The enrichment or spiking of sewage sludge with heavy metals for experimental purposes is a fairly widely used, although sometimes controversial, technique. A study was undertaken, using a sequential fractionation scheme, to assess the degree of incorporation of Cu, Ni, and Zn into sewage sludge samples spiked with these metals and incubated for 6 mo. For all three metals, substantial proportio...

Quantitative mapping of metal ions freely diffusing in solution is important across a diverse range of disciplines and is particularly significant for dissolution processes in batteries, metal corrosion, and electroplating/polishing of manufactured components. However, most current techniques are invasive, requiring sample extraction, insertion of an electrode, application of an electric potent...

Six new organic-inorganic hybrid compounds based on [XM12O40](4-) (X = heteroatom, M = metal atom), namely [Cu(pic)2][H2XM12O40]·2Hapy·2apy (X = Si, M = W for , X = Ge, M = W for and X = Si, M = Mo for ), [Cu(2,2'-bpy)2][Cu(2,2'-bpy)(H2O)][Cu(pic)2]0.5[XM12O40]·nH2O (X = Si, M = Mo, n = 0.5 for , X = Ge, M = W, n = 1 for ) and [Cu(phen)(H2O)]2[Cu(pic)2][GeW12O40]·2.5H2O () (pic = deprotonated p...

BACKGROUND Whether infants regulate copper absorption and the potential effects of excess copper in early life remain poorly defined. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess copper retention, liver copper content, and liver function in infant rhesus monkeys fed infant formula containing 6.6 mg Cu/L. DESIGN From birth to 5 mo of age, infant rhesus monkeys were fed formula that was...

In the present work, we aimed to focus on the identification and characterization of the heavy metal-tolerant plant species growing spontaneously at the tailings site of the Sarcheshmeh copper mine, south of Iran. Our aim was to find the plant species that were potentially useful for phytoextraction purposes. The concentrations of As, Cu, Mo, Ni, Zn, and Re were analyzed in soil as well as in t...

The Bolesław-Bukowno mining area in Poland is highly polluted by elements such as Zn, Pb, Cd and As. The reactivity and mobility of toxic elements such as Tl are poorly known. Here, we studied by sequential extraction the mobility of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, Pb, Tl and Zn in sediments from two water reservoirs near Bukowno. Results show that available As, Co, Mn, Pb and Zn are found in carbo...

During top-seeded melt growth of YBa2Cu3O7-y (Y123) single-domained crystal, seed dissolution occurred while the seed is in contact with Ba-Cu-O liquid, and then the dissolved parts were resolidified during cooling. The growth mode of Y123 crystal was directly affected by the resolidification process of the dissolved part. When the melted part of the seed was resolidified to polycrystal, Y123 ...

We show that the quasifission paths predicted by the one-body dissipation dynamics, in the slowest phase of a binary reaction, follow a quasistatic path, which represents a sequence of states of thermal equilibrium at a fixed value of the deformation coordinate. This establishes the use of the statistical particle-evaporation model in the case of dynamical time-evolving systems. Preand post-sci...

The title compound, [Cu(C(12)H(8)N(2))(C(18)H(15)P)(2)](2)[Mo(6)O(19)], was obtained by co-crystallization of the mixed-ligand copper complex cation (1,10-phenanthroline)bis-(triphenyl-phos-phane)copper(I), [Cu(phen)(PPh(3))(2)](+), with the Lindquist polyanion [Mo(6)O(19)](2-). The asymmetric unit consists of half a Lindquist anion and one [Cu(phen)(PPh(3))(2)](+) cationic complex. In the cati...