In this paper we report on the collection of fine (PM1) and ultrafine (PM0.1), or nanoparticulate, carbonaceous materials using thermophoretic precipitation onto silicon monoxide/formvar-coated 3 mm grids which were examined in the transmission electron microscope (TEM). We characterize and compare diesel particulate matter (DPM), tire particulate matter (TPM), wood burning particulate matter, ...

Olive milling wastewater is a major problem facing the Mediterranean countries producing olive oil like Egypt. In the present study, olive milling wastewater rich with organic phenolic compounds, macro and micro nutrients was used as growing media for cyanobacteria. The cyanobacteria were grown on wastewater to obtain two biofertilizers, one bioformulated from single culture of Spirulina pl...

A combination of high performance size exclusion chromatography with organic carbon detector and ultraviolet detector coupled with peak-fitting technique and fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectrometry applied fluorescence regional integration method was conducted to determine the characteristics of organic matter during nitrification. The batch scale of bionet nitrification without or...

A particle-into-liquid sampler (PILS) was coupled with a total organic carbon analyzer (TOC) and two ion chromatographs (IC) to enable high time-resolution measurements of water-soluble ions and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) by a single sampling and analytical setup. The new high time-resolution measurement system, the PILS-TOC-IC, was able to provide essential chemical and physical infor...

An assessment was made of the in situ bioaccumulation of 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in freshwater isopods in relation to their partitioning between sediments, particulate matter (>0.7 µm), and dissolved phases in eight different water systems of The Netherlands. Large differences in total (Gamma PAHs) concentrations and in relative abundance of individual PAHs were observed betw...

A growing demand for resources has led to the expansion of agricultural areas worldwide. However, land conversion associated with poor soil management might lead physical degradation. We investigated effects on properties in Brazilian Cerrado region, under native vegetation (NV)—pasture (PA) and NV—cropland (CL) scenarios. Soil related compaction, pore size distribution, structure stability wer...