... utilized inthe next year Based on these findings, a management method adequate to obtain the biomass ofthe giant reed and maintain the wetland potential is proposed as shown in Fig 10 In this ... method, the above-ground part ofthe giant reeds that will remain the following year are cropped before the start ofthe dying down period Then, after all ofthe above-ground part has died down, the ... on the outside ofthe plant body, R is the transporter ofthe inorganic phosphorus, PiR is the phosphorus – transporter complex, and Piin is the inorganic phosphorus ion concentration inside the...
... balance of linguistic and visual salience is needed in order to account for patterns of referring behaviorInthe remainder of this paper, we begin by presenting a brief discussion ofthe motivation ... above, we examined the performance ofthe models using hand-processed evaluations ofthe PUZZLE CORPUS data The following presents the results ofthe three different models on 10 trials ofthe PUZZLE ... understanding of how humans make use of various forms of shared visual information in their everyday communication The development of an integrated multi-modal model of referring behavior can improve the...
... should determine the correctness ofthe theoretical principles submit Fourth: With the construction ofthe principle of presentations, teaching courses in basic principlesof Marxism - Leninism philosophy ... improve the quality of learning the basic principlesof Marxism - Leninism, the thesis has given principles and measures applied to presentations using the method inthe direction of promoting positive ... across the country Using the method of presentation towards promoting positive student learning in subjects The basic principlesof Marxism Leninism philosophy is part of new jobs inthe system of...
... -80oC The extraction of DNA was performed with Fast DNA SPIN Kit for Soil (Qbuiogene, USA) according to the instruction by the manufacturer Inthe preliminary step to nawwor down the species of ... Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol.5, No.1, 2007 experiment, the authors observed the accumulation of nitrite instead of nitrate inthe nitrification step In an attempt to clarify the ... affected the activities of nitrite oxidizing bacteria - 31 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol.5, No.1, 2007 Figure Behaviorof nitrate and nitrite at the end ofthe aerobic tank Behavior...
... the profits ofthe firms producing them The increased profit will give the proprietors of these firms the financial ability, and the motivation, to obtain additional inputs to expand output of ... forms of teams that are the subject of much business abuse, both in terms ofthe number of meetings held and in terms of what business people think of most meetings Indeed, business people often ... on others) Again, we submit that the problem with boring meetings is the incentive structure inthe committees The person calling the meeting will, however, consider the question of whether the...
... effectiveness of recycling them is diminished so that increasingly they will be released into theenvironment Chapter 1.13 Some novel materials of concern are themselves already the subjects of searches ... time of many years, these diseases are progressively declining with the introduction of improved occupational hygiene and, in some cases, complete removal ofthe offending agent from use In these ... release of substances into theenvironment According to this approach, the more of these indicators that are present, the more cautious we should be in committing ourselves to adoption ofthe technology...
... ofthe going concern assumption inthe preparation ofthe financial statements.3 The auditor considers the appropriateness of management’s use ofthe going concern assumption even if the financial ... Whether the forecasts consider potential losses of revenue, including whether an inability of an entity to obtain letters of credit affects its international trade; • Whether increases inthe ... the cost of borrowing have been factored into management’s analysis, including potential increases in margin sought by banks and the effect of alternative sources of financing; • Whether the forecasts...
... several others inthe Philippines, and the public hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members ofthe Movement for the Survival ofthe Ogoni People (MOSOP) in November 1995 in Nigeria The subsequent ... non-core countries Basically, institutionalized discrimination refers to the policies ofthe dominant institutions inthe core and thebehaviorof individuals who control these institutions and implement ... waste dumping, natural resource exploitation, and the consequent degradation ofthe means of subsistence of indigenous people The roles ofthe state and MNCs in suppressing the rights of communal...
... requirement, but increase the risk of introducing naturally occurring chemical contaminants and radioactive materials into aquifers inthe event of well failure or of fractures extending out ofthe production ... environmental effect – e.g a discharge or incident resulting in potential effects on natural ecosystems inthe vicinity ofthe release point or incident; ongoing effects on people inthe vicinity ... Exploration and production in Europe has inthe past mainly been focused on the apex ofthe triangle However, opportunities at the top ofthe triangle are becoming increasingly inadequate to meet demand...
