Kidney stone disease is a polygenic and multifactorial disorder with a worldwide distribution,
and its incidence and prevalence are increasing. Although significant progress has been …

Renal stone disease is an ancient and common affliction, common in industrialised nations.
The causes and incidence of nephrolithiasis are presented. Afterwards, the promoters and …

Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy of Biological Materials facilitates a comprehensive and
through understanding of the latest developments in vibrational spectroscopy. It contains …

A sustainable way to recover phosphorus (P) in swine wastewater involves a preliminary
step of P dissolution followed by the separation of particulate organic matter. The next two …

Evidence for the existence of primitive life forms such as lichens and fungi can be based
upon the formation of oxalates which are most readily detected using Raman spectroscopy …

Abstract Struvite (NH 4 MgPO 4· 6H 2 O) is a mineral often found in urinary tracts and
kidneys. Thermal decomposition using slow low heating shows that the'kidney'stone can be …

A lab-scale struvite pellet crystallization system was used to study phosphorus (P) removal
and recovery from sludge dewatering liquor (SDL). Influences of total suspended solids …

Evidence for the existence of primitive life forms such as lichens and fungi can be based
upon the formation of oxalates. Oxalates are most readily detected using Raman …

A comparative study of a suite of natural oxalates including weddellite, whewellite,
moolooite, humboldtine, glushinskite, natroxalate and oxammite was undertaken using …

The utility of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for categorizing different types of
gallbladder stone has been demonstrated by analyzing their major and minor constituents …