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Ecotoxicological Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements (as, Cd, Ni and V) Contamination in the Sediments of Southern Part of Caspian Sea, the Case of Khazar Abad, Mazandaran Province, Iran
In this study, the contamination of arsenic, cadmium, nickel and vanadium in the surface sediments of Khazar Abad, in the southern part of the Caspian Sea was analyzed in 2019 using ecotoxicological indices. T...
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Optimization of phytoremediation of contaminated soil with heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons using SEM and MCDM techniques
This research presents an evaluation system and model for optimizing phytoremediation on petroleum and heavy metal contaminated soils to simplify the methods, reduce the costs, and minimize the use of long-ter...
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Expansive herbaceous species as bio-tools for elements detection in the vicinity of major roads of Hamedan, Iran
This study was conducted to examine the level of pollution and potential sources of traffic-related metals in the topsoils and their uptake by Cardaria draba (L.) Desv and Achillea wilhelmsii C. Koch, growing nex...
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Using a modified version of Airpacts model for estimating the damage posed by sulfur dioxide emission from power plants to urban and rural building façades (case study: Shahid Rajaee power plant, Qazvin Province, Iran)
This study aimed at upgrading the Air Indicator Report for Public Awareness and Community Tracking (Airpacts) model to evaluate the physical effects of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from Shahid Rajaee power plan...
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The biochars prepared from cinnamon and cannabis as nature-friendly adsorbents for removal of Cd(II) ions from aqueous solutions
Cinnamon and cannabis were utilized to produce biochars, which operate as promising adsorbents by pyrolysis in various temperatures using the N2 atmosphere. The novel biochars were analyzed via scanning electron ...
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Assessing of Removal Efficiency of Indigo Carmine from Wastewater Using MWCNTs
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were oxidized for removal of indigo carmine (IC) from aqueous solution through batch experiment. The effects of contact time, temperature, pH and dosage of adsorbent on t...
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Determination of Cd, Cu, Mn and Zn Concentrations in Iranian Caspian Sea Caviar of Acipenser persicus Using Anodic Strip** Voltammetry
In this study, anodic strip** voltammetry was used to assess the contents of Cd, Cu, Mn and Zn in caviar of Acipenser persicus caught from Southern Caspian Sea sampling site. The range (μg g−1) of metals in cav...
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Selected Heavy Metals Analysis of Persian Sturgeon’s (Acipenser persicus) Caviar from Southern Caspian Sea
The present research reports the heavy metal (Fe, Cr, Pb, As, and Co) contamination in caviar of Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) caught from Southern Caspian Sea sampling site using ICP-OES. Heavy metal con...
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Metal content in caviar of wild Persian sturgeon from the southern Caspian Sea
Caviar (fish roe of sturgeon) may contain high levels of contaminants. An inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer and a direct mercury analyzer were used to assess the contents of four heavy m...
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Heavy metals removal from wastewaters using organic solid waste—rice husk
In this study, the removal of Cr(III) and Cu(II) from contaminated wastewaters by rice husk, as an organic solid waste, was investigated. Experiments were performed to investigate the influence of wastewater i...
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Analysis of mercury, selenium, and tin concentrations in canned fish marketed in Iran
The presence of heavy metals in the environment could constitute a hazard to food security and public health. These can be accumulated in aquatic animals such as fish. In the present paper, three heavy metals ...
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A new catalytic-spectrophotometric method for quantification of trace amounts of nitrite in fruit juice samples
A new kinetic method has been developed for the determination of nitrite in fruit juice samples. The method is based on the catalytic effect of nitrite with the oxidation of Nile Blue A (NBA) by KBrO3 in the sulf...
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New kinetic-spectrophotometric method for monitoring the concentration of iodine in river and city water samples
A new kinetic method has been developed for the determination of iodine in water samples. The method is based on the catalytic effect of I− with the oxidation of Indigo Carmine (IC) by KBrO3 in the sulfuric acid ...
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Analysis of trace elements (Cu, Cd, and Zn) in the muscle, gill, and liver tissues of some fish species using anodic strip** voltammetry
Heavy metal (Cu, Cd, Zn) concentration of the muscle, gill, and liver of Otolithes rubber, Pampus argenteus, Parastromateus niger, Scomberomorus commerson, and Onchorynchus mykiss are determined by anodic strippi...
