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Rai S. Kookana
Researcher at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Publications - 299
Citations - 17086
Rai S. Kookana is an academic researcher from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Soil water & Sorption. The author has an hindex of 60, co-authored 281 publications receiving 14520 citations. Previous affiliations of Rai S. Kookana include University of the Philippines & South China Normal University.
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Environmental fate of alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethoxylates--a review
TL;DR: The aqueous solubility data for the APE metabolites indicate that the concentration in water combined with the high partition coefficients will provide a significant reservoir (load) in various environmental compartments and indicate that they will partition effectively into sediments following discharge from STPs.
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Occurrence and fate of hormone steroids in the environment.
TL;DR: Although hormone steroids have been detected at a number of sources worldwide, currently, there is limited data on the environmental behaviour and fate of these hormone steroids in different environmental media and the exposure and risk associated with these chemicals are not adequately understood.
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A critical evaluation of nanopesticides and nanofertilizers against their conventional analogues.
TL;DR: Analysis of existing data on nanofertilizers and nanopesticides show that they have a gain in efficacy with respect to conventional products, but more data are necessary to evaluate all risks and benefits of using these materials in agriculture.
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Biochar Application to Soil: Agronomic and Environmental Benefits and Unintended Consequences
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a balanced perspective on the agronomic and environmental impacts of biochar amendment to soil, highlighting the physical and chemical characteristics of Biochar which can impact on the sorption, hence efficacy and biodegradation, of pesticides.
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Ionic-strength and pH effects on the sorption of cadmium and the surface charge of soils
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of pH and ionic strength on the surface charge of soil and sorption of cadmium has been examined using water, 0.01 mol dmp−3 Ca(NO3)2 and various concentrations of NaNO3 as background solutions at a range of pH values (3-8).