Chromium is a hazardous metal available in both Trivalent (Cr +3)and Hexavalent (Cr+6) forms. Cr+6 is evidently toxic whereas Cr+3 is relatively less hazardous than Cr+6. Cr+6 and Cr+3are extensively used in many industrial ...

In the mining field, blasting is the predominant method for breaking of consolidated rocks and the main objectives are to extract the large quantity at both minimum cost and having minimum damage to the environment. Rock ...

Problems due to ground vibration are a matter of serious concern for the users of explosives. It is not possible to eliminate vibration completely or to contain them at the source. Effort need to be made in controlling ...

Industries such as mining and industrial minerals, metallurgical, photo processing, textile, leather and chemical produce wastewater containing heavy metals that are hazardous to man and the environment. Photo processing ...

Applications of high-purity quartz as a raw material in high-tech industry are numerous. A few of them includes semiconductors, microchips, industrial integrated circuits, high temperature lamp tubing, optical fibers, ...