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[en] In the framework of a National Environmental Radiation Survey Program, a total of 950 samples were collected and analyzed over 7 years. The program covers different compartment of Lebanese environment, rivers, wells, marine samples, soil, and foodstuff. Air was monitored continuously through a radiation early warning network system. Data collected from 2009 to 2015 are presented in this work. Gross alpha/gross beta values in well samples were below the guidance levels stated by the WHO. Cesium-137 was detected in milk samples, whey, and jam. However, its content was much lower than the national permissible level, while its activity concentration in marine samples was lower than the values reported in studies carried out in the Mediterranean Sea. The activity concentration of "4"0K in food samples was comparable to studies carried out in neighboring countries and higher than the content determined in non Mediterranean countries. Concerning marine environment, the activity concentrations of natural radionuclides "2"3"8U, "2"3"2Th, and "4"0K were comparable to those reported in other studies carried out in different countries. As well as their content in rivers and sediments was lower than those reported in neighboring region. Potassium-40 in food and "2"1"0Po in fish were the main contributors to the internal dose. The average annual effective dose due to external exposure and internal, excluding radon gas which constitutes around 43%of the total dose, was found to be lower than the total worldwide value, 2.4 mSv year"-"1. Iodine-131 was detected in grass samples, collected in 2011 during Fukushima accident; its content ranged from 0.40 ± 0.06 to 0.9 ± 0.1 Bq kg"-"1, as well as "1"3"7Cs was detected in some seafood samples imported from Japan and neighboring countries. Its activity concentration varied between 0.15 ± 0.04 and 0.40 ± 0.02 Bq kg"-"1. (auhtor)
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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ARAB COUNTRIES, ASIA, BEAMS, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS, BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS, CESIUM ISOTOPES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS, FLUIDS, GASES, HELIUM 4 BEAMS, INFORMATION, INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI, ION BEAMS, ISOTOPES, MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, MIDDLE EAST, MONITORS, NUCLEI, ODD-EVEN NUCLEI, RADIATION EFFECTS, RADIATION MONITORS, RADIOISOTOPES, SEAS, SURFACE WATERS, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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[en] The article Occurrence and risk assessment of trace metals and metalloids in sediments and benthic invertebrates from Dianshan Lake, China, written by Yan Wu, Yihui Zhou, Yanling Qiu, Da Chen, Zhiliang Zhu, Jianfu Zhao and Åke Bergman
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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Abass, Khaled; Emelyanova, Anastasia; Rautio, Arja, E-mail: khaled.megahed@oulu.fi, E-mail: khaled.m.abass@gmail.com2019
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[en] The article Temporal trends of contaminants in Arctic human populations, written by Khaled Abass, Anastasia Emelyanova and Arja Rautio, was originally published electronically on the publisher’s internet portal (currently SpringerLink) on 25 August 2018 without open access.
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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[en] The article Cellular distribution of cadmium in two amaranth (Amaranthus mangostanus L.) cultivars differing in cadmium accumulation, written by Keyu Chi, Rong Zou, Li Wang, Wenmin Huo and Hongli Fan, was originally published electronically on the publisher’s internet portal (currently SpringerLink)
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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Huang, Kuo-Lin; Peng, Xi, E-mail: huangkL@mail.npust.edu.tw, E-mail: pengxi11p@163.com2019
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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Lü, Ting; Qi, Dongming; Zhang, Dong; Zhang, Chuan; Zhao, Hongting, E-mail: info-iem@hdu.edu.cn2019
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[en] On page 6156, “Regeneration of the MNPs for Cu(II) and Cr(VI) adsorption was conducted by using 0.1 mol/L HCl solution and NaOH solution as eluents, respectively” should read “Regeneration of the MNPs for Cu(II) and Cr(VI) adsorption was conducted by using 1.0 mol/L HCl solution and NaOH solution as eluents, respectively”.
