Analysis of the Physicochemical Burden of Oyo State Fish Pond, Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria by BB Babatunde, GN Woke

“…The highest sulphate value of 248 mg/L was recorded for BDJSW, this was probably due to runoffs from vegetable gardens along the stream bearing inorganic fertilizers. Other macroscopic observations showed that PHWW was slimy to touch, fowl smelling, dark in colour and had animal life forms such as maggots and flying insects residing in it. …”
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Fabrication of Bilayer Coating of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-Halloysite/Chitosan and Mg2+/Sr2+-Doped HAP on Titanium Alloy for Biomedical Implant Applications: Physicochemica... by Manickam Chozhanathmisra, Dharman Govindaraj, Palanisamy Karthikeyan, Kannaiyan Pandian, Liviu Mitu, Rangappan Rajavel

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Evaluation of Mechanochemically Prepared CePO₄∙H₂O Nanoparticles as UV Filter for Photoprotective Formulations by Stanislav Kurajica, Filip Brleković, Sabina Keser, Goran Dražić, Katarina Mužina, Vanesa Mihajlović

“…Small particle size, purity, absorption in the UV range, transparency to visible light, low photocatalytic activity, and low cytotoxicity indicated the possibility of prepared rhabdophane application as an inorganic UV filter in photoprotective formulations.…”
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Crystal Chemistry and Structural Complexity of the Uranyl Vanadate Minerals and Synthetic Compounds by Ivan V. Kuporev, Sophia A. Kalashnikova, Vladislav V. Gurzhiy

“…The majority of synthetic compounds, both pure inorganic or organically templated, have their structures based upon mineral-like substructural units of francevillite, uranophane, U₃O₈, and other common topological types, and not even one compound among 57 studied was obtained from simple aqueous solutions at room temperature. …”
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Microalgae-based bioremediation of refractory pollutants: an approach towards environmental sustainability by Mostafa M. El-Sheekh, Hala Y. El-Kassas, Sameh S. Ali

“…Abstract Extensive anthropogenic activity has led to the accumulation of organic and inorganic contaminants in diverse ecosystems, which presents significant challenges for the environment and its inhabitants. …”
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Improving the Mechanical Properties of Red Clay Using Xanthan Gum Biopolymer by Lina Wang, Zhiyu Weng, Qiang Liu, Tianliang Wang, Xuemin Pan, Guoyu Li, Zhiliang Wang

“…The traditional treatment of red clay using inorganic materials leads to many serious environmental problems. …”
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Analysis of the Physicochemical Burden of Oyo State Fish Pond, Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria by BB Babatunde, GN Woke

“…The highest sulphate value of 248 mg/L was recorded for BDJSW, this was probably due to runoffs from vegetable gardens along the stream bearing inorganic fertilizers. Other macroscopic observations showed that PHWW was slimy to touch, fowl smelling, dark in colour and had animal life forms such as maggots and flying insects residing in it. …”
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Two-Phase Flow Model for Numerical Investigation of Impact of Water Retention on Shale Gas Production by Ershe Xu, Lingjie Yu, Ming Fan, Tianyu Chen, Zhejun Pan, Yuling Tan, Guanglei Cui

“…The proposed model considers the water flow in the fracture systems and clay minerals and the gas flow in the organic matter, inorganic pore, and fracture systems. The proposed model is solved using a finite element approach with COMSOL Multiphysics (Version 5.6) and verified with field data. …”
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Dialysis Pretreatment for Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Analysis in Freshwaters by Qiang Wang, Bin Hua, John Yang, Fengjing Liu, Guocheng Zhu, Baolin Deng

“…Total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), including dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), plays an important role in numerous environmental processes, such as nutrient cycling and lake and estuary eutrophication. …”
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S-Scheme CuMn2O4/g-C3N4 heterojunction: fabrication, characterization, and investigation of photodegradation potential of organic pollutants by Masoumeh Yaqoubi, Masoud Salavati-Niasari, Mojgan Ghanbari

“…A simple two-step technique was used to manufacture hybrid inorganic/organic nanocomposites made of copper manganese oxide (CuMn2O4) and g-C3N4. …”
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Co3O4 Catalysts on CeO2-ZrO2 Supports and Co3O4-CeO2 Catalysts on Al2O3/SiO2 Supports for the Oxidation of Propylene by Tien The Nguyen, Phuong Thi Mai Pham, Thang Minh Le, Isabel Van Driessche

