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Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 decontamination by dry heat and ultraviolet treatment with a swine coronavirus as a surrogate

open access: yesInfection Prevention in Practice, 2021
Summary: The critical need for reliable methods to validate decontamination protocols for personal protective equipment (PPE) for re-use during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is limited by the need for specialized containment facilities to handle the virus ...
G. Singh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The blue, green and grey water footprint of rice from both a production and consumption perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The aim of this report is to make a global assessment of the green, blue and grey water footprint of rice, using a higher spatial resolution than earlier studies and applying local data on actual irrigation.
Arjen Hoekstra   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Evaluation of Blue and Green Water in Xinjiang River Basin Based on SWAT Model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China. As an important tributary of Poyang Lake, Xinjiang River has an important influence on the water ecology and water resources of the Poyang Lake basin.
Jizhou Sun   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Rainfall, Runoff and Soil loss, relationship on different land uses in the Upper Lake Tana Basin

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, 2018
Understanding the basic relationships between rainfall, runoff and soil loss are crucial task for effective management and utilization of natural resource.
Amare Tsige Genet   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

GIS modeling of potentially suitable sites for aquaculture development in the Lake Tana basin, Northwest Ethiopia

open access: yesAgriculture & Food Security, 2018
Background Small-scale pond aquaculture has been practiced in various parts of the Lake Tana basin. However, its establishment and expansion have been carried out regardless of the suitability of the locations in terms of land, water, socioeconomic and ...
Workiyie Worie Assefa   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecological status of papyrus-dominated swamps in the lower reaches of Gilgel Abay River, Northwest Ethiopia

open access: yesEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators
This study aims to assess the current ecological condition of papyrus swamps. The land use land cover (LULC), Cyperus papyrus biomass, and surface water dynamics were used to assess the ecological conditions of the study swamps.
Workiye Worie Assefa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workload Analysis of Blue Waters

open access: yesCoRR, 2017
107 pages, >100 figures (figure sizes reduced to save space, contact authors for version with full resolution)
Matthew D. Jones   +14 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Water footprint and economic water productivity assessment of eight dairy cattle farms based on field measurement

open access: yesAnimal, 2020
Water scarcity prevailing in the drylands is threatening the sustainability of livestock production systems. The water footprint (WF) indicator was proposed as a metric of water use.
R. Ibidhi, H. Ben Salem
doaj   +1 more source

Future water security under climate change: a perspective of the Grand River Watershed

open access: yesJournal of Water and Climate Change, 2023
Climate change poses a threat to the water security of the Grand River Watershed (GRW) by altering the precipitation patterns and other weather variables, which affect streamflow and freshwater availability.
Baljeet Kaur   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantifying the Human Appropriation of Fresh Water by African Agriculture

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2009
Human appropriation of renewable freshwater (HARF) is a measure for the influence of human activities on the global water cycle. It describes the fraction of accessible water that is directly used by human-dominated systems.
Martina Weiß   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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