Objective: The objective of this study is to establish the quality standards of Safoof-e-Muhazzil (SEMZ), a polyherbal Unani formulation for the treatment of overweight and obesity. Methods: The quality standards of SEMZ were established as per WHO guidelines including heavy metal residues, pesticides residue, aflatoxins, microbial load, GC-MS analysis and HPTLC fingerprinting analysis. Results...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) contaminated by radioactive cesium (r-Cs) has been treated by various thermal treatment facilities in Japan. However, the behavior of r-Cs in their plants is scarcely known. Therefore, we investigated 4 types of the thermal treatment plants to understand the r-Cs behavior during different thermal treatments of the MSW. The distribution of r-Cs between residue dischar...

BACKGROUND Azadirachtins are natural insecticides derived from the neem tree. The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an exotic invasive insect pest that infests various ash tree species and has the potential for significant economic, aesthetic and ecological impacts throughout North America. The initial translocation and foliar residue dynamics of azadirachtins were examined following direct injection ...

Woody biomass is an abundant, renewable energy source. Forest residue is the fraction remaining after harvest and the outtake of wood timber, including tree tops and bark. Compared with the wood portion, bark has a wide variation of ash content. Wood usually has a relatively low ash content, while bark has considerably higher ash content, which may generate clinker in the furnace and thereby te...

AbstractThis study investigated the hydric and durability performances of compressed earth blocks (CEBs) stabilized with calcium carbide residue (CCR) rice husk ash (RHA). Dry mixtures were pre...

It might not appear at first that this paper has sig­ nificance in the field of Solid Waste Processing, since it applies to cleaning wash water from cleaning the fireside surfaces of utility boilers burning gas and oil. It is generally believed that systems which burn mu­ nicipal solid waste (MSW) do not require treatment of boiler wash water, since this can be used to quench the ash and thus b...

The potential environmental and human health impacts of artisanal mining of electronic waste through open incineration were investigated. A market-representative set of cellphones was dismantled into four component categories-batteries, circuit boards, plastics and screens. The components were shredded, sieved and incinerated at 743-818 °C. The concentrations of 17 metals were determined using ...

Due to the low heavy metal concentrations, the bottom ash from a 32 MW municipal district heating plant was determined to be a potential forest fertilizer as such. However, additional Ca would be needed, because its Ca concentration of 1.9% (d.w.) was lower than the statutory Finnish minimum limit value of 6.0-% (d.w.) for Ca in forest fertilizer. Due to the elevated As concentration (53.0 mg/k...