Detailed mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of typical surface sediments hydrothermal deposits collected from the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR) were studied by high-resolution XRD, SEM-EDS, XRF, ICP-MS. The SWIR marine samples can be generally classified into two main categories: sediment (biogenic, volcanic) hydrothermal-derived deposit; moreover, further metalli...

BACKGROUND Being established in 1988 in the vicinity of Isfahan city, Mubarakeh Steel complex has imposed adverse environmental and health effects within the area. The study area is covered by lots of farms through which major crops like wheat and rice are provided. METHODS Considering the imposed pollution load of the complex, the current study has monitored the concentration of metals Fe, A...

The elemental composition (K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Sr, Ba, Nd and Pb) of modern coloured glasses was obtained by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry. This nondestructive technique is frequently used in the analysis of historical glass objects. Two reference glasses were also measured to assess the overall accuracy of the EDXRF method. Reference and u...

Twenty-six chemical elements and oxidative status were determined in serum of 12 patients with first demyelinating episode and brain magnetic resonance imaging compatible with the disease at different time points. Quantifications of Al, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Si, Sn, Sr, V, Tl, W, Zn and Zr, as well as of serum oxidative status and antioxidant capaci...

Concentrations of Cu, As, Pb, Zn and Ag (but not Cd, Co, Fe, Mn and Hg) in the tissues of benthic algae (Fucus vesiculosus) correlate significantly with concentrations in sediment. Metals which complex most strongly with algal tissues show the strongest correlations of algal tissue and sediment. Scavenging these metals from particulates may be an important source of uptake by the algae. If so, ...

We report on the synthesis of a new relaxor compound with chemical formula Pb0.78Ba0.22Sc0.5Ta0.5O3 (PBST). Single crystals were obtained by the high-temperature solution growth method. The structure of the new compound is of double-perovskite type with face-centred cubic symmetry at room temperature. The frequency dependence of the dielectric constant of PBST shows a strong dielectric dispersi...

Two atomic layers of Ni condensed onto Pb films behave, according to anomalous Hall effect measurements, as magnetic dead layers. However, the Ni lowers the superconducting Tc of the Pb film. This has lead to the conclusion that the Ni layers are still very weakly magnetic. In the present paper the electron dephasing due to the Ni has been measured by weak localization. The dephasing is smaller...

Taknar Polymetal (Cu-Zn-Au-Ag-Pb) Deposit: A New Type Magnetite-Rich VMS Deposit, Northeast of Iran