The development of slow-release chemical oxidants for sub-surface remediation is a relatively new technology. Our objective was to develop slow-release persulfate-paraffin candles to treat BTEX-contaminated groundwater. Laboratory-scale candles were prepared by heating and mixing Na(2)S(2)O(8) with paraffin in a 2.25 to 1 ratio (w/w), and then pouring the heated mixture into circular molds that...

BACKGROUND Hairdressers are at risk for occupational respiratory diseases, but the risk factors, causal agents, and underlying mechanisms are not completely defined. AIM To describe the features of a large group of hairdressers consecutively referred to our center for suspected occupational asthma (OA) over an 8-year period, the type of occupational respiratory diseases, the etiologic agents,...

Remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils can be performed both in situ and ex situ using chemical oxidants such as sodium persulfate. Standard methods for quantifying persulfate require either centrifugation or prolonged settling times. An optimized soil extraction procedure was developed for persulfate involving simple water extraction using a modified disposable syringe. This allows cons...

The combination of surfactant enhanced soil washing and degradation of nitrobenzene (NB) in effluent with persulfate was investigated to remediate NB contaminated soil. Aqueous solution of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS, 24.0 mmol L-1) was used at a given mass ratio of solution to soil (20:1) to extract NB contaminated soil (47.3 mg kg-1), resulting in NB desorption removal efficient of 7...

OBJECTIVE Hairdressers have an increased risk for airway symptoms especially when using hair-bleaching powder containing persulfate. To minimize exposure, dust-free bleaching powder (DFP) has been made available. We studied the effects of regular powder (RP) or DFP on the airway symptoms of hairdressers with hair-bleaching associated rhinitis. METHODS Twelve hairdressers each performed three ...

The chloric acid method is most commonly used to obtain accurate and reproducible measurements of iodine and remove interfering substances. Unfortunately chloric acid is a potential hazard, requiring an explosion-proof hood, among other precautions. We have developed a simple, convenient, and economic method for measuring urinary iodine by using 1 mol/L ammonium persulfate, a nonexplosive, nonh...

This study explores new chemical strategies for coating the hematite sand (HS) by conductive polymers to enhance persulfate activation performance. The highest catalytic activity was due synergistic effect between HS and polymers. In fact, conjugated could act as an activator electronic mediator promote conversion of Fe (III) (II). Hence, both used (polyaniline polypyrrole) have been found prov...

Engineering of new heterogeneous metal-free catalysts is great importance for persulfate activation. Herein, Innovative conductive polymers Polyaniline (PANI) and Polypyrrole (PPy) were used as promising PS activation to effectively degrade organic pollutants. In fact, PANI PPy can provide the necessary electron transfer based on nitrogen atoms located in conjugated chains compared their counte...

Synthesized graft copolymers of chloroprene rubber with acrylic acid. A mixture benzene and dimethylformamide was used as a solvent, potassium persulfate polymerization initiator. Based on the dependence copolymerization rate concentrations components temperature, order reaction in terms concentration acid (2.0), (1.2) activation energy process (24.4 kJ/mole) were determined. The degree graftin...

Introduction: The use of arsenic contaminated water can cause a variety of adverse health effects in humans. Therefore, it is essential to seek out a method to remove arsenic more efficiently. This study examined the amount of arsenic oxidation by response surface methodology (RSM) based on Box-Bencken design. Materials and Methods: In this study, oxidizing arsenite to arsenate was performed b...