OBJECTIVE In children, excessive ingestion of fluoride from different sources including bottled drinking water and flavoured beverages or soft drinks can lead to the development of dental fluorosis. In addition, the pH level of beverages is important. Low pH can cause dental erosion. In this study we explore the fluoride content and pH level of certain popular beverages available in Malaysian s...

Suppose we are using a pH meter to test acidity/alkalinity of a solution used in a manufacturing process. The pH of pure water is 7.00. For samples in the pH range from about 5 to 9 the meter gives normally distributed readings with • μ equal to the true pH of the sample and • standard deviation σ = 0.20. The meter is tested each morning to make sure it is operating properly: n = 4 samples of p...

Arsenic (As)-contaminated soil and water vary with pH and concentrations of As and P. This study examined the effects and interactions of three factors, pH, As and P, on As hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L. to optimize plant growth and maximize As removal from contaminated sites, especially water. Two sets of hydroponic experiments were conducted using three-factor, five-level central composit...

Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations are used to study generation 5 polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers immersed in a bath of water. We interpret the results in terms of three classes of water: buried water well inside of the dendrimer surface, surface water associated with the dendrimer-water interface, and bulk water well outside of the dendrimer. We studied the dynamic and thermodynamic pr...

We report the synthesis of a series of anionic dendritic peptide amphiphiles of increasing hydrophobic character. By establishing state diagrams we describe their pH and ionic strength triggered self-assembly into supramolecular nanorods in water and highlight the impact of hydrophobic shielding in the supramolecular polymerisation process. Via the incorporation of fluorinated peptide side chai...

This paper reports the potential of watermelon seed as a natural coagulant for water treatment. It was aimed at identifying watermelon seed as a possible replacement for alum and other synthetic polyelectrolytes in treating water. Laboratory scale studies using jar test experiments were performed on medium turbid water to determine the effect of dosage, pH stirring time and speed on coagulation...

The removal of Victoria blue dye form water and waste water by adsorption on China clay is greatly influenced by the pH of the medium. The pH of the adsorbate solution effect the nature of the surface properties of adsorbents the degree of ionization and speciation of aqueous adsorbate species and ultimately the rate and extent of the adsorption. The initial concentration of the dye taken was 1...

laboratory degradation studies were performed in water at ph 4.0, 7.0 and 9.2 using prochloraz (450 ec) formulation at the rates of 1.0 (t1) and 2.0 (t2) î¼g/ml. water samples collected on 0 (2h),3,7,15,30,45,60 and 90 days after treatments were processed for residue analysis of prochloraz by hplc-uv detector. in 60 days, dissipation was 89.12-90.53 % at ph 4.0, 84.10-88.17 % at ph 7.0, and 92....