Seasonal variations, source apportionment and dry deposition of chemical species of total suspended particulate in Pengjia Yu Island, East China Sea.

Total of 172 total suspended particulate (TSP) samples and its chemical compositions were collected and analyzed from January to December 2010 in Pengjia Yu Island, an open region in East China Sea (ECS). Despite the predominance of sea-salt major ions (Na, Cl), the presence of non-sea-salt SO (nss-SO) and NO as well as combustion-derived trace metals clearly establishes the impact of anthropogenic sources over ECS. The annual contributions of coal, heavy-fuel oil and traffic to the measured chemical species were 21.

Effects of drying pretreatment and particle size adjustment on the composting process of discarded flue-cured tobacco leaves.

The main characteristic of discarded flue-cured tobacco leaves is their high nicotine content. Aerobic composting is an effective method to decrease the nicotine level in tobacco leaves and stabilize tobacco wastes. However, high levels of nicotine in discarded flue-cured tobacco leaves complicate tobacco waste composting.

The effects of low-intensity ultrasound on growing bone after sciatic neurectomy.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of low-intensity ultrasound (US) on the sciatic-neurectomy-induced bone mass decrement in growing rats. A total of 20 male Sprague-Dawley rats (166.7+/-11.