H. Akbari

Keywords Air pollution tolerance index Energy dispersive X-ray analysis Green roof plants Organic fertilizers Particulate matter 1. Introduction Air pollution is a significant environmental issue and the fourth leading cause of mortality worldwide (Vos et al., 2020). Therefore, the control of air pollution has become a high-priority concern in many countries experiencing increasing pollution levels due to rapid urbanization and industrialization (Wang et al., 2020a).

Cancer of the colon is the third most common cancer in the United States – and, caught early, it’s also one of the most curable. About 90 percent of individuals whose cancer is found before it has spread survive five years after diagnosis. But, if not caught at this point, the five-year survival rate is just 10 percent. For residents in and around Emporia, colon cancer rates are even more alarming.

Under strong electric field conditions often found at high latitudes, the ion velocity distribution of the weakly ionized F region plasma can differ enough from a Maxwellian shape to substantially change Incoherent Scatter (IS) spectra and thus the analysis of those spectra.