Talc: an indicator of recent anthropogenic activity

Clay Minerals ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ruch ◽  
A. Bapst ◽  
B. Kübler
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Residence Time ◽  
Suspended Matter ◽  
Small Particle ◽  
Anthropogenic Activity ◽  
Surface Currents ◽  
Small Particle Size ◽  
Agricultural Application ◽  
Important Constituent

AbstractTalc is very often an important constituent of suspended matter in marine and lacustrine environments but is rarely detected in sediments. The presence of talc is usually attributed to its industrial and agricultural application. Its recent anthropogenic use, long residence time in the water column due to its small particle size, transport by surface currents and winds, and its tendency to resuspension from the sediment are factors which contribute to the preferential detection of talc in suspended matter.

scholarly journals Patterned nanofiber air filters with high optical transparency, robust mechanical strength, and effective PM2.5 capture capability

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (34) ◽  
pp. 20155-20161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinshan Cao ◽  
Zhiqiang Cheng ◽  
Lijuan Kang ◽  
Meng Lin ◽  
Lihao Han
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Residence Time ◽  
Small Particle ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Small Particle Size ◽  
Daily Production ◽  
Air Filters ◽  
Strong Activity

PM2.5, due to its small particle size, strong activity, ease of the attachment of toxic substances and long residence time in the atmosphere, has a great impact on human health and daily production.

Dose schedule of Rasa Aushadhis

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Jambla Neha ◽  
Saroch Vikas ◽  
Johar Smita
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Oral Mucosa ◽  
Small Particle ◽  
Dose Schedule ◽  
The Body ◽  
Small Particle Size ◽  
Inherent Property ◽  
Ayurvedic Drugs ◽  
Modern Era

Rasashastra deals with the Rasa Aushadhis, the drugs of metallic and mineral origin. Mercury is used in most of the Rasaaushadhis. The toxicity of Mineral and metallic preparations are reduced to such an extent by various procedures of Shodhana, Marana etc. that Mercury converts its inherent property of toxicity into medicinal property. Rasa Aushadhis works quickly on the body because due to their small particle size, their absorption starts from the oral mucosa itself. The action of drugs depends largely upon the Anupana i.e. the vehicle for the drug. Rasacharayas have mentioned various Rasa preparations like Bhasmas, Parpati, Pottali, Manduras, Karpooras etc. along with their doses, dose schedule and Anupana / Sahapana etc. The principles of Rasaaushadhis when correlated in modern era are found to be scientifically accurate. We may say that Rasacharyas had already mastered the science of nanotechnology, purification, action of metabolic catalysts, biotransformation and preservation of medicines. The Ayurvedic drugs can be harmful for our body when not administered in proper dosage as per mentioned in classic literatures.

scholarly journals Design and characterization of oil-in-water nanoemulsion for enhanced oil recovery stabilized by amphiphilic copolymer, nonionic surfactant, and LAPONITE® RD

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1952-1959
Author(s):  
Yi Zhao ◽  
Fangfang Peng ◽  
Yangchuan Ke
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Nonionic Surfactant ◽  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Small Particle ◽  
Amphiphilic Copolymer ◽  
Good Stability ◽  
Small Particle Size ◽  
Oil In Water

Emulsion with small particle size and good stability stabilized by emulsifiers was successfully prepared for EOR application.

Synthesis of Red-Emitting, Small Particle Size Luminescent Oxides Using an Optimized Combustion Process

1996 ◽  
Vol 79 (12) ◽  
pp. 3257-3265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E. Shea ◽  
Joanna McKittrick ◽  
Olivia A. Lopez ◽  
Esther Sluzky
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Small Particle ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Small Particle Size

scholarly journals Amino acid composition and <i>δ</i><sup>15</sup>N of suspended matter in the Arabian Sea: implications for organic matter sources and degradation

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 7689-7702 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Gaye ◽  
B. Nagel ◽  
K. Dähnke ◽  
T. Rixen ◽  
N. Lahajnar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Residence Time ◽  
Mixed Layer ◽  
Suspended Matter ◽  
Arabian Sea ◽  
Monsoon Season ◽  
Sediment Traps ◽  
Surface Mixed Layer

Abstract. Sedimentation in the ocean is fed by large aggregates produced in the surface mixed layer that sink rapidly through the water column. These particles sampled by sediment traps have often been proposed to interact by disaggregation and scavenging with a pool of fine suspended matter with very slow sinking velocities and thus a long residence time. We investigated the amino acid (AA) composition and stable nitrogen isotopic ratios of suspended matter (SPM) sampled during the late SW monsoon season in the Arabian Sea and compared them to those of sinking particles to understand organic matter degradation/modification during passage through the water column. We found that AA composition of mixed layer suspended matter corresponds more to fresh plankton and their aggregates, whereas AA composition of SPM in the sub-thermocline water column deviated progressively from mixed layer composition. We conclude that suspended matter in deep waters and in the mixed layers of oligotrophic stations is dominated by fine material that has a long residence time and organic matter that is resistant to degradation. SPM in areas of high primary productivity is essentially derived from fresh plankton and thus has a strong imprint of the subsurface nitrate source, whereas SPM at oligotrophic stations and at subthermocline depths appears to exchange amino acids and nitrogen isotopes with the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) pool influencing also the δ15N values.

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