... rather, a central link inthe larger chain of interconnected domains and processes comprising the terrestrial environmentThe soil interacts both with the overlying atmosphere and the underlying ... concentrations of many of them The OH radical is often regarded as the natural cleaning agent ofthe atmosphere In turn, trace gases influence atmospheric concentrations of OH The two other key oxidizing ... much more inclusive view ofthe soil as a central link inthe continuous chain of processes constituting the dynamic environment as a whole Thus it both details and integrates a set of topics...
... rapidly growing field of research The use of “emerging” is not intended to infer that the presence of these compounds intheenvironment is new These chemicals have been released into theenvironment ... detected in other large studies Also, the simplicity of using existing published methods to begin studies ofthe presence of pharmaceuticals intheenvironment may have constrained the variety of compounds ... disorder 1.3 INTRODUCTION INTO THEENVIRONMENTThe primary route of entry for the human use of PPCPs into theenvironment is through wastewater point sources Inthe United States about 75% of households...
... for the determination of these emerging contaminants is an important step inthe development of an analytical method, because the success ofthe analytical determination depends on the type of ... discussed in this chapter Multiresidue methods offer advantages in terms of providing a more comprehensive picture ofthe occurrence and fate ofthe contaminants intheenvironment examined In addition, ... ofthe occurrence and fate ofthe contaminants intheenvironmentIn addition, the simultaneous determination of a large number of analytes by a single method represents a less time-consuming...
... water.48 The binding of estrogens to an MIP developed to aid inthe analysis of estrogens in natural waters was lower than the binding of estrogens in deionized waters; however, selective binding ... that during the contact time of 14 hours used inthe study, the microorganisms have either incorporated the pharmaceuticals into the organic matter content ofthe soil or have degraded the pharmaceuticals ... Fate of Pharmaceuticals intheEnvironment and in Water Treatment Systems the fraction of pharmaceuticals that are bound to solids in environmental studies instead of just concluding that the...
... degraders inthe aquatic environment, thus lowering the exposure with introduced contaminants Furthermore, some ofthe microorganisms (bluegreen algae) also represent the trophic level of producers The ... within 10 days The degradation ofthe reference substances fulfilled the quality criteria set by the guidelines (i.e., the inoculum was viable and active) The elimination of organic carbon inthe ... refined, which led to the introduction of guidelines in some ofthe major human pharmaceutical markets (Europe, United States) Essentially these procedures consist of an estimation ofthe environmental...
... sulfachloropyridazine).41,45,46 The transport of these substances is influenced by the sorption behaviorofthe compounds, the presence of manure inthe soil matrix, and the nature ofthe land to which the ... Range of Veterinary Medicines Mean Avermectin Chlorfenvinphos Ciprofloxacin Enrofloxacin Cumaphos Deltamethrin Diazinon Fenbendazole Metronidazole Ofloxacin Olaquindox Oxytetracycline Sulfamethazine ... understanding ofthe inputs of livestock medicines to theenvironment and synthesizes the available information on the fate and transport of veterinary pharmaceuticals in manure and soils Toward the...
... showed that clindamycin decreased the intensity ofthe water absorption band, which was attributed to the replacement of hydrated exchangeable cations inthe clay’s interlayer by clindamycin Under ... erythromycin, roxithromycin, and salinomycin of 41 d, 130 d, and d, respectively, whereas no degradation of tiamulin was observed.51 The dissipation of tylosin was studied in anaerobic slurries of swine ... high sorption to soils should minimize the persistence and mobility of these emerging contaminants Nevertheless, many ofthe compounds least expected to exist intheenvironment based on laboratory-based...
... concept including urine recycling will lead to an input of these compounds into the top soil layer of agricultural fields or will limit the usability ofthe urine The experiments described in this ... predominantly on the properties ofthe compounds and the soils and the relative time scale of each process Physicochemical parameters that are important in predicting the fate of contaminants in ... mL ofthe spiking solution in acetone was mixed with 480 mL of urine (resulting in a 3.5% solution of acetone in urine) Application took place at a soil moisture of 75% of maximum water-holding...
... does and does not work in remediating the presence of drugs in drinking water There is no question that subtherapeutic doses of these compounds are finding their way into the surface and groundwaters ... LLC Drugs in Drinking Water 221 10.3.3 CHLORINE-BASED DISINFECTION Chlorine disinfectants, such as free chlorine and chloramines, are widely used in drinking water disinfection inthe United ... 10.1 INTRODUCTION The high usage of drugs throughout the world, their partial metabolism after ingestion, and inconsistencies inthe way they are disposed make their presence inthe aquatic environment...