Renewable energy powered membrane desalination - review of recent development.

Due to current water stress, there is a problem with hygiene and sanitation in many parts of the world. According to predictions from the United Nations, more than 2.7 billion people will be challenged by water scarcity by the middle of the century.

Adsorption of Methylene Blue and Pb by using acid-activated Posidonia oceanica waste.

Dead leaves of seagrass Posidonia oceanica were activated by using one mol L acetic acid and used as an eco-adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) and Pb from aqueous solutions. The seagrass was characterized by chemical and physical measurements that confirmed the acid-activation of seagrass. The favourable conditions for MB and Pb adsorption onto the activated seagrass (SG) were determined to be a pH range of 2-12 and ≥6, an adsorbent dosage of 3.

Prevalence of obesity among adolescents (10 to 14 years) in Kuwait.

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to find out the prevalence of obesity and overweight among intermediate school adolescents aged 10 to 14 years. The study comprised a multistage stratified random sample that included 5402 children (2657 males and 2745 females). They represent 12.

A method for treating wastewater containing formaldehyde.

Many industrial activities utilise formaldehyde as a key chemical in organic synthesis including: synthesis of special chemicals such as pentaerythritol and ethylene glycol, synthetic resins, paper products, medicinal products and drugs and others, too numerous to mention. Therefore, effluents arising from these applications may contain significant amounts of formaldehyde. In a biodegradation experiments of a wastewater sample containing formaldehyde ranging from 31.