The potential of industrial therapy in the recovery of chronic psychotics and the need for a reappraisal of the kinds of work done were illustrated at a recent NAMH conference on 'Stress and work'. at least 10% of the 46,000 chronic schizophrenics under the age of 60 in Britain's psychiatric hospitals can be rehabilitated in the opinion of Dr. Donal Early, consultant psychiatrist at Glenside Ho...

Lake Mead is the largest reservoir by volume in the United States and was created by the construction of the 221-meter high Hoover Dam in 1935 at Black Canyon on the lower Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona (Figure 1). Inflows of water into the lake include three rivers, Colorado, Virgin, and Muddy; as well as Las Vegas Wash, which is now perennial because of discharges from municipal wa...

A bacterial strain was isolated from tannery effluent which can tolerate high concentrations of potassium dichromate up to 1000 ppm. The isolated microorganism was identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa by performing biochemical tests and molecular characterization. In the presence of excess of carbohydrate source, which is a physiological stress, this strain produces Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). T...

A combined treatment technique consisting of enzymatic hydrolysis, followed by aerobic biological oxidation was investigated for the treatment of alcohol distillery spent wash. The enzyme cellulase was used for the pretreatment step with an intention of transforming the complex and large pollutant molecules into simpler biologically assimilable smaller molecules. Batch experiments were performe...

Suspended substances in car washes can often be easily removed by physicochemical processes. The main problem is to remove dissolved such as detergents from the water. In this study, a biodegradable substance Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) was wash wastewater use of Phragmites australis subsurface constructed wetland. For 4 plexiglass reactors having an effective volume 10.8 L with dimensions 15cm...

Untreated motor vehicle waste has the potential to damage environment. The photodegradation method can decompose pollutants with help of UV-A light and photocatalysts. Zinc Oxide (ZnO) is a photocatalyst capable degrading washing waste. This study aims investigate ability ZnO as in independent variables experiment were mass contact time. used 0.5, 0.75, 1 gram time 2, 3, 4 hours. experimental r...

The chrome plating industry is one of the highly polluting industries whose effluent mainly consists of chromium(VI). This compound is highly toxic to aquatic life and human health. The rinse water constituents reflect the chrome plating bath characteristics; generally dead tank wash water contains about 1% of the plating bath concentration. Other metals and metal compounds usually considered a...

Mitra yang menjadi sasaran kegiatan program pengabdian kepada masyarakat adalah UKM cucian budi mulia car wash terletak di kota pekanbaru provinsi riau. Berdasarkan hasil observasi dan wawancara terdapat 3 masalah utama dihadapi oleh mitra diantaranya : (1) Belum adanya media promosi pemasaran produk (2) pembukuan usaha masih dilakukan secara konvensional (3) belum menerapkan protocol kesehatan...

The present study focused on the evaluation of a nonspecific synergistic effect of biogenic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in combination with biosurfactants against environmental bacteria and fungi. The AgNPs were synthesized in the culture supernatants of the biosurfactant producer Bacillus subtilis grown in brewery effluent, molasses or Luria-Bertani media. Antibacterial activities were tested...