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Food Safety Analysis of Milk and Beef in Southwestern Uganda by Phyllis Candy, Natabo, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Sarah, Namubiru, Dickson Stuart, Tayebwa, Andrew, Tamale, Pwaveno H., Bamaiyi

“…Inorganic pollutants in milk and beef are of major public health concern; however, information in Africa is still limited due to low food safety monitoring practices. …”
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Crude Oil Foulant Deposition Studies on a Heated Surface Using a Novel Batch Stirred Coupon Test Rig by Pragya Singh, Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Krishnaswamy Ponnani, Ankur Verma, Jaya Rawat

“…In the temperature range investigated, the hard and soft deposits were largely inorganic and organic in nature, respectively. The fluid bulk temperature was found to influence hard and soft deposit formation. …”
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Leachate characterization and identification of dominant pollutants using leachate pollution index for an uncontrolled landfill site by S. De, S. Maiti, T. Hazra, A. Debsarkar, A. Dutta

“…The overall LPI, LPI organic (LPIor), LPI inorganic (LPIin) and LPI heavy metals (LPIhm) of both the dumping grounds largely exceeded the LPI and sub-LPI values for treated leachate before disposal to the inland surface water. …”
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Porous Multiphase Microcharacteristics Research of New Cement-Based Grouting Material Concretion by Wei Xie, Junwu Xia, Linli Yu, Hongfei Chang

“…As an excellent inorganic hydraulic cementitious material, new cement-based grouting material (abbreviated as NCG) has a wide application prospect in grouting engineering. …”
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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New <i>cis</i>-Restricted Triazole Analogues of Combretastatin A-4 by Lidia Prieto, Daniel Gaviña, Marcos Escolano, María Cánovas-Belchí, María Sánchez-Roselló, Carlos del Pozo, Eva Falomir, Santiago Díaz-Oltra

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Variability in storm season intensity modulates ocean acidification conditions in the northern Strait of Georgia by Wiley Evans, Katie Campbell, Carrie Weekes, Justin Del Bel Belluz, Jessy Barrette, Drew Jordison, Chris Mackenzie, Jonathan Bergshoeff, Carolyn Prentice, Rosie Savage, Isabelle Desmarais, Bryn Fedje, Emma Myers, Kimberly Bedard, Alex Hare, Ian J. W. Giesbrecht, Colleen T. E. Kellogg, Zoe Sandwith, Jennifer M. Jackson

“…Here, we utilized an 8-year, highly-resolved record of seawater CO2 partial pressure and total dissolved inorganic carbon to decompose the drivers of this extreme OA. …”
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Primary and Secondary Organic Marine Aerosol and Oceanic Biological Activity: Recent Results and New Perspectives for Future Studies by Matteo Rinaldi, Stefano Decesari, Emanuela Finessi, Lara Giulianelli, Claudio Carbone, Sandro Fuzzi, Colin D. O'Dowd, Darius Ceburnis, Maria Cristina Facchini

“…One of the most important natural aerosol systems at the global level is marine aerosol that comprises both organic and inorganic components of primary and secondary origin. …”
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Soil fertility and nutrient uptake of rice influenced by plant growth promoting microbes, seaweed extract and humic acid fortified in situ rice residue compost by Prabhu Vijayakumar, Singaravel Ramaiyan, Ramakichenin Alias Balagandhi Balasubramanian

“…Purpose Intensive rice cultivation, non-addition of organic matter and indiscriminate use of inorganic fertilizers lead to soil fertility deterioration; on other side, farmers are burning huge quantities of rice residue causing severe air pollution warrants pragmatic disposal solution. …”
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Responses of a soil-inhabiting collembolan (Entomobrya proxima Folsom) to organic fertilizer addition illustrated by functional traits and gut bacterial community by Xinyue Yang, Gang Li, Weiming Xiu

“…IntroductionOrganic fertilizer offers significant advantages for sustainable agricultural development compared to inorganic fertilizers and is increasingly becoming the predominant fertilizer strategy. …”
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