The environmental impacts of global food supply chains are growing with the need for their measurement and management. This paper explores the operations of a global supply chain for extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) according to a life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The LCA assessment methodology is applied to determine the environmental impact categories associated with the bottled EVOO life...

BACKGROUND Sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solutions are widely used as irrigants in endodontics. Their tendency to deteriorate is worsened by environmental influences which could cause loss of available chlorine content. METHODS This study measured the loss of available chlorine concentration in a range of sodium hypochlorite solutions under conditions which mimic clinical usage and storage. Do...

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possibility of using recycled polymer (waste polyethylene terephthalate [PET] bottles) as a membrane material. Furthermore, the effect of the addition of a pore-forming agent and preparation conditions was also observed. Methods: Porous polymeric membranes were prepared via thermally induced phase separation by dissolving recycled PET...

Container-dwelling mosquitoes use a wide variety of container habitats. The bottle cap is often cited as the smallest container habitat used by container species. When containers are small, the habitat conditions can greatly affect evaporation rates that in turn can affect the species dynamics within the container. An evaporation rate model was adapted to predict evaporation rates in mosquito c...

Container-dwellingmosquitoes use a wide variety of container habitats. The bottle cap is often cited as the smallest container habitat used by container species. When containers are small, the habitat conditions can greatly affect evaporation rates that in turn can affect the species dynamics within the container. An evaporation ratemodel was adapted to predict evaporation rates inmosquito cont...

Plastic is an element that widely used in modern human life. There are many benefits of using this plastic but it also brings harm. waste can pollute the environment, both land and sea very dangerous for survival. Therefore, efforts need to be made reduce amount waste, one which by processing bottle into accessory products such as necklaces, bracelets, earrings, mask connectors so on.Techniques...

OBJECTIVES Bottle-feeding has been suggested to increase the risk of pyloric stenosis (PS). However, large population-based studies are needed. We examined the effect of bottle-feeding during the first 4 months after birth, by using detailed data about the timing of first exposure to bottle-feeding and extensive confounder information. METHODS We performed a large population-based cohort stud...

Aluminium, iron and plastic are materials which extensively used at both industry individual levels. However, significant amounts of aluminium, end up in the environment. Specifically, bottle caps made these often thrown away, with or without bottles, appear among common debris entering world’s oceans beaches. More than 20 million lids have been identified during beach-cleaning campaigns over l...

One of the practical ways to overcome adverse environmental effects plastic bottle waste is implement bottles into concrete, one most widely used materials in construction industry. Plastic are mainly made polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and can be as a fiber reinforce concrete. In recent years, PET fiber-reinforced concrete (PFRC) has attracted researcher attention, several experimental studi...