Lead (Pb) is recognized as one of the most pervasive environmental health concerns in the industrialized world. While there has been a substantial reduction in the use of Pb in gasoline, water pipes, and Pb-based residential paint, residual Pb from their use is still in the environment and constitutes an important source of Pb in the atmosphere, water, and soil. Soil acts as a sink for these an...

We fabricated an electrode chip with a structure coated by an insulation layer that contains dispersed SiO(2) adsorbent particles modified by an amino-group on a source-drain electrode. Voltage changes caused by chelate molecule adsorption onto electrode surfaces and by specific cation interactions were investigated. The detection of specific cations without the presence of chelate molecules on...

Excess use of chemical pesticides in agriculture assisting the accomplishment of agri-food production targets. But, indiscriminate use of chemical pesticide is the serious concern for environment and human, which deteriorating the soil health, nutritional quality of food and increasing resistance in phyto-pathogens and pests. Nanotechnology provided the sustainable solution in this regard by de...

In the square-pyramidal title complex, [CuCl(C(17)H(24)N(4)O)]Cl, the Cu(II) atom is coordinated by three N atoms [Cu-N 1.946 (2), 2.010 (2), 2.085 (3) Å], one O atom [Cu-O 1.910 (2) Å] and one apical Cl atom [Cu-Cl 2.6437 (9) Å]. The three coordinated N and one O atom are almost coplanar, with a maximum deviation of 0.0268 Å. The tetra-dentate ligand forms two five-membered (N-Cu-N) and one si...