background and purpose: disposing sludge from industrial wastewater treatment plants (iwwtps) is a serious issue because it can affect human and animals health, and also environmental quality. in this study, sludge from an iwwtp was analyzed regarding its physicochemical characteristics and disposal options. materials and methods: grab sampling was used to collect 12 sludge samples biweekly (ma...

abstract objective: to determine the correlation between blood gas parameters and central venous pressure (cvp) in patients suffering from septic shock. m e t h od s : forty adult patients with diagnosis of septic shock who were admitted to the emergency department (ed) of shohadaye tajrish hospital affiliated with shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, and met inclusion and exclusion ...

please cite this article as: shafeian sh, bandehpour m, mirzaahmadi s, tofighi a. identification of anaerobic bacteria in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. . novel biomed 2013;1(2):39-42. background : there is a report about the 2-5% prevalence for septic arthritis by anaerobic bacteria. the relevance between synivitis and intestinal microbial flora has been a hypothesis for ten years. the pc...

Activated sludges are an inoculum source commonly used in biodegradation studies, as wastewater treatment facilities constitute an entry point to the environment for many chemicals. In this paper, the main issues relating to the use of activated sludge in biodegradability tests are presented. Special attention is also devoted to discussing the factors affecting both the activity of the microbia...

A survey of wastewater treatment facilities in the Federated States of Micronesia revealed a lack of fully functional treatment systems and conditions that potentially could lead to adverse environmental impacts and public health concerns. Due to inadequate facilities, the amount and composition of wastewater entering the plants as well as the degree of treatment being achieved is largely unkno...

A 57-year-old man with postischemic dilated cardiomyopathy underwent a heart transplant at our center in February 2013. His early postoperative course was complicated by primary graft non-function requiring intensive care treatment. Six days after transplantation, he developed severe hypoperfusion that required maximal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), placement of an intraaortic ball...

Sludge treatment is an integral part of faecal sludge management in non-sewered sanitation settings. Development pyrolysis as a suitable method requires thorough knowledge about the properties and thermal decomposition mechanisms feedstock. This study aimed to improve current lack understanding concerning relevant their influence on characteristics. Major organic compounds (hemicellulose, cellu...

The present disposal routes of sewage sludge represent a critical environmental issue in Egypt. Recently, there has been an increasing concern about sewage sludge management due to the environmental risks, which resulted from the fast expansion of wastewater treatment plants without equal attention in dealing with the produced sludge. This paper discusses the current situation of sewage sludge ...