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Researchers achieve major breakthrough with water desalination system
Jul 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Concern over access to clean water is no longer just an issue for the developing world, as California faces its worst drought in recorded history. According to state's Department of Water Resources, supplies ...
Biofuels may lead to a 'drink or drive' issue
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Rice University scientists warned that the United States must be careful that the new emphasis on developing biofuels as an alternative to imported oil takes into account potential damage to the nation's water resources.
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Study of agricultural watersheds and carbon losses
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) losses from tile drains are an underquantified portion of the terrestrial carbon cycle. This is particularly important in the eastern corn belt where tile drainage dominates the agricultural ...
Pickleweed tolerates irrigation with seawater and high levels of boron
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Reuse of agricultural drainage water (DW) for irrigation is one of the few on-farm water management options available to growers on the west side of California's San Joaquin Valley (SJV) for reducing drainage water volumes ...
What relates to the short-term effectiveness of biliary drainage?
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Biliary drainage is performed as a palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The reduction of serum bilirubin is usually the hallmark of successful biliary drainage. However, some patients may have persistent jaundice ...
Holistic understanding: Ag chemicals in the environment
Jun 03, 2008 |
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An understanding how environmental processes and agricultural practices interact to determine the transport and fate of agricultural chemicals in the environment is essential for effectively addressing the widespread degradation ...
Alternative farming cleans up water
Jul 19, 2007 |
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Although the addition of nutrients to soil helps to maximize crop production, fertilizer can leach nutrients, polluting the water supply. A recent study by researchers at the University of Minnesota shows alternative cropping ...
Nitrate stimulates greenhouse gas production in small streams
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that has been accumulating in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution. It is well known that fertilizer can stimulate nitrous oxide production in soils, but less is known about ...
Prairie soil organic matter shown to be resilient under intensive agriculture
Jan 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study has confirmed that although there was a large reduction of organic carbon and total nitrogen pools when prairies were first cultivated and drained, there has been no consistent pattern in these ...
High selenium levels found in bird eggs
Dec 25, 2006 |
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Analysis of the eggs of wild birds in California's San Joaquin Valley appears to show that recycling agricultural runoff is causing high levels of selenium.
Opening a can of worms: Serendipitous discovery reveals earthworms more diverse than first thought
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Oct 10, 2008 |
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Scientists have found that the UK's common or garden earthworms are far more diverse than previously thought, a discovery with important consequences for agriculture.
Nile Delta fishery grows dramatically thanks to run-off of sewage, fertilizers
Jan 19, 2009 |
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While many of the world's fisheries are in serious decline, the coastal Mediterranean fishery off the Nile Delta has expanded dramatically since the 1980s.
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