Bulgarian wines are renowned worldwide and serve as a symbol of the country. However, ensuring wine authenticity and establishing reliable methods for its assessment are critical challenges in wine quality control. This study investigates the migrati...
Synthetic rutile was prepared from titanium slag melt with low energy consumption and a small amount of additive (B2O3) in our previous work. The modification mechanism of titanium slag was not clear enough. The migration and enrichment behaviors of...
This study investigated the migration patterns of oxygen in the deoxidation process of Ti-48Al alloy scrap using electromagnetic levitation (EML) technology. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectro...
Grain size and element content of surface sediment from Bohai Bay were analyzed to study the sediment migration and diffusion based on grain size trend analysis (GSTA) and discriminant function (DF). The sediment in the southern, central and western...
Expeditionary studies of the functioning of landscapes of mid-mountain monsoon (including fog) forests have been being conducted within the landscape and ecological station in the territory of the Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park and the adjacent Hon Giao...
It is crucial for effectively controlling potentially toxic element (PTE) pollution to understand the pollution situation, ecological risks, health risks, and migration patterns of PTEs. However, currently, no research has been conducted on the migra...
Direct coal liquefaction (DCL) is a critical approach to clean and efficient coal utilization. With international energy supplies becoming increasingly unstable due to geopolitical conflicts, the conversion of coal-to-liquid technology plays critical...
The present study examined the migration of elements from aluminum cooking pots to foods after the cooking process. This study investigated the impact of pot quality (manufacturer), pot type (traditional or pressure cooker), water supply (tap water/m...
Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830) is a pelagic species with a complex population structure and wide migration range. The trace elements in statoliths are effective indicators for reconstructing the life history of an individual. In this study...
The Zhangjiawu uranium deposit is the largest volcanic rock-type uranium deposit in the northern Zhejiang Province, China. The deposit has developed hydrothermal alteration, with obvious alternating zoning phenomena from the mineralized center to the...
Elemental migration and enrichment are important processes influencing tea plant growth and the assembly of rhizosphere bacterial communities within the rock–soil–plant continuum. This study explores how soil parent materials (granite, qu...
Porphyry and the associated skarn-type deposit is one of the most important types of ore deposits worldwide, which usually exhibit significant zoning of mineralization-alteration, but the research on element migration in these mineralization-alterati...
This paper investigates weathering pits at three granite sites located on mountain tops, in a former river bed, and on the coastline of an island, respectively, from north to south in eastern China and aims to characterize weathering pit formation in...
Some soil heavy metal pollution, such as As (Arsenic) and Cd (cadmium), in the black shale areas of western Zhejiang, exhibits significant geological background characteristics, yet the migration patterns and bioavailability are unclear. This study s...
Coal-fired thermal power plants that meet the huge energy demand of China largely contribute to carbon emissions, environmental pollution, and human health issues. To investigate the impact of coal-fired power plants on the environment in the most de...
Arresters on electric multiple units (EMUs) usually experience premature aging under a high-frequency voltage and impulse current. In addition, they lead to overheating faults when subjected to the high-frequency overvoltage of electric railways. Thi...
The development of mineral deposits causes changes that are comparable to natural exogenous geological processes, and prevail over the latter in local areas of intensive mining activity. In this article, a diamond deposit is selected, developed by qu...
Nonferrous metal smelting is a potential emission source of trace elements. However, it is vital to identify the dominant factors in determining toxic element (TE) spatial distribution and migration behaviors. We hypothesize that soil clay is the key...
The Maoniuping Rare Earth Elements (REE) deposit, the second largest light REE deposit in the world, has been mined for decades, with serious impacts on the surrounding environment. However, the impact of mining on heavy metals in the downstream area...
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In China, coalmine wastes, such as gangues, are used for reclamation of mining subsided land. However, as waste rocks, gangues contain several trace metal elements, which could be released under natural weathering and hydrodynamic leaching effects an...
This study investigates the weathering crust composite of serpentine, pyroxenite and granite in the Niangniangmiao area, the weathering crusts inside and outside the mining area were compared respectively, systematically revealing the distribution pa...
Neutrophils represent the first line of mammary gland defense against invading pathogens by transmigration across the mammary epithelial cell barrier. The effect of trace elements on the migration of bovine neutrophils is not clear. In this study, we...
The dissolution of supercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO2) in water forms a ScCO2–H2O system, which exerts a transformative influence on the physicochemical characteristics of coal and significantly impacts the CO2-driven enhanced coalbed methane...
This study focuses on the pollution assessment, potential ecological risks, influencing factors, and migration pathways of trace elements from slag heaps of coal gangue and pyrite to farmland in the mountainous areas of southeast China. Based on the...
Rare earth elements (REEs) are considered to be one of the most important metal raw materials, and coal seams are one of the potential sources of REEs. As a low-molecular-weight organic acid, oxalic acid has a strong ability to migrate and dissolve m...
