Published in Environmental technology
For potential use in air treatment by biofiltration, a new material composed of vermicompost and earthworms (Eisenia fetida) was tested for the removal of a volatile organic compound (VOC), toluene. The removal rate of toluene was measured during batch experiments in presence of vermicompost only, earthworms only and a mixture of both. In the chose...
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On May 18, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has globally killed 315,248 people since the virus outbreak in Wuhan, China, in early December 2019. As a matter of urgency, research has promptly focused on designing cures and vaccines, which is understandable, but is the classical ‘painkiller’ approach that will be less and less efficient in our globalized ...
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A hands-on activity is presented for elementary school students to discover the composition of matter and its consequences on chemical and physical properties. Natural forms of carbon (coal, graphite and diamond), synthesized forms (charcoal and activated carbon), and the differences in their physical properties are listed and discussed. Students b...
