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Caldwell provided the justification for publishing the article (Caldwell et al. 2012) and stated that after the accidents at Fukushima aud Chernobyl there is an urgent need to characterize the bio-availability and transport potential of radionuclides such as uranium that are associated with the nuclear fuel cycle. This information cannot be solely inferred from abiotic sampling when considering the interacting chemical, biological and physical processes as they influence contaminant behavior within an ecosystan. The accumulation of radionuclides in plants reflects the level of contamination and is indicative of the bioavailability of these contaminants in the food chain. Furthermore, certain plants can serve as selective biomonitors of radionuclides. 

It is safe to assume that gene activity is one of those metabolic processes that are influenced by temperature. This is supported by the fact that, for example, the RNA production on plant giant chromosomes (page 176) can be curbed by lower temperatures. However, experimental evidence of the same precision as that which has been obtained for the relationship between light and gene activity is not yet available. 

Because an excess of ammonia is fed to the reactor, and because the reactions ate reversible, ammonia and carbon dioxide exit the reactor along with the carbamate and urea. Several process variations have been developed to deal with the efficiency of the conversion and with serious corrosion problems. The three main types of ammonia handling ate once through, partial recycle, and total recycle. Urea plants having capacity up to 1800 t/d ate available. Most advances have dealt with reduction of energy requirements in the total recycle process. The economics of urea production ate most strongly influenced by the cost of the taw material ammonia. When the ammonia cost is representative of production cost in a new plant it can amount to more than 50% of urea cost. 

Most large electrochemical processing faciHties are located where raw materials, including electric power, are readily available at reasonable costs. Other factors influencing the location of electrochemical plants are proximity to markets, estabHshed transportation faciHties, availabiHty of water, and a source of labor. Large electrochemical plants are capital intensive, requiring large capital investment cost per employee. 

There are various uncertainties in all the data influencing the selection of a set of equipment uncertainties in recipe parameters, product specifications, processing times and size factors, equipment availability, product requirements, and resource availability. Data needed for the evaluation of processing times and equipment sizes are never 100% reliable. The market situation when the plant is started up will certainly be different from the situation at the time of the definition of a production program for the plant. Unpredictable process disturbances may also occur. 

In this chapter we review the current literature available on the influence of root exudates on rhizosphere microbial populations and the effects of plant, microbial and soil factors on the processes of rhizodeposition and microbial colonization and activity. We first give a brief overview and definitions of some of the main concepts relating to the rhizosphere and rhizodeposition. 

On the other hand, allelopathic effect was negatively influenced by rainfall (Shiming 2005). The inhibition process was mitigated by shading and consequent moisture conservation (Muller 1966). Allelopathic activity can vary as well with photoperiod (Peng et al. 2004). Harder et al. (1998) found out that an increasing availability of nutrients decreased the concentration of allelopathic effective phenolic compounds in the plants of two winter wheat varieties. In soil, allelochemicals can be adsorbed by soil particles, decomposed by microorganisms and move with water. 

One of the most important electrolytic processes is the extraction of aluminum from an ore called bauxite. This ore is mainly composed of hydrated aluminum oxide, AI2O3 XH2O. (The x in the formula indicates that the number of water molecules per formula unit is variable.) In industry, the scale of production of metals is huge. The electrolytic production of aluminum is over two million tonnes per year in Canada alone. As you know from Faraday s law, the amount of a metal produced by electrolysis is directly proportional to the quantity of electricity used. Therefore, the industrial extraction of aluminum and other metals by electrolysis requires vast quantities of electricity. The availability and cost of electricity greatly influence the location of industrial plants. 

Plant Proteases. These include the well known proteases papain, bromelain and ficin. Most plant enzymes are available as comparatively unpurified powder extracts, although papain is notable for being available in a stabilized and purified liquid form. Prospects for increased supply of plant enzymes, in response to greater use in traditional applications or for new processes, depend on several factors. Tlie influence of cultivation conditions, growth cycle and climate requirements make new supplies long term projects. 

There are many methods of stabilizing nitrocellulose. In different countries and in various plants, a variety of techniques are in use, partly as a result of local conditions, e.g. the quality of the water available for stabilization boiling, but influenced also by tradition and by the development of earlier processes. 

A further method separates the extracted substances by absorption. Basic for this method is that there should be a high solubility of extracted substances in the absorption material, and that the solubility of absorption substance in the circulation solvent should be as low as possible. Further, the absorption material must not influence the extract in a negative way and a simple separation of extract and absorption material has to be available. An ideal absorption material is therefore a substance which is present in the raw material. Most plant-materials contain water, which can act as a very successful absorption material. An ideal example is the separation of caffeine for the decaffeination of coffee and tea. On the one hand, water has a low solubility in CO2, and on the other, water-saturated CO2 is necessary for the process. The extracted caffeine is dissolved into water in the separator and caffeine can be produced from this water-caffeine mixture by crystallization. One advantage of this separation method is that the whole process runs under nearly isobaric conditions. 

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