The DNA degradation potential and anti-cancer activities of copper nanoparticles of 4-5 nm size are reported. A dose dependent degradation of isolated DNA molecules by copper nanoparticles through generation of singlet oxygen was observed. Singlet oxygen scavengers such as sodium azide and Tris [hydroxyl methyl] amino methane were able to prevent the DNA degradation action of copper nanoparticl...

Bioremediation of chromated copper arsenate-treated waste wood with one or more metal-tolerant bacteria is a potential method of naturally releasing metals from treated wood fibre. Sampling eight environments with elevated levels of copper, chromium, and arsenic resulted in the isolation of 28 bacteria with the capability of releasing one or more of the components from chromated copper arsenate...

Copper nanoparticles were fabricated by electro-reduction of CuSO4solution in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) cationic surfactant as an additive through potentiostatic method. The prepared copper nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical methods. The SEM images reveal that the nanoparticles with diameters at about 70 n...

In mixed wastewater streams, the presence of metal ions can retard the destruction of organic contaminants and the efficiency of recovery of the metal is reduced by the presence of organic species. The reduction in the efficiency of these methods is due to the formation of complexes between the organic species and the metal ions in solution. Results are presented for copper-2,4,5-T system in wh...

Hydroxyapatite (HAP) has been widely used to immobilize many cationic heavy metals in water and soils. Compared with its strong sorption for metal cations, the abilities of HAP to sorb metal anions, such as arsenic, are less significant. Improving HAP sorption for anionic arsenic species is important for expanding its application potential because the presence of arsenic in the environment has ...

Copper-based fungicides reliably control various foliar diseases in citrus production, although they are suspected to exacerbate mite problems through various mechanisms. Studies have shown negative effects of various copper formulations on entomopathogenic fungi, nematodes, and parasitoids, but few have sought to measure its impact on the biology of predatory insects. We exposed the larvae of ...

A time-resolved spectrometric measurement was conducted to determine temporal variations in the excitation temperature within a single laser plume caused by a Nd:YAG laser plasma. The two-line method using copper atomic lines was employed to estimate the excitation temperature. Two line pairs of copper lines: Cu I 521.82/Cu I 510.55 and Cu I 515.32/Cu I 510.55, were measured by using an Echelle...

The stabilities of charge carriers, the transport properties, and the defect structures of the layered, quadruple perovskite La2Ba2Cu2Sn2O11 have been investigated by chemical substitutions, powder X-ray diffraction, and simultaneous high-temperature electrical conductivity and thermopower measurements. The in-plane copper-oxygen bond lengths, in cooperation with the copper-coordination environ...

Pollution represents one of the main causes inducing modifications of the structures and physical functions of the aquatic ecosystems. The toxic substances harmful action works upon the living material, first at the individual level, and then, like a chain reaction, at the other levels: species and biocoenosis. The toxicity of a chemical substance varies very much from a species to another and ...

A green analytical method was developed for separation and preconcentration of trace amounts of copper from aqueous samples using aurin tricarboxylic acid-immobilized silica gel (ATA-SG). This was done by determining chemical speciation and stability constant of Cu-ATA complex. The pH-metric studies indicate strong complexation of Cu with ATA (log βCu2ATA = 19.56). Species distribution curve fo...