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Natural Resources (NR) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in natural resources throughout the world. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and engineers (on all academic and professional levels) all over the world to promote, discuss and share various new issues…
Handojo Djati Utomo, 1 1
Adsorption is becoming an important method in water and wastewater treatment technology at low concentrations. Pb 2+ adsorption at low concentration onto various solid surfaces using either nano metal oxide of MnO 2 , or granulated activated carbon (GAC) or a…
Liang Wang, Armando Torres, Li Xiang, Xu Fei, Akhona Naido, Wensi Wu
During the past several years, natural gas production from shale gas is increased and has adsorbed much attention worldwide. The reason behind this is because of advances gained in shale gas recovery techniques from this ultra-low permeability/porosity rock.…
Wenyu Luo, Wenya Du, Yi Su, Jiejie Hui, Jing Zhuang, Lili Liu
Microalgae have great advantages as a new biomass source for fuel production. But microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms, which normally grow in the light. Because of this growth condition, the commercial viability of microalgal biofuel is limited by cu…
Carly Hyatt Hansen, Gustavious P. Williams, Zola Adjei
Algae blooms pose a threat to water quality by depleting oxygen during decomposition and also cause other issues with water quality and water use. Algae biomass is traditional monitored through field samples analyzed for chlorophyll-a, a pigment present in al…
John W. Halloran
Ferrous iron oxides, present in abundant minerals such as olivines, can be oxidized to ferric iron oxide to produce more energy per unit oxygen than carbon and hydrogen. These “geofuels” are essentially inexhaustible. Energy might be extracted from geofuels b…
Moses Makonjio Okello, Lekishon Kenana, Hanori Maliti, John Warui Kiringe, Erastus Kanga, Fiesta Warinwa, Samwel Bakari, Nathan Gichohi, Stephen Ndambuki, Hamza Kija, Noah Sitati, David Kimutai, Machoke Mwita, Daniel Muteti, Philip Muruthi
Even though over many years the IUCN has considered the African buffalo and waterbuck and abundant species in Africa with no conservation concern, the situation is rapidly changing. Using aerial counts in wet and dry season in 2010 and 2013, this study assess…
Raphael Nnajiofor Okigbo, Chijioke Maxwell Nwatu
Indigenous knowledge and use of edible and medicinal mushrooms in some parts of Anambra state were investigated. Eleven local government areas of the state (Anambra) were randomly surveyed in which six hundred and fifty-six households were interviewed. A well…
Herbert Mayer, Benedikt Gleich
Providing a sustainable and reliable supply of raw materials at economic prices has become essential to industrialized economies. Therefore, the need for both economical and sustainable methods and strategies for the management of raw materials has been postu…
J. Luke Boutwell, John V. Westra
Communities along the USA coast are highly vulnerable to coastal storms. Trends in population growth, climatic events and land use are likely to exacerbate future damages. Coastal management entities are faced with decisions about how to manage resources in a…
Salvatore Siciliano, Renata Emin-Lima, Alexandra F. Costa, José de Sousa e Silva Júnior, 1 1
Marajó, located in the lower Amazon, Brazil, is one of the largest river islands in the world. Most of the island is subject to tidal or seasonal flooding. Despite its historical, cultural and geographical importance, Marajó Island remains relatively less inv…
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