Health impact assessment of air pollution in megacity of Tehran, Iran Tập 9 Số 1 - 2012
Kazem Naddafi, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, Masud Yunesian, Fatemeh Momeniha, Ramin Nabizadeh, Sasan Faridi, Akbar Gholampour
Abstract
The aims of the present study were to provide quantitative data on the impact of air pollution on the health of people living in Tehran city, the most populated city of Iran. The approach proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) was applied using the AirQ 2.2.3 software developed by the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Bilth...... hiện toàn bộ
Biodegradation of high concentrations of benzene vapors in a two phase partition stirred tank bioreactor - 2013
Ali Karimi, Farideh Golbabaei, Masoud Neghab, Mohammad Reza Pourmand, Ahmad Nikpey, Kazem Mohammad, Mohammad Reza Mehrnia
Abstract
The present study examined the biodegradation rate of benzene vapors in a two phase stirred tank bioreactor by a bacterial consortium obtained from wastewater of an oil industry refinery house. Initially, the ability of the microbial consortium for degrading benzene was evaluated before running the bioreactor. The gaseous samples from inlet and o...... hiện toàn bộ
Oxygen mass transfer in a stirred tank bioreactor using different impeller configurations for environmental purposes Tập 10 Số 1 - Trang 1-9 - 2013
Karimi, Ali, Golbabaei, Farideh, Mehrnia, Momammad Reza, Neghab, Masoud, Mohammad, Kazem, Nikpey, Ahmad, Pourmand, Mohammad Reza
In this study, a miniature stirred tank bioreactor was designed for treatment of waste gas containing benzene, toluene and xylene. Oxygen mass transfer characteristics for various twin and single-impeller systems were investigated for 6 configurations in a vessel with 10 cm of inner diameter and working volume of 1.77L. Three types of impellers, namely, Rushton turbine, Pitched 4blades and Pitched...... hiện toàn bộ
Investigation of natural effective gamma dose rates case study: Ardebil Province in Iran Tập 9 - Trang 1-6 - 2012
Sadegh Hazrati, Abbas Naghizadeh Baghi, Hadi Sadeghi, Manouchehr Barak, Sahar Zivari, Soheila Rahimzadeh
Gamma rays pose enough energy to induce chemical changes that may be biologically important for the normal functioning of body cells. The external exposure of human beings to natural environmental gamma radiation normally exceeds that from all man-made sources combined. In this research natural background gamma dose rates and corresponding annual effective doses were determined for selected cities...... hiện toàn bộ
Relationship between nine haloacetic acids with total organic halogens in different experimental conditions Tập 10 - Trang 1-8 - 2013
Hossein Pourmoghadas, Riley N Kinman
The effects of pH and bromide ion concentration on the formation of nine haloacetic acids (HAAs) and total organic halogens (TOX) in chlorinated drinking water have been evaluated. In an extensive study, the relationships of nine HAAs with TOX have been investigated. Honesty Significant Differences test (HSD) and ANOVA tests were used for the statistical analyses. The study determined the concentr...... hiện toàn bộ
Monitoring of some pesticides residue in consumed tea in Tehran market Tập 10 - Trang 1-6 - 2013
Maryam Amirahmadi, Shahram Shoeibi, Mehdi Abdollahi, Hossein Rastegar, Roya Khosrokhavar, Morteza Pirali Hamedani
Tea is an agricultural product of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of various cultivars and sub-varieties of the Camellia sinensis plant, processed and vulcanized using various methods. Tea is a main beverage in Iranian food basket so should be free from toxic elements such as pesticides residue. There is no data bank on the residue of pesticides in the consumed black tea in Iran. The present...... hiện toàn bộ