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS, CHLORINE COMPOUNDS, DISPERSIONS, ELEMENTS, HALOGEN COMPOUNDS, HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES, HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS, HYDROXIDES, INORGANIC ACIDS, INORGANIC COMPOUNDS, MANGANESE COMPOUNDS, METALS, MIXTURES, OXYGEN COMPOUNDS, PHOSPHIDES, PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS, PNICTIDES, SODIUM COMPOUNDS, TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS, TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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[en] Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a laser-based optical technique particularly suited for in situ surface analysis. A portable LIBS instrument was tested to detect surface chemical contamination by chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Test of detection of surface contamination was carried out in a toxlab facility with four CWAs, sarin (GB), lewisite (L1), mustard gas (HD), and VX, which were deposited on different substrates, wood, concrete,military green paint, gloves, and ceramic. The CWAs were detected by means of the detection of atomic markers (As, P, F, Cl, and S). The LIBS instrument can give a direct response in terms of detection thanks to an integrated interface for non-expert users or so called end-users. We have evaluated the capability of automatic detection of the selected CWAs. The sensitivity of our portable LIBS instrument was confirmed for the detection of a CWA at surface concentrations above 15 μg/cm2. The simultaneous detection of two markers may lead to a decrease of the number of false positive. (authors)
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Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6305-1; 20 refs.; Country of input: France
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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Ermolin, Mikhail S.; Fedotov, Petr S.; Ivaneev, Alexandr I.; Karandashev, Vasily K.; Burmistrov, Andrey A.; Tatsy, Yury G., E-mail: ermolin@geokhi.ru, E-mail: mihail.ermolin@gmail.com2019
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[en] A comprehensive approach has been developed to the assessment of composition and properties of atmospherically deposited dust in the area affected by a copper smelter. The approach is based on the analysis of initial dust samples, dynamic leaching of water soluble fractions in a rotating coiled column (RCC) followed by the determination of recovered elements and characterization of size, morphology and elemental composition of nano-, submicron, and micron par ticles of dust separated using field-flow fractionation in a RCC. Three separated size fractions of dust (<0.2, 0.2–2, and >2 μm) were characterized by static light scattering and scanning electron microscopy, whereupon the fractions were analyzed by ICP-AES and ICP-MS (after digestion). It has been evaluated that toxic elements, which are characteristics for copper smelter emissions (As, Cu, Zn), are accumulated in fraction >2 μm. At the same time, up to 2.4, 3.1, 8.2, 6.7 g/kg of As, Cu, Zn, Pb, correspondently, were found in nanoparticles (<0.2 μm). It has been also shown that some trace elements (Sn, Sb, Ag, Bi, and Tl) are accumulated in fraction <0.2, and their content in this fraction may be one order of magnitude higher than that in the fraction >2 μm, or the bulk sample. It may be assumed that Sn, Sb, Ag, Bi, Tl compounds are adsorbed onto the finest dust particles as compared to As, Cu, Zn compounds, which are directly emitted from the copper smelter as microparticles.
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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Moreels, D.; Crosson, G.; Garafola, C.; Monteleone, D.; Taghavi, S.; Fitts, J.; van der Lelie, D.
Brookhaven National Laboratory National Synchrotron Light Source (United States). Funding organisation: Doe - Office Of Science (United States)2008
Brookhaven National Laboratory National Synchrotron Light Source (United States). Funding organisation: Doe - Office Of Science (United States)2008
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[en] The subsurface at the Oak Ridge Field Research Center represents an extreme and diverse geochemical environment that places different stresses on the endogenous microbial communities, including low pH, elevated nitrate concentrations, and the occurrence of heavy metals and radionuclides, including hexavalent uranium [U(VI)]. The in situ immobilization of U(VI) in the aquifer can be achieved through microbial reduction to relatively insoluble U(IV). However, a high redox potential due to the presence of nitrate and the toxicity of heavy metals will impede this process. Our aim is to test biostimulation of the endogenous microbial communities to improve nitrate reduction and subsequent U(VI) reduction under conditions of elevated heavy metals.
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BNL--83173-2009-JA; AC02-98CH10886
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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[en] Sulfaquinoxaline (SQX) is an antimicrobial of the sulfonamide class, frequently detected at low levels in drinking and surface water as organic micropollutant. The main goal of the present study is the evaluation of SQX reactivity during chlorination and UVirradiations which are two processes mainly used in water treatment plants. The SQX transformation by chlorination and UV lights (254 nm) was investigated in purified water at common conditions used for water disinfection (pH = 7.2, temperature = 25 °C, [chlorine] = 3 mg L-1). The result shows a slow degradation of SQX during photolysis compared with chlorination process. Kinetic studies that fitted a fluence-based first-order kinetic model were used to determine the kinetic constants of SQX degradation; they were equal to 0.7 x 10-4 and 0.7 x 10-2 s-1corresponding to the half time lives of 162 and 1.64 min during photolysis and chlorination, respectively. In the second step, seven by-products were generated during a chlorination and phototransformation of SQX and identified using liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization and tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS). SO2 extrusion and direct decomposition were the common degradation pathway during photolysis and chlorination. Hydroxylation and isomerization were observed during photodegradation only while electrophilic substitution was observed during chlorination process. (author)
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research International; ISSN 0944-1344;
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