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Specific method for isolation of alkaloids from plants material

Can you please help in finding a specific method for isolation of alkaloids from plants material ?(short cut)

09 July 2017 8,924 6 View

What do you think is the most urgent research topic related to leaching of pesticides?

I would like to know scope of research in leaching pesticide due to heavy rainfall or spilling of pesticides on the surface. Is there any scope for mathematical modelling of leaching as in...

07 July 2017 7,765 26 View

Could someone give me accurate procedure for calculation of saponification value and water content in oil, please?

hi there, I need accurate detailed procedure for saponification value and water content in oil and alternative methods for water content analysis, please?

07 July 2017 7,893 1 View

How measure the pollution using mosses (Bryophytes) on a cosmopolitan city?

I am interested in evaluating the pollution of an industrial area in my city, making use of mosses. Which method is the most recommended?

06 July 2017 8,208 6 View

Is there any possibility to get state-wise Gross/Net domestic product data by rural and urban for Indian states?

The aggregates are available at National level

04 July 2017 1,629 3 View

Indigenous techniques to mitigate landslides in changing climate?

what are indigenous techniques to mitigate landslides in changing climate ?

02 July 2017 9,884 2 View

Is burning crop residual recommend for organic and sustainable agriculture production?

Should we burn the crop residual at organic farm?

02 July 2017 4,633 40 View

Alternative for a lyophilizer instrument for Freeze dried (FD)

I am doing a research about antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the extracts of plants, part of my study was extracting them by freeze dry (FD) and I need it to use a lyophilizer to...

02 July 2017 9,389 2 View

Can I quantify glutaraldehyde by titration? and how?

It's glutaraldehyde in household cleaners.

01 July 2017 5,652 3 View

What are impacts of the concentration of any chemical in stock solution on the main experiments?

26 June 2017 8,741 6 View

Why do you have to make transesterification reactions on fatty acids prior to GC?

Im currently reading about fatty acids and GC and the methodology always recommends to do transesterification reactions with some chemical prior to introducing the sample in the GC apparatus, I...

25 June 2017 5,866 8 View

During extinction events (geologic time scale divisions), how do nutrients get moved around in ecosystems?

To think about this, consider that thousands of wildebeests drown annually in Africa, and this has a major effect on the movement of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Carbon in...

24 June 2017 9,930 8 View

How long can we store plant extracts dissolved in water for element analysis in ICP-OES?

the storage period of the sample.

23 June 2017 1,424 5 View

Is anyone used microbial mediated pollutant degradation analysis carried out by PCA method

I am working on toxic chemical degradation using microbes.

20 June 2017 4,046 2 View

How biotic and abiotic stresses degrade soil systems arid and semi- arid landscapes . Which form of stress has more impact in soil degradation

Not very specific .

19 June 2017 1,630 4 View

Nanotoxicologist at iisc bangalore?

Looking for collobartions with Nano toxicologist at iisc Bangalore or Bangalore based working in govt institute.

17 June 2017 6,847 1 View

Does anyone know the environmental regulations governing use of SF6 as a groundwater/surface water tracer in Canada? Or Alberta? Or elsewhere?

I am considering using sulfur hexafluoride as a water tracer in a study in northeastern Alberta and would like to know what regulations are in place for this tracer. Or if anyone knows specific...

17 June 2017 3,689 2 View

What measures are in place to counter visibility, air pollution and public health in African cities?

I seek to establish current and past remedial actions that has been taken by African governments to tackle or relate air pollution to public heath. Is there any reliable data for and by African...

16 June 2017 4,483 11 View

Where can I find the amount of MSW each landfills in the USA receive and process?

I am trying to find a document/web-page for information on the amount or quantity of MSW received and processed by each landfills in the United States of America.

15 June 2017 5,203 2 View

I m looking for a method of iodine bioavailablity fraction in soil. In what portion of distilled water and soil it has to be done?

There is a reference( johnson 1960), but nlt able to find method anywhere. It s just a brief explanation

15 June 2017 1,218 1 View

Do you have articles related to jatropha curcas based agroforestry systems i need literature reviews in this topic

Jatropha based agroforestry systems results

14 June 2017 8,579 3 View

Do you know of somebody working with Amborella trichopoda?

I'm starting a project which requires germination of some land plants, and I would be interested in sourcing Amborella seeds. Do you know of a research group or institution that could share some...

14 June 2017 6,417 4 View

Can Chloroform be used to dissolve methyl esters before GC analysis?

Are there any supporting articles for the use of chloroform?

14 June 2017 1,673 3 View

Is there any "dangerous problem for natural ecosystems like rivers and lakes " to use phosphate solubilizing bacteria as biofertilizer in Farms ?

If we use phosphate solubilizing bacteria as biofertilizer in farms, may this bacteria cause adverse effect on natural ecosystems like rivers and lakes?

13 June 2017 5,799 15 View

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