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Open AccessRetention of metals in periprosthetic tissues of patients with metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty is reflected in the synovial fluid to blood cobalt transfer ratio in the presence of a pseudotumour
Modern metal-on-metal (MOM) arthroplasties were performed for over a decade before alarming reports of adverse metal reactions dramatically reduced their use. Failures are seen more often with high-wearing imp...
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Open AccessFacing the threat: common yellowjacket wasps as indicators of heavy metal pollution
We investigated the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris as a bioindicator and biomonitor of metals in the industrial area. Using traps, we collected 257 yellowjackets along a pollution gradient in the Harjavalta Cu-Ni ...
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Open AccessEnhanced interlayer trap** of Pb(II) ions within kaolinite layers: intercalation, characterization, and sorption studies
Lead (Pb(II)) pollution in water poses a serious threat to human health in many parts of the world. In the past decades, research has been aimed at develo** efficient and cost-effective methods to address th...
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Open AccessAdvanced material and approach for metal ions removal from aqueous solutions
A Novel approach to remove metals from aqueous solutions has been developed. The method is based on a resin free, solid, non-toxic, microcrystalline bisphosphonate material, which has very low solubility in wa...
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Overexpression of spermidine/spermine N 1-acetyltransferase or treatment with N 1-N 11-diethylnorspermine attenuates the severity of zinc-induced pancreatitis in mouse
Depletion of pancreatic intracellular polyamine pools has been observed in acute pancreatitis both in the animal models and in humans. In this study, the wild-type mice, polyamine catabolic enzyme spermidine/s...
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Characterization of the glyoxalase 1 gene TcGLX1 in the metal hyperaccumulator plant Thlaspi caerulescens
Stress tolerance is currently one of the major research topics in plant biology because of the challenges posed by changing climate and increasing demand to grow crop plants in marginal soils. Increased Zn tol...
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Zirconium-loaded activated charcoal as an adsorbent for arsenic, selenium and mercury
The adsorption of arsenic, selenium and mercury from aqueous solutions onto zirconium-loaded activated charcoal was studied as a function of adsorption time, amount of adsorbent, pH, concentration of adsorbate...
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Determination of phosphorus in waste water by EDXRF
In a method developed for the determination of phosphorus in aqueous solutions, phosphorus was changed to the phosphate form, coprecipitated with hydrated iron(III) oxide, bound with activated charcoal and mea...
