Mineral and Chemical Industry in Shikoku Island

Coverage, Diversity, and Functionality of a High-Latitude Coral Community (Tatsukushi, Shikoku Island, Japan)

BACKGROUND Seawater temperature is the main factor restricting shallow-water zooxanthellate coral reefs to low latitudes. As temperatures increase, coral species and perhaps reefs may move into higher-latitude waters, increasing the chances of coral reef ecosystems surviving despite global warming. However, there is a growing need to understand the structure of these high-latitude coral communi...

Parasitological studies in the Far East. IX. An epidemiologic survey of Shikoku Island, Japan.

A parasitological survey was made on Shikoku Island, fourth largest of the Japanese archipelago, during April 1949. The island is divided into four prefectural areas (Kagawa, Tokushima, Kochi and Ehime) in all of which investigations were made. In contrast to certain of our other surveys the island, rather than the prefecture, was considered the geographical survey unit. Four communities were s...

simulation and experimental studies for prediction mineral scale formation in oil field during mixing of injection and formation water

abstract: mineral scaling in oil and gas production equipment is one of the most important problem that occurs while water injection and it has been recognized to be a major operational problem. the incompatibility between injected and formation waters may result in inorganic scale precipitation in the equipment and reservoir and then reduction of oil production rate and water injection rate. ...

Making Pilgrimages, Meaning and Practice in Shikoku

Chemical composition and heavy metals in bottled mineral drinking waters in Bandar Abbas

Introduction: In recent years, attraction toward drinking bottled mineral water has increased. Therefore, chemical composition and safety of these waters considering trace elements and heavy metals should confirm the national or international standard limits. The aim of this study was to evaluate and comparison of the mineral and heavy metal composition of bottled waters in Bandar Abbas with Ir...