In order to investigate the behavior, distribution, and characteristics of heavy metals including rare earth elements (REEs), thorium (Th), and uranium (U) in sludge, the total and fractional concentrations of these elements in sludge collected from an industry water treatment plant were determined and compared with those in natural soil. In addition, the removal/recovery process of heavy metal...

STOVE-IN chest is a relatively uncommon injury. There have been only three admissions to the Sunderland Group of hospitals during the period I956-60 and this despite the fact that we serve a population of 390,ooo, in an area where there is a considerable amount of heavy industry, including shipbuilding and coalmining. Traffic passing through the town in the summer months to the seaside and coas...

In tunneling and mining construction work, heavy and large manipulators are used to spray liquid concrete on the walls. These manipulators are usually operated manually with simple units allowing to control all actuators independently. In cooperation between industry and university, a novel control system has been developed for the redundant heavy manipulator Robojet® that supports the operator...

Sodium borohydride treatment systems for control of heavy metal discharge offer several advantages to the photographic industry. Chemical reduction with sodium borohydride is rapid and results in low residual metal content; in addition, the reduced metals can be recovered with minimum expense. Sodium borohydride reduction is now being used to recover high purity silver from spent fixers more co...

Incorporation of radio controller units into heavy equipment used in the electricity industry provides numerous advantages including: improved electrical isolation between plant and operator, ability to incorporate an additional remote operator, and reductions in vehicle wiring and hydraulic hoses for equipment control. However, secure operation of vehicles and plant incorporating radio control...

Incorporation of radio controller units into heavy equipment used in the electricity industry provides numerous advantages including: improved electrical isolation between plant and operator, ability to incorporate an additional remote operator, and reductions in vehicle wiring and hydraulic hoses for equipment control. However, secure operation of vehicles and plant incorporating radio control...

The project had a value of $431, 306. Of which $208,563 was in cash and $222,743 was in kind. The budget was fully expended during the course of the project. The chosen subject area was ‘Working at Heights’ because it is a high risk area that has application on mine sites, construction sites and heavy industry in general. Substantial documentation, mining industry input and effort was placed on...

BACKGROUND Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that air pollution due to both industry and heavy traffic has short- and long-term effects on health. The study was carried out in an industrial area with heavy urban and motorway traffic in the Province of Genoa (Italy). METHODS The study was carried out from June 2005 to July 2008. An epidemiologic study was conducted by monitoring an e...

The computer grippers have been successful in providing an easily operated, enjoyable, purposeful activity for end-stage grip strengthening for patients preparing to return to heavy industry. Because computer games maintain the patient's attention for long periods, this adaptation is excellent for building endurance.