-Radium sorption efficiencies as a function of temperature, Ra concentration, and secondary mineral sorbate were determined in a 0.0! M NaC1 solution. Radium sorption on a characterized clinoptilolite, montmorillonite, nontronite, opal, silica gel, illite, kaolinite, and glauconite under comparable experimental conditions allowed determination of Ra sorption efficiency curves for each, through ...

The present studies deals with the adsorption of SO2 by manganese oxide i.e., Pyrulusite ore. Pyrulusite is used as an adsorbent for the present studies. It is found that the percentage removal of SO2 increases with the increase in contact time, follows first order kinetics and a unimolecular layer is formed during the process. The percentage removal of SO2 increases with increase in dosages an...

Human activities on the Earth's surface change the landscape of natural ecosystems. Mining practices are one of the most severe human activities, drastically altering the chemical, physical and biological properties of the soil environment. Bacterial communities in soil play an important role in the maintenance of ecological relationships. This work shows bacterial diversity, metabolic repertoi...

Underground mines are a special type of environment which requires significant attention since they directly relate to miners‟ productivity, health and safety. With coal or ore exploitation into deep underground mine environments, high temperature and humidity creates risks because of large amounts of heat generated from geothermal heat, mining machines, groundwater and mine water. There have b...

The sandstone-hosted Beverley uranium deposit is located in terrestrial sediments in the Lake Frome basin in the North Flinders Ranges, South Australia. The deposit is 13 km from the U-rich Mesoproterozoic basement of the Mount Painter inlier, which is being uplifted 100 to 200 m above the basin by neotectonic activity that probably initiated in the early Pliocene. The mineralization was deposi...

Abnorm al m usc le tone, such as spasm s, rig id ity, and stiffness, fo llow ing acute transverse m ye litis (ATM ) was such a rare m an ifestation that hard ly reported until now . W e experienced a 50 -year-o ld patient w ith ATM assoc ia ted w ith S jögren ’s syndrom e. Furtherm ore, the patients com pla ined pa in fu l spasm s and rig id ity o f le ft lower lim b wh ich begun a fter ep isod...

  ABSTRACT   Background : Natural uranium exists in earth crust and seawater. The concentration of uranium might increase by human manipulation or geological changes. The aim of this study was to verify susceptibility of laser flourimetry method to determine the uranium concentration in Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf water.   Materials and Methods : Laser flourimetric method was used to determine...

background: measurement of back ground concentration of uranium in drinking water is very important for many reasons, specially, for human health. the uranium concentration in drinking water in many counties is a matter of concern for clinical and radioactive poisoning. materials and methods: the uranium concentration in drinking water is determined using laser flourimatric uranium analyzer. fo...