A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators to the Uptake of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Octogenarians.

Despite an established evidence-base for cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improving functional outcomes and quality of life and reducing re-hospitalisation, there is limited research on CR for older cardiac patients, who require rehabilitation the most, as they are often very deconditioned due to aortic stenosis (AS). CR uptake in the UK is limited to 52% with national variability of provision and accessibility, and it is a national priority to increase uptake to 85%. Frequently, research has excluded older populations as they are deemed to be too frail or generally not suitable for inclusion.

Phosphogypsum impacts on soil chemical properties and vegetation tissue following reclamation.

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product of phosphorus fertilizer that is typically stacked near production sites. Phosphogypsum contains trace elements and naturally occurring radioactive materials which may be hazardous to the surrounding environment. Phosphogypsum stack reclamation typically involves placing a soil cap and seeding grass to create a barrier for reducing environmental impacts; using woody species is uncommon.

Effect of soil capping depth on phosphogypsum stack revegetation.

Phosphogypsum is a by-product of the phosphorus fertilizer production process and is typically stacked at the production sites. These stacks can potentially pose environmental hazards, which can be substantially reduced through reclamation by capping with soil and revegetation upon decommissioning. We conducted a study on a phosphogypsum stack using five soil capping depths (8, 15, 30, 46, 91 cm), an uncapped treatment, and five vegetation treatments (monocultures of four grass species Agrostis stolonifera L.

Biomonitoring and assessment of airborne fluoride using Lolium perenne near a phosphate fertilizer production facility.

Airborne fluoride emission is an environmental concern. There is a lack of knowledge in determining factors influencing internal fluoride accumulation in plant tissue. The aim of this study was to improve understanding of how temporal, spatial and physiological factors influence internal fluoride accumulation.