reaction constants and heat release during thermophilic aerobic digestion of typical secondary and mixed sludges were determined. maximum reaction constant, determined by measuring the amounts of biodegradable volatile suspended solids (bvss) removed, occurred in the temperature range of 55-60 ºc. measurement of heat releases were carried out, at the same range, by the aid of a temperature prog...

one of the ordinary methods to protect, rehabilitate, and enhance an ecosystemfunction in arid and semi-arid areas of the world is sand dune stabilization using biologicalpractices. plantation of species on the soil plays a great role in sustainable management ofthe ecosystem. this research studies the effects of cultivation of haloxylon ammodendronand atriplex canescens on physical-chemical ch...

the aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of coupling an electrochemical process with a biological treatment in order to degrade phosmet, an organophosphorous pesticide. the absence of biodegradability of phosmet by pseudomonas fluorescens and activated sludge was verified in our operational conditions. so, a conventional biological treatment is not appropriate for phosmet polluted...

background: lymphocyte-dicentric assay is the most generally accepted method for biological dosimetry of overexposed individuals. in this study, the frequency of unstable chromosome aberration in blood lymphocytes was used to estimate radiation dose received by individuals. evaluation of dose using a calibration curve produced elsewhere may have a significant uncertainty therefore, experiments ...

it is now universally accepted that dna is the main target for damages caused by physical and chemical genotoxicants. although there are different methods to measure directly the induced dna damages but due to fast repair processes in cellular environment, most of the damages would be repaired even before sampling, therefore processed dna damages, i.e. damages left unrepaired after acting repai...

an efficient protocol for the selective oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes withh5io6/v2o5 in ionic liquid [bmpy][pf6] has been developed. high yields of the products, mildreaction conditions and simple experimental procedure make this protocol complementary tothe existing methods. the catalyst can be reused for several times without obvious loss of thecatalytic activity.

aims: textile wastewaters are the most important health and environmental problems in kashan. this research was aimed to compare the poly aluminum chloride and chlorinated cuprous efficiency for removal of chemical oxygen demand (cod) and color from kashan textile industries company wastewater. materials & methods: this experimental bench scale study in a batch system was conducted on 20 compos...

background bacillus thuringiensis is the most successful biological control agent used in agriculture, forestry and mosquito control. however, the insecticidal activity of the b. thuringiensis formulation is not very stable and rapidly loses its biological activity under field conditions, due to the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight. melanin is known to absorb radiation therefore photo protecti...

abstractthe ability of hesperidin (hp) to form complexes with five metals; cobalt, nickel, zinc, calcium and magnesium was investigated. the complexation was studied using u.v spectroscopic titration, in methanol as well as aqueous buffer solutions (physiological conditions). potential complexes were studied by ir and nmr spectroscopy, melting point and their solubility were also evaluated. the...

background: bradford protein assay is popular due to its ease of performance and relative sensitivity. many researchers and laboratories in iran use standard assay of bradford by cuvette. no commercial kit was available for bradford microplate assay in iran. meanwhile, imported bradford commercial kits are very expensive and have a long delivery time in iran. till now no study or document on br...