Soil pollution is defined as the build-up in soils of persistent toxic compounds, chemicals, salts, radioactive materials, or disease causing agents, which have adverse effects on plant growth and animal health. The wars that hit the ...
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As the battle between Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III rages on – a study conducted by the disassembly firm iFixit and nonprofit organisation Ecology Centre has concluded that the iPhone 5 is less toxic than the ...
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Economy (i) Economic Development of Guangxi In recent years, Guangxi’s economy has maintained a rapid, steady and balanced development momentum. In 2005, GDP exceeded 400 billion yuan , 407.575 billion yuan to be exact, up by ...
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Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)—small colored lights available in any electronics store—are ubiquitous in modern society. They are the indicator lights on our stereos, automobile dashboards, and microwave ovens. Numeric displays on ...
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Today's premier precision engineering companies are certified with ISO 9001:2008 certification. They have all the requisite resources to meet diverse commitments of various industries. Such commitments include the manufacture of precision ...
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Back in 1960 Electronics Weekly was born into a ferment of III-V semiconductor research that within two years would produce the first practical LED. In 1960 Dr Nick Holonyak of General Electric was developing an unusual material,GaAsP,as ...
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SCHOTT has received"Brand of the Century"honors from German Standards for its CERAN®brand.SCHOTT has been setting the standards for cooking comfort and quality for more than 40 years and can be considered indispensable to the kitchen ...
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(i) GDP In 2005, Tibet entered the best era of economic and social development, with it's GDP totaling 25.121 billion Yuan, and it's per capita GDP reaching 9,114 yuan, exceeding 1,000 USD$. Contribution to GDP of the Three Industries ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a consumer warning, asking consumers – especially pregnant women, not to consume clay-based detox supplements and drinks as they may contain high levels of lead and arsenic. The agency ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency has published the results of its latest research, which includes a comparison of aflatoxin contamination levels in Brazil nuts kernels and their shells. The study results revealed that initially aflatoxin ...
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A three-year groundwater quality assessment programme in Cyprus found increased arsenic levels in drinking water.A novel field-based arsenic speciation separation technique determined that arsenate was the predominant species. The ...
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In the modern world of precision engineering, the first requirement is that of precision machining. This need of the technologically-driven world is met by Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines. These CNC machines come in different ...
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Stylish Organic Family Living Inc announces their new line of certified organic cotton toddler t-shirts, on sale in the US from now until Christmas. Stylish Organic Family Living, an up-and-coming ecommerce specializing in ...
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In the US, much of the legislation that was written in 2007 which would make the incandescent obsolete because they do not meet the energy efficiency standards was recently overturned in December 2011. What's left is efficiency standards ...
Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an elegant crowd sips rosé and nibbles trout plucked from the gin-clear streams ...
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