The removal of heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Zn, Ni and Pb) from anaerobically digested sludge from the Yuen Long wastewater treatment plant, Hong Kong, has been studied in a batch system using isolated indigenous iron-oxidizing bacteria. The inoculation of indigenous iron-oxidizing bacteria and the addition of FeSO4 accelerated the solubilization of Cr, Cu, Zn, Ni and Pb from the sludge. pH of the slu...

Fiber extracted from castor plant is a bast fiber like hemp, jute, flax and kenaf. Based on the chemical constitutes; physical properties of these eco-friendly fibers agro waste are used in making different materials union fabrics reinforcement materials. In present study, was dyed with Eclipta prostrata extract evaluated for colorfastness color strength properties. The pre, simultaneous post-m...

Halophiles are key microorganisms to potentially overcome the salinity-induced limitation in anaerobic bioremediation of organic pollutants and energy recovery when using conventional inoculums. This study aimed enrich halophiles from hypersaline sediment optimize their use as alternative inoculum for fermentative hydrogen production. Batch assays 15 combinations (i.e., pH 6–10, salinity 10–70 ...

BACKGROUND Iron bioavailability in obese subjects after the ingestion of a nutritional supplement was the aim of this work. METHODS Fourteen persons were studied before and after bariatric surgery after the ingestion of a nutritional formulation containing 25 mg iron, 25 g fiber and 800 mg calcium. RESULTS The following ferremia values (median and minimum--maximum) were obtained before and ...

The present study was aimed to determine the effect of foliar application of micronutrients (Fe, B and Zn) on the quality of mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Dusehri plants. For this purpose, 21 healthy, full bearing and mature (20-25 years old) trees were subjected to foliar application of different combinations of FeSO4, H3BO3 and ZnSO4 before flowering and at full bloom stage. Results reveale...

A microplot study was conducted on a medium black soil to screen improved sulphur (S) utilizers among blackgram genotypes. For this experiment, four different S sources including Gypsum, SSP, FeSO4, and ZnSO4, were applied at levels (S @ 0, 20, 30, 40 kg ha-1). With the application of high (40 ha-1), growthand yield parameters (plant height, root length number pods per plant) gram increased sig...

Iron is a necessary mineral for plants' biological redox system and an important component of many enzymes. In the present study, effect of iron on morphological, biochemical, and physiological properties of soybeanwere investigated. The experiments were arranged in a completely randomized design with three replicates. Analysis of the data was carried out using SPSS with multiple range Duncan t...

This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of soil application of nitrogen (N) and iron (Fe) fertilizers on morphological traits and shoot mineral contents of bread wheat via factorial arrangement based on randomized complete block design with four replications. The factors included three level of nitrogen (100, 200 and 400 mg N kg-1 dry soil applied) as Ca(NO3)2 and three rate of Iron ...