Can one use the background concentration known soil samples in the calculation of EF of particulate matter pollution?

I wish to calculate the Enrichment Factor (EF) of particulate matter samples. Can I use the background concentration of soil for the calculation? Thanks Francis

07 August 2019 9,556 3 View

Is this not going beyond ones boundary?

Colleagues, I need your candid advise/opinion with regards to investing ones precious time. Does it make any sense for a chemist to invest his/her time in the compilation of plant, weed, shrub...

05 June 2019 995 4 View

What are relationship between enrichment and contamination Factors?

If a particulate matter or soil sample has a high enrichment factor (EF) is it possible for the sample to have a low contamination factor (CF)? Example From the calculations of a result, it was...

05 June 2019 1,684 8 View

How does Air pollution low-cost sensors work?

I want to monitor the air using low-cost sensors. Before buying, I want to find out how they work. Do they work independently or are they accessories to air detectors? What I mean is can they...

07 August 2018 4,549 2 View

Can you assist in the convertion of EDXRF concentration?

Elements in my PM samples were analyzed using EDXRF. The concentrations were obtained in cm2. Can anybody teach me how to convert to ug/m3 or ppm? Example Ar - 989.614 cm2 (this is the conc...

06 July 2018 7,999 2 View

Can anyone assist me with the free software of Statistica and R or any software that can draw excellent graphical representations?

I need to draw excellent graphs/charts from my data. Please I need assistance with free software for R/Statistical or any other excellent ones that I can use. I want my paper to be accepted in...

03 April 2018 2,038 5 View

Where can I get assistance for the determination of PAHs and BC of my air samples?

I have PM samples on which I wish to determine PAHs and BC. It would be appreciated if I can get researchers to collaborate with who will be willing to do the analyses. Please suggest...

02 March 2018 3,860 0 View

Protocols of determinations of PAH, EC and ions. Can anybody assist me on these?

Colleagues, I need to determine PAHs, Carbons and ions in my air samples. Can anybody assist me with the step by step protocols/methods? Thanks

02 March 2018 7,752 4 View

Do you know the differences between Technical Note and Manual?

Many journals accept manuscript submissions as Technical Note and Manual. What are the differences between the two terms?

06 July 2017 1,809 0 View

pH why not PH?

The pH of a solution is a measure of its ratio of hydrogen atoms to hydroxide radicals, which are molecules composed of one oxygen and one hydrogen atom. Why do we write it as pH why not PH?

05 June 2017 1,387 3 View

Do we need to write protocol for a second study of a systematic review that has been registered and published?

I have conducted and published a systematic review and meta-analysis research with the topic related to public health and health pomotion (protocol was registed in PROSPERO). Now we want to...

03 March 2021 8,920 3 View

Ideas for Phd's Thesis on pricing (Marketing)?

Hi everyone, I'm studying Marketing and I would like to write my PhD thesis on the topic of pricing. Any specific ideas?

02 March 2021 9,706 5 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

How to write a scientific report?

We are analysing scientific reports at University in great detail, so I wanted to find a scientific report about how to write a scientific report. Including detail such as what information to put...

02 March 2021 7,602 4 View

Could any one guide me, to write research proposal for grant? ?

We have one plant, the local people using this for controlling blood sugar, the toxicity and antidiabetic activity of the plant is not reported yet, please guide from whag should be the process ?...

02 March 2021 2,300 1 View

Energy minimization in LAMMPS using NVT ?

How do I do energy minimization in lammps with NVT ensemble ? I am using the following command and it does not seem to work. It stops at extremely high energy and gives me the error zero search...

01 March 2021 2,294 3 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

How to Balance Bench work with Reading and Writing?

I am a second-year grad student. I am finding it difficult finding time to read literature and write (things like qualifying exam, thesis, grants). I find myself so busy with bench work that I...

01 March 2021 3,325 4 View

Which software is better to write systematic review paper?

We have seen some authors use some software to write review paper. As obvious, the study of all published papers concerning our studying field is not possible and these software can help us to...

27 February 2021 6,296 1 View

Can I put a figure that was drawn by Bio-Render in publication paper?

I want to publish paper in journal but I have figures which have drawn with bio-renders, can I put them in the paper or which other software I can use to draw them?

27 February 2021 8,179 1 View