Search Results - "Potgieter‐Vermaak, Sanja"

Synthesis and performance evaluation of novel soybean oil‐based plasticisers for polyvinyl chloride ( PVC ) by Burns, Katharine, Ingram, Ian D. V., Potgieter, Johannes H., Potgieter‐Vermaak, Sanja

“…Novel bio‐based plasticisers for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are a significant and growing area of interest. These compounds aim to replace toxic and…”
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The quantification of di‐octyl terephthalate and calcium carbonate in polyvinyl chloride using Fourier transform‐infrared and Raman spectroscopy by Irvin, Kate S., Potgieter, Johannes H., Liauw, Christopher, Sparkes, Robert, Potgieter‐Vermaak, Sanja

“…The polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industry relies heavily on material property testing during the development of a product. Many of these testing procedures are…”
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A comparative assessment of the use of suitable analytical techniques to evaluate plasticizer compatibility by Burns, Katharine, Potgieter, Johannes H., Potgieter‐Vermaak, Sanja, Ingram, Ian D. V., Liauw, Christopher M.

“…The evaluation of novel phthalate‐free plasticisers for PVC formulations is hindered by the lack of a reliable quantitative method for testing plasticizer…”
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Active microbial ecosystem in glacier basal ice fuelled by iron and silicate comminution‐derived hydrogen by Toubes‐Rodrigo, Mario, Potgieter‐Vermaak, Sanja, Sen, Robin, Oddsdóttir, Edda S., Elliott, David, Cook, Simon

“…The basal zone of glaciers is characterized by physicochemical properties that are distinct from firnified ice due to strong interactions with underlying…”
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Health Risks for a Rural Community in Bokkos, Plateau State, Nigeria, Exposed to Potentially Toxic Elements from an Abandoned Tin Mine by Mafulul, Simon Gabriel, Potgieter, Johannes H., Longdet, Ishaya Yohanna, Okoye, Zebulon S. C., Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja S.

“…The past mining activities in Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) were performed in an uncontrolled way and gave rise to many abandoned ponds now serving as…”
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An investigation into the use of < 38 µm fraction as a proxy for < 10 µm road dust particles by Brown, Andrew D., Barrett, Judith E. S., Bennett, Michael, Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja

“…It is well documented that a large portion of urban particulate matters is derived from road dust. Isolating particles of RD which are small enough to be…”
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A scoping study of component-specific toxicity of mercury in urban road dusts from three international locations by Brown, Andrew D., Yalala, Bongani, Cukrowska, Ewa, Godoi, Ricardo H. M., Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja

“…This scoping study presents an investigation of the total and bioaccessible mercury concentrations in road dust (RD) from three international urban sites,…”
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Air Particulate Emissions in Developing Countries: A Case Study in South Africa by Worobiec, Anna, Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja S., Berghmans, Patrick, Winkler, Hartmut, Burger, Roelof, Van Grieken, René

“…Atmospheric aerosols were collected during the winter in Bethlehem, South Africa. The particulate mass concentrations, ambient carbon mass concentrations, and…”
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Acute changes in pulse pressure in relation to constituents of particulate air pollution in elderly persons by Jacobs, Lotte, Buczynska, Anna, Walgraeve, Christophe, Delcloo, Andy, Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Van Grieken, René, Demeestere, Kristof, Dewulf, Jo, Van Langenhove, Herman, De Backer, Hugo, Nemery, Benoit, Nawrot, Tim S.

“…An increased pulse pressure (difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure) suggests aortic stiffening. The objective of this study was to examine…”
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Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome by Thompson, Jonathan R., Argyraki, Ariadne, Bashton, Matthew, Bramwell, Lindsay, Crown, Matthew, Hursthouse, Andrew S., Jabeen, Khadija, Marinho Reis, Paula, Namdeo, Anil, Nelson, Andrew, Pearce, David A., Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Rasmussen, Pat E., Wragg, Joanna, Entwistle, Jane A.

