Additional important properties to consider for additional analysis within the aerosol operations include the density, conductivity and ionizability of the element or compound. Magnesium is an extremely light metal, approximately 2/3 the weight of aluminum. Magnesium is extremely conductive, on par with copper and aluminum. Magnesium can be ionized with the energy available within the ultra-vio...

We present a characterization of series barite-enriched concrete samples at the atomic scale using neutron-based techniques. In particular, neutron transmission measurements provide macroscopic cross section (also known as removal section) function incident energy in range 1 meV–1 keV. this range, where fewer experimental investigations are available literature, is dominated by scattering event...

The mineral barite (BaSO4) accommodates calcium in its crystal lattice, providing an archive of Ca-isotopes in the highly stable sulfate mineral. Holocene marine (pelagic) barite samples from the major ocean basins are isotopically indistinguishable from each other (dCa = 2.01 ± 0.15&) but are different from hydrothermal and cold seep barite samples (dCa = 4.13 to 2.72&). Laboratory precipitate...

Alveolarization of the barium sulfate and subsequent retention of barium sulfate for years was demonstrated in three patients in whom dilute suspension of barium sulfate in water was used for bronchography. Pathologic examination in one patient showed barium sulfate within macrophages in the alveolar spaces and walls and in the perivascular and peribronchial interstitium. Since the residual bar...

Wastewaters generated during hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale typically contain high concentrations of salts, naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM), and metals, such as barium, that pose environmental and public health risks upon inadequate treatment and disposal. In addition, fresh water scarcity in dry regions or during periods of drought could limit shale gas development...

Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were investigated as a platform for tunable nanoparticle composition and enhanced opacity in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) bone cement. Halloysite has been widely used to increase the mechanical properties of various polymer matrices, in stark contrast to other fillers such as barium sulfate that provide opacity but also decrease mechanical strength. The present w...

The injection of seawater into a hydrocarbon reservoir (seawater flooding) as secondary or tertiary oil recovery method is associated with two possibly significant challenges. First, the formation and deposition various types scale may happen due to incompatibility between brine. Especially, addition sulfate ions trigger scales (e.g., barium sulfate, strontium calcium sulfate). Second, microbia...

BACKGROUND The use of high-density barium sulfate was recommended by the Japan Society of Gastroenterological Cancer Screening (JSGCS) in 2004. We evaluated the diagnostic validity of gastric cancer screening that used high-density barium sulfate. METHODS The study subjects were 171 833 residents of Osaka, Japan who underwent gastric cancer screening tests at the Osaka Cancer Prevention and D...

The Red Dog Zn-Pb deposits are hosted in organic-rich mudstone and shale of the Mississippian Kuna Formation. A complex mineralization history is defined by four sphalerite types or stages: (1) early brown sphalerite, (2) yellow-brown sphalerite, (3) red-brown sphalerite, and (4) late tan sphalerite. Stages 2 and 3 constitute the main ore-forming event and are volumetrically the most important....

glass ampules was identified as barium sulfate crystals by using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersing X-ray analysis. Barium sulfate crystals isolated from these solutions occurred as single or agglomerated crystals which were 0.5-2.0 ƒÊm long in maximum dimension. Barium sulfate crystal formation in usual ampules tended to increase with increasing temperature of sterilization, bu...