The capacity of an Algerian Tertiary sedimentary palygorskite to remove methylene blue was studied. The raw material was characterized using X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and chemical, granulometric and micotextural analyses. Kinetic experiments were carried out to study the effect o...

This work assesses the role of the operational conditions upon the electro-activation of persulfate (electro-PS) using Ti/IrO2Ta2O5 electrode for the decolorization of anthraquinone azo dye Disperse Blue 3 (DB3). The studied variables include current density (j) (5–80 mA cm−2), persulfate conce...

The removal of Disperse Blue 73 from aqueous solutions, using olive pomace as adsorbent material, was investigated in a batch system with respect to contact time, pomace dosage, pH and temperature. SEM, FTIR-ATR, TG and XPS analyses appeared as powerful tools to characterize olive pomace, before...

Ecological vulnerability assessment of wetlands is a very important early-stage task for wetland protection, pollution treatment, ecological restoration and water resources utilization. On the basis of the study of vulnerability evolution mechanism of wetland ecosystem in the Yellow River Delta,...

Based on a survey conducted from June to July 2013, aragonite saturation state variation and control in the river-dominated marginal BoHai and Yellow seas were investigated. Surface water Ωarag ranged from 2.0–3.8, whereas subsurface water Ωarag was generally lower than 2.0. Temperature chang...

Polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), in the forms of neutral polyfluoroalkyl substances in the gas phase of air and ionic perfluoroalkyl substances in the dissolved phase of surface water, were investigated during a sampling campaign in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, and Yangtze Ri...

The photocatalytic degradation of Direct Yellow12 (DY12) was studied by a batch process using ZnO as the catalyst on irradiation with UV light. The influence of pH, catalyst weight and initial concentration of the dye on the degradation of the dye was investigated. The degradation of the dye was...

Large-leaf yellow tea (LYT) imparting unique toasty flavor is a traditional beverage in China. The volatile composition of LYT after full fire processing (FF-YT) was determined by different extraction methods. Steam distillation (SD), solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and headspace (HS) were ap...

The implementation of Water-Sediment Regulation Scheme in the summer season has introduced a new hydrological regime to the Yellow River downstream since AD 2002. The contribution and fate of the soil organic carbon from the Yellow River that reaches the deltaic and coastal environments are impo...

The large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) is one of the most valuable economic mariculture fish in China, and its yellowness in skin is considered as the most important traits that determine the market value. The fish skin colors present naturally silvery white during the daytime and golden...

Phthalate esters (PEs) are a class of synthetic chemicals that have been widely used as plasticizers in industrial products and households. The occurrence of PEs in the marine environment has been a concern for many years because of their adverse impacts on marine organisms and human health. In ...

The synthesis of cobalt oxide nanoparticles (CoNPs) using plant extracts is convenient, cheap, eco-friendly, less energy-intensive, and eliminate the use of toxic materials. Naturally occurring phytoconstituents such as flavonoids and phenolics in the Taraxacum officinale (T. officinale) plant e...

Strategic studies of gravel deposits, in particular using heavy-mineral analyses, have thrown light on the important unresolved question as to the timing of the initiation of the Yellow River drainage through the Sanmen Gorge, which linked the headwaters of that system in the Fenwei Basin and fu...

In this work, we demonstrate the morphology-controllable syntheses of CuS crystals by a facile hydrothermal/solvothermal method through merely changing the reaction solvents without employing any surfactants, templates or structure-directing agents. The dependence of electrochemical sensing prop...

In this research, the adsorption of direct yellow 12 (DY12) on the algae as an eco-friendly adsorbent in the batch system was studied. After preparation of spirulina algae, it was characterized using FTIR, BET and AFM. This nano-size and mesoporous material was then used to study the DY12 remova...

Several studies showed that chronic ethanol exposure can cause color vision deficiencies. There has been no agreement about the axis of color defects due to alcohol misuse since changes in the red-green and the blue-yellow axis have been described in literature. The acute influence of alcohol on...

The blue whirl is a recently discovered regime of the fire whirl that burns without any visible soot, even while burning liquid fuels directly. This flame evolves naturally from a traditional fire whirl in a fixed-frame self-entraining fire whirl experimental setup. Here, detailed thermal measur...

Passive acoustic recorders set around Australia since 2004 have been used to study blue whales. Calls from New Zealand pygmy blue whales occur predominantly eastward of Bass Strait (145.8° E), calls from Eastern Indian Ocean pygmy blue whales (EIO PB) west of Bass Strait, while Antarctic blue w...

Blue light is commonly used for the treatment of Neonatal Jaundice and as a photodynamic therapy for cancer. In comparison to ultraviolet light, blue light has a lower toxicity due to the differences in photon energies. However, blue light can still be mutagenic to cells. The proposed mechanism ...

Alkaliphilic bacteria possesses the ability to survive in the extreme conditions with high salt concentrations. The adaptability of alkaliphilic bacteria to extreme conditions has made them predominant degrader in the field of biodegradation. A moderately alkaliphilic endophyte was isolated from...