Bacterial growth occurs in noncarbonated natural mineral waters a few days after filling and storage at room temperature, a phenomenon known for more than 40 years. Using the full-cycle rRNA approach, we monitored the development of the planktonic bacterial community in a noncarbonated natural mineral water after bottling. Seven 16S rRNA gene libraries, comprising 108 clones in total, were cons...

Objective: To investigate the influence of lithium mineral waters and lithium salts upon the differentiation

Colemanite is a preferred boron mineral in industry, such as boric acid production, fabrication of heat resistant glass, and cleaning agents. Dissolution of the mineral is one of the most important processes for these industries. In this study, dissolution of colemanite was examined in water saturated with carbon dioxide solutions. Also, prediction of dissolution rate was determined using artif...

Strictly speaking, sustainable development requires that human activities are undertaken in such a manner that they do not eliminate options for future generations. Clearly, once a given mineral deposit has been mined to exhaustion, future generations do not have the option of mining it again; hence mining fails to qualify as sustainable development sensu stricto (1). Consequently, mining can o...

The phenomenon of calcium carbonate crystal growth from aqueous solutions on surfaces widely occurs in systems where carbonate and bicarbonate ions are present, such as in domestic systems, waste and drinkable water treatment systems or industrial apparatus where water is used. Crystal growth leads to the formation of mineral scale which reduces the performance of membrane materials in equipmen...

Textile industries have their own importance in Indian economy. It consumes large amount of water and as a result huge amount of waste water is generated. Textile effluent comprises of suspended solids, mineral oils, residual oils and is characterized by high BOD (from 700 to 2000 mg/l) and COD loads. It is necessary to treat the waste water so that it does not have any threat to the environmen...

iran, for it's socio-economic development is faced with limitations, because of growing population, economic drawbacks and shortcomings in resources. therefore, country planning should be based on considering the limitations. at present, water treatment industry in iran is regarded as one of the major development activities needing a comperehensive management with both quantitative and qua...