Zeolite — natural ameliorant for dry meadow polluted by caesium-137

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
А.А. Романенко ◽  
Э.Б. Мирзоев ◽  
Н.Н. Исамов
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Contamination ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Soil Mass ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Natural Plant ◽  
Chernobyl Disaster ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Plant Samples ◽  
One Year ◽  
On Farm

Исследовательская работа выполнена в Новозыбковском районе Брянской области на естественном суходольном лугу, подвергшемся радиоактивному загрязнению в результате аварии на Чернобыльской АЭС. Загрязнение территории радиоактивными веществами, возникшее в результате чернобыльской катастрофы, создало целый ряд проблем для ведения сельскохозяйственного производства. Одной из них является проблема использования естественных луговых экосистем, загрязнённых цезием-137, в качестве сенокосов и пастбищ. Травостой естественных лугов накапливает радионуклида больше, чем травостой, выращенный на обработанной сельхозорудиями почве. В этой связи поиск доступных, эффективных и экономически выгодных мер, позволяющих получать на естественных лугах продукцию, соответствующую нормативным показателям, имеет важное значение. Целью исследовательской работы было изучение влияния цеолита Хотынецкого месторождения на переход радионуклида из почвы в растение на естественном суходольном лугу. Для этого в августе на поверхность почвы опытных делянок вносили цеолит в объёме 0,5 и 1% от массы пахотного слоя. Через год отбирали сопряжённые пробы почвы и растений. После подготовки в них определяли концентрацию цезия-137, а также агрохимические, физико-химические показатели почвы и урожайность. В ходе выполнения исследовательской работы было установлено, что использование цеолита в качестве мелиоранта луга не оказало достоверного влияния на снижение радионуклида в травостое (сене) и на увеличение Hr, S, EKO, V, калия и фосфора. Однако достоверно увеличился показатель рН. Внесение цеолита на опытные делянки в количестве 0,5 и 1% от массы пахотного слоя почвы оказало выраженное положительное влияние на урожайность сена. The investigation took place in the Bryansk region. The territory of natural dry meadow was contaminated there due to the Chernobyl disaster. Radioactive contamination significantly impacts agriculture in the area. Caesium-137 presented in soil hinders hay and green forage production. Natural plant ecosystems accumulate more radionuclide than the ones grown on farm fields. Therefore, those methods are of the highest interest that allow production of healthy forage in that area. The aim of the research was to analyze the effect of the zeolite from the Khotynetskiy district on the radionuclide movement from soil to plants. In August the zeolite (0.5 and 1% of soil mass) was applied in soil. One year later soil and plant samples were tested for caesium-137 as well as agrochemical, physical, chemical properties and productivity. As a result, the zeolite had no significant impact on the accumulation of caesium-137 in hay as well as Hr, S, EKO, V, K or P. In contrast, рН grew significantly and hay yield increased.

Seasonal Change of the Soil Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of the VGCG Slope

2012 ◽  
Vol 599 ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Zi Chao Zhao ◽  
Zhen Yao Xia ◽  
Ming Yi Li ◽  
Bin Wu ◽  
Wen Nian Xu
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Change ◽  
Enzyme Activities ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Soil Enzyme ◽  
Soil Enzyme Activities ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
One Year ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Taked an repaired completed slope - Vegetation-Growing Concrete Gunning (VGCG) slope for the experimental plot to measured indicators could evaluate the physical, chemical and biological properties.It showed that there were significantly difference in SBD, PH, SOM, AN. AP. AP and AK in different seasons, but no law. And there were significantly difference in soil enzyme activities except catalase in different seasons. Soil enzyme activities were highest in summer, lowest in winter except catalase. It showed that enzyme activitiy roses at first in the lower from spring to winter in one year. It proved that there were ruleless in seasonal change of the soil physical and chemical properties and there was a certain rule in seasonal change of the soil biological properties of the VGCG slope in one year.

Chlorinated Organics in Nearshore Waters and Tributaries of the St. Clair River

1986 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry G. Oliver ◽  
Klaus L.E. Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Suspended Sediment ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Large Volume ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Chemical Company ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
The Individual

Abstract The concent rat ions of hexachloroethane (HCE), hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD), pentachlorobenzene (QCB), hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and octachlorostyrene (OCS) in large volume water samples show that the major sources of these chemicals to the St. Clair River are Dow Chemical Company effluents and, to a lesser degree, Sarnia’s Township ditch which drains one of Dow’s waste disposal sites. Tributaries entering the river on both sides of the Canada/United States border contain measurable concentrations of these chemicals indicating low level contamination throughout the area. The degree of water/suspended sediment partitioning of the chemicals (Kp) was studied. Kp values for the individual chemicals changed in a manner consistent with changes in their physical-chemical properties.

Polymer-Graphene Nanoassemblies and their Applications in Cancer Theranostics

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 1340-1351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ponnurengam M. Sivakumar ◽  
Matin Islami ◽  
Ali Zarrabi ◽  
Arezoo Khosravi ◽  
Shohreh Peimanfard
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Stability ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hydrophilic Polymer ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Normal Tissues ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Anti Cancer ◽  
Good Biocompatibility ◽  
Cancer Theranostics

Background and objective: Graphene-based nanomaterials have received increasing attention due to their unique physical-chemical properties including two-dimensional planar structure, large surface area, chemical and mechanical stability, superconductivity and good biocompatibility. On the other hand, graphene-based nanomaterials have been explored as theranostics agents, the combination of therapeutics and diagnostics. In recent years, grafting hydrophilic polymer moieties have been introduced as an efficient approach to improve the properties of graphene-based nanomaterials and obtain new nanoassemblies for cancer therapy. Methods and results: This review would illustrate biodistribution, cellular uptake and toxicity of polymergraphene nanoassemblies and summarize part of successes achieved in cancer treatment using such nanoassemblies. Conclusion: The observations showed successful targeting functionality of the polymer-GO conjugations and demonstrated a reduction of the side effects of anti-cancer drugs for normal tissues.

