe and Ca, about 0.5 to 3.5% consists of Na, P, K and S and the remainder is composed of trace … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 7,014 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordDynamic Elements at MP3RRelly Victoria Petrescu, Raffaella Aversa, Bilal Akash et al.Mechatronic robotic systems are today widely used worldwide to ease human work, but especially where work is dangerous, in toxic, radioactive, chemical, explosive atmospheres, without air such as underwater or in the cosmos, or in places hard to reach the man. Robots can take the tedious repetitive work under any circumstances and they can perform a difficult operation for a … …Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 23 Nov 2017 · 7,566 accessesView PDF Cite