April 2008
Anthophilia and the Quality of Life
April 2008
Temporal variations in the abundance of heterotrophic bacteria in ground water according to land use patterns in Mysore district, India
Temporal variations in the abundance of heterotrophic bacteria were studied from February 2005 to January 2007, in ground waters from Agricultural, Domestic and Industrial land use areas. The lowest mean abundance (AODG ml-1) of Free Living Bacteria (2.2 × 105), Particle Bound Bacteria (0.07 ×105) and Total Bacteria (2.28 ×105) was recorded in ground water of Agricultural area;...
April 2008
Predicting chromium (VI) adsorption rate in the treatment of liquid-phase oil-based drill cuttings
The adsorption rate of chromium (VI) on commercial activated carbon during the treatment of the flocculation effluent of liquid-phase oil-based drill-cuttings has been investigated in terms of contact time and initial chromium (VI) ion concentration. Homogenizing 1 g of the activated carbon with 100 ml of the flocculation effluent of known initial concentrations (1.25 → 6.25 mg/l, in turn) in a flask, at...
April 2008
Urban sprawl development and flooding at Yeumbeul suburb (Dakar-Senegal)
Rapid development of urban centers in Africa is becoming a serious challenge for the coming decades with a wide range of foreseen social, economical and environmental implications. With the natural growth of the population, urban demography has been boosted by rural exodus triggered by serious droughts and increasing rural poverty. With the small resources available for an adequate urban management and the...
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