“…Our indoor microbiome consists of a wide range of microbial taxa. Whilst many of these microbes are benign, some are beneficial, some harmful, yet our…”
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Degradation potential of airborne particulate matter at the Alhambra monument: a Raman spectroscopic and electron probe X-ray microanalysis study by Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Horemans, Benjamin, Anaf, Willemien, Cardell, Carolina, Grieken, René Van

“…It is well known that airborne particulate matter (APM) has an impact on our cultural heritage. A limited number of articles have been published on the…”
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Elemental and ionic components of atmospheric aerosols and associated gaseous pollutants in and near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Mmari, Albert G., Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja S., Bencs, László, McCrindle, Robert I., Van Grieken, René

“…Elemental and water-soluble ionic compounds (WSICs) of atmospheric aerosols (total suspended particulate – TSP) and some gaseous pollutants (SO2, NO2 and O3)…”
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The Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH): building for the future by Watts, Michael J., An, Taicheng, Argyraki, Ariadne, Arhin, Emmanuel, Brown, Anthea, Button, Mark, Entwistle, Jane A., Finkelman, Robert, Gibson, Gillian, Humphrey, Olivier S., Hursthouse, Andrew S., Marinho Reis, A. Paula, Maseka, Kakoma, Middleton, Daniel R. S., Morton-Bermea, Ofelia, Nazarpour, Ahad, Olatunji, Akinade Shadrach, Osano, Odipo, Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Saini, Sherestha, Stewart, Alex, Tarek, Moataz, Torrance, Keith, Wong, Ming Hung, Yamaguchi, Kosei E., Zhang, Chaosheng, Zia, Munir

“…"Published online: 02 August 2019" The challenges of sustainable development are ever more pressing, and the skills, interests and capabilities of the SEGH…”
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Methods, fluxes and sources of gas phase alkyl nitrates in the coastal air by Dirtu, Alin C, Buczyńska, Anna J, Godoi, Ana F. L, Favoreto, Rodrigo, Bencs, László, Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja S, Godoi, Ricardo H. M, Van Grieken, René, Van Vaeck, Luc

“…The daily and seasonal atmospheric concentrations, deposition fluxes and emission sources of a few C3–C9 gaseous alkyl nitrates (ANs) at the Belgian coast (De…”
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Atmospheric nitrogen fluxes at the Belgian coast: 2004–2006 by Bencs, László, Krata, Agnieszka, Horemans, Benjamin, Buczyńska, Anna J., Dirtu, Alin C., Godoi, Ana F.L., Godoi, Ricardo H.M., Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Van Grieken, René

“…Daily and seasonal variations in dry and wet atmospheric nitrogen fluxes have been studied during four campaigns between 2004 and 2006 at a coastal site of the…”
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Assessment of aerosol particles within the Rubens' House Museum in Antwerp, Belgium by Godoi, Ricardo Henrique Moreton, Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Godoi, Ana Flavia Locateli, Stranger, Marianne, Van Grieken, Rene

“…The majority of researchers, conservators and curators recognise that atmospheric pollution is one of the major threats to works of art. In principle, all…”
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Analysis of indoor gaseous formic and acetic acid, using radial diffusive samplers by Stranger, Marianne, Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Sacco, Paolo, Quaglio, Franco, Pagani, Diego, Cocheo, Claudio, Godoi, Ana Flavia Locateli, Van Grieken, René

“…A diffusive sampling method for the determination of gaseous acetic and formic acids, using a radial symmetry diffusive sampler, has been optimised for a 7-day…”
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Geochemical Assessment of a Subtropical Reservoir: A Case Study in Curitiba, Southern Brazil by Godoi, Ricardo Henrique Moreton, Hirata, Patricia Y., Bitterncourt, Andre V. L., Godoi, Ana F. L., Jafelicci Jr, Miguel, dos Santos, Francisco J., Bini, Rafael, Zara, Liuz F., Cunha, Cynara L. N., Soares, Ana P. K, Gobbi, Eduardo F., Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Gardolinski, José E. F. C., Reis Neto, José M., Rotondo, Giuliana Gatto, van Grieken, Rene

“…Suspended particles and dissolved substances in water provide reactive surfaces, influence metabolic activity and contribute to the net sediment deposition. It…”
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A fingerprint of source-specific health risk of PM2.5-bound components over a coastal industrial city by dos Santos Silva, Jéssica Caroline, Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Medeiros, Sandra Helena Westrupp, da Silva, Luiz Vitor, Ferreira, Danielli Ventura, Godoi, Ana Flávia Locateli, Yamamoto, Carlos Itsuo, Godoi, Ricardo Henrique Moreton

“…The influence of specific local land-use activities (continuously redistributing elements across environments) and environmental conditions (altering the…”
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitrated analogs associated to particulate matter emission from a Euro V-SCR engine fuelled with diesel/biodiesel blends by Borillo, Guilherme C., Tadano, Yara S., Godoi, Ana Flavia L., Pauliquevis, Theotonio, Sarmiento, Hugo, Rempel, Dennis, Yamamoto, Carlos I., Marchi, Mary R.R., Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja, Godoi, Ricardo H.M.

“…Among the new technologies developed for the heavy-duty fleet, the use of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) aftertreatment system in standard Diesel engines…”
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