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The purpose of this study was to characterize changes in the surface chemistry of dentin following various adhesive treatments. The coronal parts of sound freshly extracted third molars were cross-sectioned over the pulp chambers, each producing a pair of dentin samples which were polished to 600 grit and cleaned with 3% H2O2. The first sample of each pair was used as a control, while the second one was subjected to one of the following adhesive treatments: (a) Gluma Cleanser, (b) Tenure Conditioner, (c) Scotchprep, (d) Gluma Cleanser/Gluma Primer, (e) Tenure Conditioner/Tenure Solution A&B, or (f) Scotchprep/Scotchbond 2 Adhesive. The treated samples paired with their respective controls were studied by small-area ESCA spectroscopy. Three areas of 1.0 mm in diameter randomly chosen on each sample were analyzed by survey and C1s, O1s, N1s high-resolution spectra. The samples from groups d, e, and f were additionally subjected to argon-ion-depth profiling of the uppermost 2-nm layer at 0.5-nm intervals. According to the results, treatment modes a, b, and c caused the reduction of carbonates and increased the -NH/NH2 ratio. Treatments a and c increased the alcohol groups, while treatments b and c increased the carbonyl and ether groups. All these changes were in comparison to the reference dentin specimens. Dentin treatment with d, e, and f induced a complex in depth distribution of the C, N, O binding states. The energy shifts detected do not indicate primary bonding of the tested adhesives to the dental substrate.
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PMID:Surface reactions of adhesives on dentin. 208 97

Biological nutrient removal (BNR) in municipal wastewater treatment to remove carbonaceous substrates and nutrients, has recently become increasingly popular worldwide due to increasingly stringent regulations. Biological fluidized bed (BFB) technology, which could be potentially used for BNR, can provide some advantages such as high efficiency and a compact structure. This work shows the results of simultaneous elimination of organic carbon and nitrogen using a circulating fluidized bed biological reactor (CFBBR, which has been developed recently for chemical engineering processes. The CFBBR has two fluidized beds, running as anoxic and aerobic processes to accomplish simultaneous nitrification and denitrification, with continuous liquid recirculation through the anoxic bed and the aerobic bed. Soluble COD concentrations in the effluent ranging from 4 to 20 mg l(-1) were obtained at varying COD loading rates; ammonia nitrogen removal efficiencies averaged in excess of 99% at a minimum total hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 2.0 hours over a temperature range of 25 degrees C to 28 degrees C. Effluent nitrate nitrogen concentration of less than 5 mg l(-1) was achieved by increasing effluent recycle rate. No nitrite accumulation was observed either in the anoxic bed or in the aerobic bed. The system was able to treat grit chamber effluent wastewater at a HRT of 2.0 hours while achieving average effluent BOD, COD, NH3-N, TKN, nitrates, total phosphate, TSS and VSS concentrations of 10 mg l(-1), 18 mg l(-1), 1.3 mg l(-1), 1.5 mg l(-1), 7 mg l(-1), 2.0 mg l(-1), 10 mg l(-1) and 8 mg l(-1) respectively. The CFBBR appears to be not only an excellent alternative for conventional activated sludge type BNR technologies but also capable of processing much higher loadings that are suitable for industrial applications.
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PMID:Simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal in anoxic-aerobic circulating fluidized bed biological reactor (CFBBR). 1536 90

Vehicular emissions of NO(x) and NH(3) result in elevated concentrations of nitrogen at roadside verges. To determine the extent that vehicular nitrogen emissions, disturbance and management affect the vegetation composition of road verges, a survey of 92 verges in Scotland was carried out with sites stratified by background nitrogen deposition and road type. NO(x) and NH(3) concentrations were monitored at 15 key sites for a year, and showed a decreasing gradient with increasing distance from the road. Ellenberg fertility indices of the vegetation communities also showed a general decrease with increasing distance from the road, but there was no straightforward correlation with NO(x) and NH(3) air concentrations between sites. Cover of bare ground, ruderal species and salt-tolerant species were highest at the verge edge. The proximity of the verge to traffic is important both in terms of NO(x) and NH(3) gradients, but also for deposited salt, grit and physical disturbance.
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PMID:Vegetation composition of roadside verges in Scotland: the effects of nitrogen deposition, disturbance and management. 1580 13

New Borg Al-Arab city includes 9 residential areas and 4 industrial zones. The four industrial zones are occupied by 266 running factories belonging to different industrial sectors. All the domestic sewage as well as the industrial wastewater is treated at an oxidation pond treatment plant and the plant effluent is used in irrigation of silviculture areas. The plant consists of 2 pond complexes. Each complex comprises 9 facultative ponds, arranged in 3 parallel series. Raw wastewater is pre-treated through screens and grit removal before entering the primary ponds. The study aims at assessment of the performance of the waste stabilization ponds. The results revealed that pre-treatment units were not functioning properly. The retention time was calculated to be 6 days in each pond of the first complex and 3 days in each pond of the second complex. The mean BOD surface loading rate was calculated to be 676 kg/ha/d for the first complex and 1584 kg/ha/d for the second. The plant was hydraulically and organically overloaded. The percentage removal of BOD, COD, SS, and NH3-N had an annual mean of 57%, 56%, 44%, and 39%, respectively for the first complex and 21%, 42%, 39%, and 25%, respectively for the second. Faecal coliforms were reduced by about 1 log10 unit in both complexes. The final pond effluent was not complying with the Egyptian law for reuse in irrigation. The study proposed some recommendations which can improve the efficiency of the plant as well as the effluent quality.
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PMID:Assessment of the waste stabilization pond performance, New Borg El-Arab City. 1692 46