Specialised molecules in Aloe vera whole leaf extract interact with some special “receptor” substances that are embedded into the outer membrane of our immune system cells. The result is that the immune system cells are galvanized into action. In particular, the class of cells known as “phagocytes” increase the activities by which they attack, and then engulf bacteria, waste products and debris...

Background With the expansion of the fashion industry the quantity of industrial pre-consumer textile waste has increased. It is estimated that approximately 10-20% of textiles are wasted during garment manufacture [1]. Reusing pre-consumer textile waste within the fashion supply chain offers many environmental advantages, including: · Directing waste away from landfill and incinerators · Conse...

The generation and management of waste are gaining increasing attention worldwide as two main focuses the environmental strategies policies developed to date at European level [...]

The ultimate responsibility for the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste rests with local government. As regional planning developed, more counties and states assumed some or all of this re­ sponsibility. The Federal Government has not, to date, provided the broad financial support for solid waste systems now available for municipal waste water systems. Their participation has been ...

The kinetics of phosphate adsorbed on waste iron sludge was investigated in this study. Static batch adsorption experiments were performed at different initial phosphate concentrations, initial pH and temperature of solution. The initial adsorption rate increased with increasing the phosphate concentration. A shorter time, however, was required to reach adsorption equilibrium at low phosphate c...

The present study reports an evaluation of the ecosystem support required for both the current solid waste management system in the district of Catania, in Sicily, and the future system, planned by the Regional Government, that is still in process of approval. The new system introduces many improvements through the integration of the European Directive on waste management that includes the prac...

The current waste management literature lacks a comprehensive LCA of the recycling of construction materials that considers both process and supply chain-related impacts as a whole. Furthermore, an optimization-based decision support framework has not been also addressed in any work, which provides a quantifiable understanding about the potential savings and implications associated with recycli...

In the UK, the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) supports its most important shellfish fishery. Nephrops are sold either whole, or as "tails-only" for the scampi trade. In the "tailing" process, the "head" (cephalothorax) is discarded as waste. A smaller crustacean species, the Antarctic krill Euphasia superba, represents an economically valuable industry, as its extractable oil is sold as a...