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Removal of Trace Elements by Cupric Oxide Nanoparticles from Uranium In Situ Recovery Bleed Water and Its Effect on Cell Viability
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2015
Production bleed water (PBW) was treated with cupric oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) and cellular toxicity was assessed in cultured human cells. The goal of this protocol was to integrate the native environmental sample into a cell culture format assessing the changes in toxicity due to CuO-NP treatment.
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Solubility Equilibria: Ionic Product of Water
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2024
Pure water is a weak electrolyte; only a small amount ionizes into hydrogen and hydroxide ions. At any given temperature, the concentration of undissociated water is almost constant, so the ionic product of water is the product of the hydrogen and hydroxide ion concentrations, denoted as Kw. The square root of Kw gives the individual ion concentrations. The ionic product of water varies with temperature, and its value is 1.0 x 10−14 at standard experimental conditions. Per Le Chatelier's...
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Bleeding in Fresh Concrete
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2024
Bleeding in fresh concrete occurs when water from the mix rises to the surface. This happens because the mix's solid components fail to retain all the water as they settle, leading to separation where water collects at the top. The severity of bleeding can be measured by assessing the total settlement or by noting the decrease in height per unit height of concrete. Bleeding can cause several issues in the concrete structure. Sometimes, the rising water gets trapped beneath large aggregate...
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States of Water
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2019
Water exists in any one of the three classical states: solid (ice), liquid (water), and gas (steam or water vapor). The state of water depends on i) the intermolecular forces that draw molecules together and ii) the kinetic energy that leads to movements that pull them apart. Water freezes when the intermolecular forces are greater than the kinetic energy. Unlike most other substances, water is less dense in its solid state than in its liquid state. This is because each water molecule can form...
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A Low-Cost Method of Measuring the In Situ Primary Productivity of Periphyton Communities of Lentic Waters
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2022
Presented here is a cost-effective and transportable method/facility for measuring the primary productivity of microbial mats under actual in situ environmental temperature and light conditions. The experimental setup is based on widely available materials and can be used under various conditions while offering the advantages of laboratory-based models.
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As fresh water enters and process water circulates, dissolved salts, suspended solids, process chemicals, and other contaminants can accumulate when they are not removed at a comparable rate. That buildup can change water quality and contribute to scaling, corrosion, fouling, or production interference. Adjusting the withdrawal pattern helps operators control these effects within the production system.
The choice between continuous and intermittent withdrawal determines how often contaminants leave the system and how much wastewater the facility generates at a given time. Continuous removal provides ongoing control, while intermittent removal withdraws water periodically. Either strategy can support production needs, but environmental management must consider the resulting volume, contaminant characteristics, and treatment or discharge requirements.
Characterization should consider the dissolved salts, suspended solids, process chemicals, and other contaminants associated with the production system. Identifying these constituents helps explain changes in water quality and can reveal likely contaminant sources within the facility. The results also guide decisions about volume reduction, treatment, recycling, and controlled discharge, while supporting protection of receiving waters.
Facilities can reduce impacts by lowering the amount of water withdrawn, applying treatment, recycling suitable water, or using controlled discharge practices that meet regulatory requirements. These approaches address both wastewater volume and contaminant release. Evaluating them together can improve water efficiency, limit pollutant movement to receiving waters, and support broader pollution-prevention strategies.
A practical management sequence begins with monitoring and characterizing the wastewater, followed by identifying contaminant sources and evaluating the withdrawal volume. Operators can then assess opportunities to reduce the bleed stream, recycle water, or apply treatment. If discharge remains necessary, controlled practices must meet applicable regulatory requirements and account for potential effects on receiving waters.
Monitoring is useful when a facility needs to track water quality, investigate contaminant sources, or evaluate whether production changes affect wastewater conditions. It also provides information for measuring water-efficiency improvements and selecting treatment, recycling, or discharge practices. In environmental programs, these observations connect plant operations with pollution prevention and protection of receiving waters.