Seismic data reveal that the shelf edge of the Pearl River Mouth Basin in the northern South China Sea is characterized by slope channels that have consistently migrated in a north-easterly direction over millions of years. Previous research suggests...
Past experience of gas production from methane-hydrate-bearing sediments indicates that sand migration is a major factor restricting the production of gas from methane-hydrate reservoirs. One important geotechnical aspect of sand migration is the inf...
Migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into the intima is considered to be a vital event in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. Despite substantial evidence supporting the pathogenic role of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the progressi...
Foreign Objects (FO) within an aircraft fuel tank present a serious risk of damage and possible catastrophic loss of the aircraft. As such, aircraft manufacturers place great emphasis on the thorough inspection of fuel tanks before they are closed an...
During mechanical stimulation-induced bone remodeling, interstitial fluid around microcracks may produce a flow field with gradient fluid shear stress (FSS). Osteoclast precursors can sense this gradient FSS and migrate toward the low FSS region. How...
Elastomers are not a uniform class of materials but comprise a broad spectrum of chemically different polymers. Sealing gaskets, gloves, teats, conveyor belts and tubing are examples of elastomers being used as food contact materials (FCMs). Ten elas...
To accurately evaluate the distribution and bioavailability of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) such as Cu and Cd in farmlands near a copper smelter, we determined the total concentrations (Cu-T and Cd-T), various speciation concentrations of Cu and...
Compared with a traditional distribution transformer with silicon steel sheet as the core material, the no-load loss of an amorphous alloy transformer is greatly reduced due to its core using iron-based amorphous metal material, which has been applie...
Force chains, which transmit and distribute loads through networks of interparticle contacts, largely determine the mechanical response of granular materials. However, automatically identifying force chains and quantifying their evolution remain diff...
In this study, a multilayer composite rolling model consisting of a rolling wheel, a protective layer, a GCL, and a support layer was constructed by the discrete element method (DEM). Soil compaction and gravel migration, and their effects on the GCL...
This paper studies the migration and deposition of suspended particles in porous media. This problem results from the fact that during the operation of a groundwater source heat pump, the recharging process will contribute to the impairment of soil p...
Uroteuthis edulis (U. edulis) is an important economic loliginid resource in the East China Sea (ECS). Its flexible life history traits enable the population to quickly adapt to changes in habitat. Understanding the early transport process helps us t...
Rare earth elements (REEs) are important strategic resources, widely used in various technological fields, especially heavy rare earth elements (HREEs). China has extensive rare earth deposits, with diverse mineral types and a complete range of rare...
To solve the problem of poor weldability between TiAl-based and Ti2AlNb-based alloys, spark plasma diffusion bonding was employed to join a TiAl alloy and a Ti2AlNb alloy with a pure Ti foil as interlayer at 950 °C/10 KN/60 min. After welding, sl...
Understanding habitat use and connectivity in estuarine fishes is essential for effective conservation and management. In this study, otolith microchemistry was applied to investigate habitat use and connectivity of the estuarine catfish Genidens gen...
A comprehensive investigation into sustainable agriculture and environmental health was conducted in the Baotou region, encompassing analyses of 90 vegetable samples across 12 varieties and their corresponding rhizosphere soil samples. The physical a...
The colloform pyrite variety incorporates many trace elements that are released in the environment during rapid oxidation. Colloform pyrite from the Chiprovtsi silver–lead deposit in Bulgaria and its oxidation efflorescent products were studied...
The abundant water resources of the Northern Ladoga region are subject to anthropogenic pressures and geogenic influences associated with the distinctive geochemistry of the bedrock. Spring water is widely used for domestic purposes, including drinki...
When preparing lightweight ceramsite using carbide slag, trace amounts of toxic elements are released into the atmosphere due to high-temperature calcination, posing a significant risk to the environment. The real-time monitoring of the released gase...
Ab initio methods based on DFT are utilized to study the formation energy, adsorption energy, and electronic properties of pure and X-doped (X = Mo, Ti, Ni) B2-FeAl (110) surface configurations. The effect of microalloying element doping on the corro...
Fs-laser induced element redistribution (FLIER) has been a subject of intensive research in recent years. Its application to various types of glasses has already resulted in the production of efficient optical waveguides, tappers, amplifiers and lase...
This work is a logical continuation of the study of the chemical composition of the waters of the Lovozersky district (Kola Peninsula, Russia), where an indigenous population resides. The problem statement is caused by the discovery of rare and rare...
Slivers on the surface of rolled plates, which are serious defects for interstitial-free (IF) steel, occur mainly as a result of inclusions in continuous casting (CC) slabs. It is, therefore, important to study inclusions in CC slabs in terms of thei...
Random phase masks are important technical elements for realizing holographic memory systems that enable high density recording. However, the broadly distributed Fourier spectrum often presents a problem because wide recording spots result in reduced...
The seepage of groundwater in loose soil causes the migration of fine particles within the soil, which can significantly contribute to slope instability and trigger a series of geological issues, such as soil erosion, landslides, and debris flow. Thi...
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