Silver environmental impact

Lindsay WL, Sadiq M. 1979. Theoretical solubility relationships of silver in soils. In Klein DA, ed. Environmental impacts of artificial ice nucleating agents. Dowden, Hutchinson, and Ross, Inc. 

Jenne, E. A., Girvin, D. C., Ball, J. W., and Burchard, J. M. Inorganic speciation of silver in natural waters - fresh to marine. Chapter 4, p. 41-61, Klein, D. A., ed., "Environmental Impacts of Nucleating Agents Used in Weather Modification Programs," 256 p. Dowder, Hutchinson and Ross, Stroudsberg, Pa. 1978. 

Unlike lead-acid and silver oxide batteries, which have historically been collected and recycled due to their economic value, collection and recycling of general purpose batteries is currently undertaken at a cost to the waste generator. All responsible manufacturers whatever the industry, recognise a need to protect the environment and promote sustainable development. However this is rarely possible at zero cost. In the late 1980 s many battery systems still contain a significant proportion of toxic elements whose environmental impact after use needed to be controlled. 

Features Patented activity derives from slow release of antimicrobial silver ions nonflamm., noncorrosive low environmental impact Regulatory Germany and FDA approved for indirect contact with foodstuffs approved for EC cosmetic use, EC toy regs., ASTM D-4236 artist materials... 

No silver bnUet exists to solve the world s energy needs and mitigate the environmental impact of energy prodnction. Instead, a portfolio of energy sonrc-... 

Lottermoser, B. G. 2007. Mine Wastes Characterization, Treatment, Environmental Impacts, 2nd ed. Berlin Springer. A comprehensive reference on mine wastes with chapters on sultidic mine wastes, mine water, tailings, cyanidation wastes of gold-silver ores, radioactive wastes of uranium ores, and wastes of phosphate and potash ores. This book was named an Outstanding Title in the January 2008 CHOICE review. 

As more and more silver-containing wound dressings are used, concerns have been raised that silver released into the environment may be harmful. In this respect, silver is used worldwide in a wide range of technologies and the environmental impact of silver is not clear. However, compared to silver released from other sources, wound dressings represent only a very small proportion of global annual silver consumption, accounting for about 0.0008%. 

Apacider-A is extremely stable to light and heat, and is processed to prevent release of silver. Thus Apaciders can over come the disadvantages of other products by maximizing antimicrobial benefits while minimizing environmental impact. Apaciders withstand very high temperatures making them suitable for use with plastics and ceramics. 

Of the iodine isotopes, is a particularly long-lived isotope with a half-life of 1.57 x 10 years that must be captured and reliably stored. Typically, l (half life = 8.02 d) has decayed to innocuous levels by the time nuclear fuels are ready to be processed. Therefore, while it can directly affect human metabolic processes, it is at such low concentrations that it does not pose a health risk. Therefore, the main dose consequences have to calculated on the long-lived Current methods of capturing I2 by porous adsorbents include the use of silver-exchanged zeolites. These materials lack high adsorption capacities because of their relatively low surface areas. The use of silver metal also draws some concerns related to cost and environmental impact. 

The selected elements represent the remaining environmentally important metals and, at the same, they also possess some related physicochemical and electrochemical properties. They may be related also with some associations and consequences of principal importance. " Starting with silver, its environmental impact is coimected now with massively popularised nanoforms of silver, " in which the long-time known disinfectant properties of the Ag" " species are apparently undergoing a new renaissance. In this context, the already reported hypotheses should be remembered that some toxic effects of nanosilver are due to a combinatimi of specific properties of Ag nanoparticles with their capability to release Ag" irMis. " ... 

Sanders, J.G. and G.R. Abbe. 1989. Silver transport and impact in estuarine and marine systems. Pages 5-18 in G.W. Suter II and M.A. Lewis (eds.). Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate eleventh volume. Amer. Soc. Testing Mater., Spec. Tech. Publ. 1007, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

Khaydarov RA, Khaydarov RR, Estrin Y et al (2009) Silver nanoparticles Environmental and human health impacts. In Linkov 1, Steevens J (eds) Nanomatetials Risk and benefits. Springer, Netherlands, pp 287-297... 

Significant progress has been made toward the silver/polyurethane nanomaterials exhibiting broad spectrum biocidal activity toward bacteria, fungi, viruses, and algae. This motivates its wide use in a large number of biomedical and environmental applications. However, the possible impact on the environment and its potential toxicity to... 

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