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Optimizing textile dye removal by activated carbon prepared from olive stones
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Activated carbon prepared from black and green olive stones were successfully used as
an adsorbing agent to remove methylene blue from water. Scanning electron microscopy
showed how the deep abundant cavities were occupied ...
An integrated approach for produced water treatment using microemulsions modified activated carbon
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
In this study, the physical and chemical characterization of produced water was done followed by treatment through sand filtration coupled with activated carbon microemulsion modified activated carbon techniques. The results ...
Antibiotics in hospital effluent and domestic wastewater treatment plants in Doha, Qatar
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Wastewater samples were collected from the main hospital’s effluent (HWW), influents and effluents of the old wastewater treatment plant (OWWTP) built in 1990 and the new one (NWWTP) built in 2010 located in Doha, Qatar. ...
Health risk assessment of Patulin intake through apples and apple-based foods sold in Qatar
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This is the first report on assessing the non-carcinogenic health risk associated with Patulin exposure in Qatar. The concentrations of Patulin, as determined in previous studies, in apples, apple juice, and apple-based ...
Usefulness of COMT gene polymorphisms in North African populations
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
The COMT gene encodes for catechol-O-methyl-transferase, an enzyme playing a major role in regulation of synaptic catecholamine neurotransmitters. Investigating 4 markers of the COMT gene (rs2020917, rs4818, rs4680, ...
Dataset of allelopathic effects of Casuarina equisetifolia-L leaf aquatic extract on seed germination and growth of selected plant crops
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
In agricultural fields that are surrounded by dunes, the Casuarina tree is usually used as windbreaks. In addition, it plays a significant role in inhibiting nearby vegetation growth. In this dataset, the effect of Casuarina ...
Improvement of PVA gel properties for cell immobilization
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Avestia Publishing
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
This study investigates the characterization and the ability of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gel to be used in the area of wastewater treatment as biomass immobilization matrix. The PVA matrix was prepared through the ...
Toads in Qatar: The species present and their probable original source
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Toads are likely to have been introduced to Qatar, but little information is available on toad populations in the country, including the species present and their probable origin. Therefore, we collected tissue samples for ...
Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome
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Wiley
, 2019 , Article)
Aim: Plant functional groups are widely used in community ecology and earth system modelling to describe trait variation within and across plant communities. However, this approach rests on the assumption that functional ...
Coral reef monitoring, reef assessment technologies, and ecosystem-based management
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2019 , Article)
Coral reefs are exceptionally biodiverse and human dependence on their ecosystem services is high. Reefs experience significant direct and indirect anthropogenic pressures, and provide a sensitive indicator of coastal ocean ...