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Management of Sludge Use on Land

Journal of Food Protection, 1978
Passage of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in 1972 has caused a huge increase in the amount of sewage sludge for disposal. The Food and Drug Administration has worked with the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies to recommend proper management of the application of sludges to food and feed crops to ensure the safety and ...
Charles F, Jelinek, George L, Braude
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Characterization of epipedons in soils of varying parent materials under cocoa plantation

EQA
Epipedons type and thickness affect the properties and productivity of soils. Therefore, the study was carried out at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching and Research Farm, Nigeria, to assess the influence of vegetation on epipedon characteristics in
Julius Olayinka Ojetade, Sikiru Adekoya Muda, Olubunmi Mary Faturoti, Oluwatoyosi Oyetola Oyebiyi, Adeagbo Alani Amusan   +4 more
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Effects of grazing management practices, topographic position, and land cover type on soil organic carbon fractions in semi-arid rangelands of Kenya

Carbon Balance and Management
Background This study evaluated the effects of grazing management practices, topographic position, and land cover types on mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC) in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya.
A. N. Gitau, S. M. Mureithi, S. Mwendwa, R. N. Onwonga, J. S. Mbau, J. Chepkemoi, S. Kiama   +6 more
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Choosing the right land management strategy: innovations in land management tools [PDF]

, 2011
Contains fulltext : 95166.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
van der Krabben, Erwin, Halleux, Jean-Marie   +1 more
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Land use and land management in Kazakhstan

Problems of AgriMarket
Global climate warming annually leads to a decrease in the agro-climatic potential of farming, many areas of traditional cultivation of land become unsuitable for agriculture due to desertification, swamping and erosion processes. Purpose - the concept of sustainable land use is considered, taking into account foreign experience.
G. S. Aitkhozhayeva, A. N. Zhildikbayeva, I. I. Abdurahmanov   +2 more
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Medicinal Plants Use for Treating Human and Livestock Ailments in Hugumbirda National Forest, Tigray, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study

International Journal of Forestry Research
Traditional ecological knowledge of medicinal plants is a valuable yet often under-documented resource for human and livestock healthcare, as well as for forest biodiversity conservation.
Abeba Teklay, Sarah Tewolde-Berhan, Abadi Tesfay, Mebrahtu Haile, Emiru Birhane   +4 more
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Evaluating the changes in soil erodibility factor (K) induced by exclosures of different ages, Kola Tembien, Tigray, Ethiopia

Discover Environment
Although exclosures were widely implemented to reverse land degradation processes in Tigray region, North Ethiopia, there is a lack of scientific studies on how these exclosures impact the soil erodibility factor. Therefore, this research was carried out
Haftaye Hadush, Gebeyehu Taye, Kidane Giday, Girmay Gebresamuel   +3 more
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THE CANOPY EFFECTS OF Prosopis juliflora (DC.) AND Acacia tortilis (HAYNE) TREES ON HERBACEOUS PLANTS SPECIES AND SOIL PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES IN NJEMPS FLATS, KENYA

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2009
The canopy effects of an exotic and indigenous tree species on soil properties and understorey herbaceous plant species were investigated on the Njemps Flats, Baringo district, Kenya.
Henry C. Kahi, Robinson K. Ngugi, Stephen M Mureithi, Jesse C. Ng'ethe   +3 more
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Functional Partitioning of Cation Exchange Capacity in Highly Weathered Tropical Soils of Southwestern Nigeria

Applied and Environmental Soil Science
This study investigated the contributions of soil organic matter (SOM), clay, and various forms of Fe and Al oxides to the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of highly weathered tropical soils in central southwestern Nigeria.
Oluwatoyosi Oyetola Oyebiyi, Oluwatosin Mayowa Olajide, Julius Olayinka Ojetade, Opeyemi Ayomide Adewumi, Sikiru Adekoya Muda, Adeagbo Alani Amusan   +5 more
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Prioritization of Ecological Conservation and Restoration Areas through Ecological Networks: A Case Study of Nanchang City, China

Land
Rapid urbanization has led to ecosystem fragmentation, conversion, and degradation, posing great threats to natural habitat and biodiversity. The utilization of ecological networks has gained importance in ecological restoration planning to mitigate the ...
Binbin Ma, Chen Zeng, Tianyu Lv, Wenping Liu, Wenyi Yang   +4 more
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