Mercury pollution in the coastal Urmia aquifer in northwestern Iran: potential sources,mobility, and toxicity

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The concentration of total dissolved mercury (HgT) in surface and groundwater resources in the coastal parts of Urmia aquifer (NW of Iran) was...     

Production of Biodegradable Films of Zein Containing Mentha asiatica Essential Oil and Copper Oxide Nanoparticles: Investigation of Physicochemical,Antimicrobial, and Antioxidant Properties

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - The objectives of the present study were to prepare an active biodegradable film based on zein-containing copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) and Mentha...     

Optimization and Characterization of Bioactive Biocomposite Film Based on Orange Peel Incorporated with Gum Arabic Reinforced by Cr2O3 Nanoparticles

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - In this paper, the effect of adding gum arabic at levels of 0–5%, and chromium oxide nanoparticles (Cr2O3 NPs) at levels of 0–3%, were...