the role of calcite as related to the chemical behavior of boron (b) in calcareous soils was investigated through an assessment of b adsorption and desorption reactions on and from calcite in four ratios of solid to solution rate, three levels of ionic strength, and within a ph range of 7.5 to 11.5. experimental data indicated that b adsorption is increased by an increase in the solid to soluti...

Copper toxicity in 17 Chinese soils was screened using a substrate-induced nitrification assay to generate information for the development of a terrestrial biotic ligand model (tBLM). The leaching effect on the Cu toxicity thresholds was investigated. Both the total Cu-based median effective concentration (EC50) values (46.9-2726 mg/kg) and the solution Cu-based EC50 values (0.04-2.91 mg/L) in ...

abstract lettuce is one of the best accumulators of heavy metals and nitrate between leafy vegetables. through this research, it was tried to decreased cadmium absorption with humic acid (ha) and studies the effect of ha on the accumulation and metabolism of nitrate. plants were grown in the peat/perlite and irrigated with hoagland solution with addition of cadmium (2 and 4 mg l -1) and ha (100...

It has been found possible to prepare the comparatively rare salt, calcium melibionate, in any desired quantity by electrolytic oxidation of a crude solution of melibiose. The melibiose solution , prepared from commercial raffinose, is subjected to electrolytic oxidation in the presence of calcium carbonate and calcium bromide, and the calcium melibionate is crystallized directly from t he elec...

A calcium phosphate (CaP) coating on titanium surface enhances its biocompatibility, thus facilitating osteoconduction and osteoinduction with the inorganic phase of the human bone. Electrochemical deposition has been suggested as an effective means of fabricating CaP coatings on porous surface. The purpose of this study was to develop CaP coatings on a direct laser metal forming implant using ...

A semi-continuous and automated method for quantifying atmospheric ammonia at the parts per billion level has been developed. The instrument consists of a high efficiency diffusion scrubber, an electrolytic on-line anion exchange device, and a conductivity detector. Water soluble gases in sampled air diffuse through the porous membrane and are absorbed in an absorbing solution. Interferences ar...