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<#LINE#>Establishing the presence and mitigations of perfluoro octane sulphonic acid (PFOS) in the Ugandan market<#LINE#>Mulongo @George,Bagumire @Ananias,Opio @Alfonse,Abola @Benard <#LINE#>1-12<#LINE#>1.ISCA-RJCS-2024-005.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda@National Food Safety Foundation (NFSF), the Affiliated Institution of the Food Safety Associates Limited, Kampala, Uganda@Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda@Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda<#LINE#>17/4/2024<#LINE#>19/7/2024<#LINE#>A study was conducted to determine the presence of perfluoro octane sulphonic acid (PFOS)-containing chemicals and products imported and used in Uganda’s environment and to evaluate the performance of the legal and institutional frameworks used to reduce their presence in the environment. The study called for an interaction with public officials and private-sector business individuals, and the performance of a content analysis of the legal and institutional framework to govern the management at the source, movement and distribution, disposal at waste disposal sites, and management of waste products. Results indicate several PFOS-containing chemicals and products from countries that historically used PFOS for commercial and industrial processes. There are inadequacies observed in import management, waste collection, and waste disposal methods from sources to waste dumping sites. The weak legal and institutional frameworks and poor collection, handling, and disposal methods risk populations to exposure to PFOS. The results indicate poorly structured organization plans of the country, for the entry, movement, distribution, and disposal of emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the environment for low-income and developing countries like Uganda. 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<#LINE#>Investigation of potentials Water hyacinth (Ecchornia crassipes) grown at Lake Koka and Lake Abaya for bioethanol production<#LINE#>Genet @Hoyamo,Legesse @Adane,Zerihun @Demirew,Mihret @Dananto <#LINE#>13-24<#LINE#>2.ISCA-RJCS-2024-006.pdf<#LINE#>The Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia@The Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia@The College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia@The Department of Water Resource Engineering and Management, Graduate School of Water resource and Irrigation Engineering, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia<#LINE#>21/4/2024<#LINE#>10/6/2024<#LINE#>Scarcity, environmental pollution and increasing prices of fossil fuels are issues that forced human to search for alternative energy sources such as fuels from biomass (i.e., biofuels). Bioethanol is one of the biofuels that can be produced from lignocellulosic biomass. Water hyacinth (Ecchornia crassipes) is a lignocellulosic biomass that contains high cellulose and hemicellulose with low lignin that made it good candidate biomass for bioethanol production. However, the lignocellulosic composition of water hyacinth depends on the nutritional conditions habitats where the plant grows. This study was conducted to investigate water hyacinth grown in Lake Koka and Abaya, Ethiopia, for bioethanol production. The biomass collected from these sites (Lakes) were subjected to analysis of their mineral (N, K and P) compositions of water samples and lignocellulosic (cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin) compositions of Water hyacinth. The results revealed that the N, P and K levels to be 5.62, 0.81 and 0.64 mg/L, respectively, for Water sample from Lake Koka whereas the corresponding values were 3.68, 0.42 and 0.42 mg/L for water samples from Lake Abaya. The cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin values were 30.49, 41.30 and 4.51% for water hyacinth from Lake Koka whereas  composition of for the biomass from Lake Abaya values were 25.02%, 39.93% and 8.42%, respectively, for cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin. The values for biomass from Lake Koka were slightly higher than that of biomass from Lake Abaya. The differences were attributed to differences in mineral composition of water samples of the lakes. The optimum condition for hydrolysis of lignocellulosic  for bioethanol production from water hyacinth collected from Lake Koka were 1% sulphuric acid and 60 minutes whereas for water hyacinth from Lake Abaya the corresponding conditions were 1.5% sulphuric acid and 90 minutes. The ethanol yields were 37.22 and 31.22% for water hyacinth from Lake Koka and Lake Abaya, respectively. The bioethanol product was confirmed by boiling point and FTIR spectroscopic data. From this study it was concluded that higher ethanol product from biomass collected from Lake Koka could be attributed to higher cellulose and hemicellulose compositions and lower lignin as compared to the biomass collected from Lake Abaya. The biomass from Lake Koka is preferred for ethanol production not only because of higher ethanol yield but also it requires less concentrated acid (1% H2SO4) and shorter hydrolysis time (60 minutes). Thus, water hyacinth should be given a due attention as candidate biomass for bioethanol production as it is non-edible lignocellulosic biomass. However, continues efforts are recommended to develop optimum conditions that are cost effective for production of bioethanol from water hyacinth.<#LINE#>Stephen, F.L. (2005).@Fossil Fuels in the 21st Century.@J. Human Environ., 34(8), 621-627.@Yes$Koyama, K. (2017).@The role and future of fossil fuel.@IEEJ Energy Journal, Special Issue, 80-83.@Yes$Mahdavi, P. & Ross, M. 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The structural characteristics of newly synthesized hybrid titanocene(IV)complexes were determined using analytical methods, mass spectrometry, and spectroscopic (IR, 1H and 13C NMR) techniques. On the basis of obtained evidences a hexa coordinated geometry around the titanium centre has been suggested for newly generated hybrid dicyclopentadienyltitanium(IV) complexes. DFT calculations were performed to study the electronic properties and optimized geometries of the newly prepared hybrid dicyclopentadienyltitanium(IV) formulations.<#LINE#>Schmidt, A., Heinrich, B., Kirscher, G., Chaumont, A., Henry, M., Kyritsakas, N., ... & Mobian, P. (2020).@Dipyrrolyldiketonato Titanium (IV) Complexes from Monomeric to Multinuclear Architectures: Synthesis, Stability, and Liquid-Crystal Properties.@Inorganic Chemistry, 59(17), 12802-12816.@Yes$Macyk, W., Szaciłowski, K., Stochel, G., Buchalska, M., Kuncewicz, J., & Łabuz, P. 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