scholarly journals Effects of serpentinite fertilizer on the chemical properties and enzyme activity of young spruce soils

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Błońska ◽  
Kazimierz Januszek ◽  
Stanisław Małek ◽  
Tomasz Wanic
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Tree Roots ◽  
Forest Zone ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Phosphorus And Potassium ◽  
One Year ◽  
Nitrogen Phosphorus ◽  
Experimental Plots

AbstractThe experimental plots used in the study were located in the middle forest zone (elevation: 900-950 m a.s.l.) on two nappes of the flysch Carpathians in southern Poland. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of serpentinite in combination with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers on selected chemical properties of the soil and activity of dehydrogenase and urease in the studied soils. All fertilizer treatments significantly enriched the tested soils in magnesium. The use of serpentinite as a fertilizer reduced the molar ratio of exchangeable calcium to magnesium, which facilitated the uptake of magnesium by tree roots due to competition between calcium and magnesium. After one year of fertilization on the Wisła experimental plot, the pH of the Ofh horizon increased, while the pH of the mineral horizons significantly decreased. Enrichment of serpentinite with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers stimulated the dehydrogenase activity in the studied organic horizon. The lack of a negative effect of the serpentinite fertilizer on enzyme activity in the spruce stand soil showed that the concentrations of the heavy metals added to the soil were not high enough to be toxic and indicated the feasibility of using this fertilizer in forestry.

scholarly journals Shellfish Chitosan Potential in Wine Clarification

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4417
Author(s):  
Veronica Vendramin ◽  
Gaia Spinato ◽  
Simone Vincenzi
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Allergic Reactions ◽  
Chitin Content ◽  
Deacetylation Degree ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Similar Chemical ◽  
Fungal Chitosan ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Fish Industry

Chitosan is a chitin-derived fiber, extracted from the shellfish shells, a by-product of the fish industry, or from fungi grown in bioreactors. In oenology, it is used for the control of Brettanomyces spp., for the prevention of ferric, copper, and protein casse and for clarification. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine established the exclusive utilization of fungal chitosan to avoid the eventuality of allergic reactions. This work focuses on the differences between two chitosan categories, fungal and animal chitosan, characterizing several samples in terms of chitin content and degree of deacetylation. In addition, different acids were used to dissolve chitosans, and their effect on viscosity and on the efficacy in wine clarification were observed. The results demonstrated that even if fungal and animal chitosans shared similar chemical properties (deacetylation degree and chitin content), they showed different viscosity depending on their molecular weight but also on the acid used to dissolve them. A significant difference was discovered on their fining properties, as animal chitosans showed a faster and greater sedimentation compared to the fungal ones, independently from the acid used for their dissolution. This suggests that physical–chemical differences in the molecular structure occur between the two chitosan categories and that this significantly affects their technologic (oenological) properties.

scholarly journals Electrospinning: A promising technique for drug delivery systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 441-454
Author(s):  
Carlos A. Martínez-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Extrinsic Factor ◽  
Promising Technique ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Final System ◽  
Intense Research

AbstractIn the last years, electrospinning has become a technique of intense research to design and fabricate drug delivery systems (DDS), during this time a vast variety of DDS with mainly electrospun polymers and many different active ingredient(s) have been developed, many intrinsic and extrinsic factor have influence in the final system, there are those that can be attributed to the equipment set up and that to the physical-chemical properties of the used materials in the fabrication of DDS. After all, this intense research has generated a great amount of DDS loaded with one or more drugs. In this manuscript a review with the highlights of different kind of systems for drug delivery systems is presented, it includes the basic concepts of electrospinning, types of equipment set up, polymer/drug systems, limitations and challenges that need to be overcome for clinical applications.

Variability in soil physical–chemical properties along the root-explored profile in deep Oxisols of commercial eucalypt plantations

2021 ◽  
Vol 494 ◽  
pp. 119334
Author(s):  
Vinicius Evangelista Silva ◽  
Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira ◽  
Cassio Hamilton Abreu-Junior ◽  
Arun Dilipkumar Jani ◽  
Salatier Buzetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Eucalypt Plantations

scholarly journals Insights in Behavior of Variably Formulated Alginate-Based Microcapsules for Cell Transplantation

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Montanucci ◽  
Silvia Terenzi ◽  
Claudio Santi ◽  
Ilaria Pennoni ◽  
Vittorio Bini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Degenerative Disorders ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Better Than

Alginate-based microencapsulation of live cells may offer the opportunity to treat chronic and degenerative disorders. So far, a thorough assessment of physical-chemical behavior of alginate-based microbeads remains cloudy. A disputed issue is which divalent cation to choose for a high performing alginate gelling process. Having selected, in our system, high mannuronic (M) enriched alginates, we studied different gelling cations and their combinations to determine their eventual influence on physical-chemical properties of the final microcapsules preparation,in vitroandin vivo. We have shown that used of ultrapure alginate allows for high biocompatibility of the formed microcapsules, regardless of gelation agents, while use of different gelling cations is associated with corresponding variable effects on the capsules’ basic architecture, as originally reported in this work. However, only the final application which the capsules are destined to will ultimately guide the selection of the ideal, specific gelling divalent cations, since in principle there are no capsules that are better than others.

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