Bulk aerosol samples collected during cruise M91 of FS Meteor off the coast of Peru in December 2012 were analysed for their soluble trace metal (Fe, Al, Mn, Ti, Zn, V, Ni, Cu, Co, Cd, Pb, Th) and major ion (including NO−3 ...

Admiralty Bay (Antarctica) hosts three scientific stations (Ferraz, Arctowski and Macchu Picchu), which require the use of fossil fuel as an energy source. Fossil fuels are also considered the main source of pollution in ...

The global demand for materials and energy grows apace since the middleof last century and no stopping seems feasible in the next decades. Despiteincreasingly strict controls of emissions from anthropogenic sources, thedemand ...

Bacteria are associated with the root system of plants in the endophytic and rhizospheric micro-habitats. In this paper, we used cultivation-independent methods to examine how the soil mercury contamination (present or ...

Chemical fractionation, speciation analysis and bioavailability of metals and metalloids in waters have received increased attention in recent years. However, this interest is not matched by progress in improving species ...

Dairy cattle drinking water in 28 medium and small farms located in the southeast of cordoba province, argentina, was analyzed in order to assess its beneficial and adverse effect in milk production. Total dissolved solids ...

Some heavy metals are essential for extremely important metabolic reactions and are also required as trace elements by various organisms. Others heavy metals have no biological role and are harmful, even at very low ...