the gulf of mannar, located between india and sri lanka, is a shallow embayment of the bay of bengal. the gulf, which has been declared a bio-reserve is a highly productive area endowed with rich marine fauna including corals. in order to study the origin and nature of the sediments and paleo-environment, 2.6 m length core was collected with 5cm interval at 1320m water depths. textural studies ...

This study aims to distinguish Indonesian cashew nuts’ geographical origin based on their elemental profiles and chemical composition. Nine elements five components of nut samples were analyzed. The four micro-elements, Zn, Cu, Mn, Cr, macro elements, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Na, nuts determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Simultaneously, the moisture, ash, t...

the badamu formation (upper toarcian-middle bajocian) mainly consists of limestone and shale and has is cropped out in east of iran. the badamu formation conformably overlays shemshak formation and is underlaid sharply by hojedk formation in kerman area and is underlaid gradually by baghamshah formation in tabas and southern khorasan areas. the aim of this work is petrographical study of rocks ...

Introduction: In recent years, attraction toward drinking bottled mineral water has increased. Therefore, chemical composition and safety of these waters considering trace elements and heavy metals should confirm the national or international standard limits. The aim of this study was to evaluate and comparison of the mineral and heavy metal composition of bottled waters in Bandar Abbas with Ir...

Rouf, M. A. (Washington State University, Pullman). Spectrochemical analysis of inorganic elements in bacteria. J. Bacteriol. 88:1545-1549. 1964.-Quantitative spectrochemical analyses of inorganic elements in the vegetative cells of Escherichia coli, Sphaerotilus natans, Micrococcus roseus, Bacillus cereus, and the spores of B. cereus were made. The following elements were found to be present i...