In this research work, both natural weathering and artificial weathering processes were carried out to investigate the effects of multi-functional epoxy chain extender (Joncryl ADR 4370) content on the degradation and the mechanical properties and ...
Duo Tang, Caili Zhang, Yunxuan Weng
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On the systemic nature of weather risk [PDF]
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the losses of weather‐related insurance at different regional levels. The possibility of spatial diversification of insurance is explored by estimating the joint occurrence on unfavorable weather conditions in different locations, looking particularly at the tail behavior of the loss distribution.Design ...
Xu, Wei +3 more
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CHEMICAL WEATHERING YIELDS IN RELATION TO LAND USE IN THE CUYAHOGA AND MAUMEE WATERSHEDS [PDF]
Data obtained from the National Center for Water Quality Research database at Heidelberg University are used to look at two steams, the Maumee River and the Cuyahoga River.
Lucas, Elijah
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Natural and accelerated weathering evaluation of granite and marble waste paints
Recent studies have highlighted the potential for using waste generated from the processing of granite and marble as pigments in sustainable and low-cost paints.
Márcia Maria Salgado Lopes Basso +7 more
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Rates of sustainable forest harvest depend on rotation length and weathering of soil minerals [PDF]
Removals of forest biomass in the northeastern US may intensify over the coming decades due to increased demand for renewable energy. For forests to regenerate successfully following intensified harvests, the nutrients removed from the ecosystem in the ...
Blum, Joel D. +3 more
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Limestone surface weathering cycles as the basis of circular architectural design
This study explores the process of limestone weathering as the basis of a circular architectural design method. The natural process of limestone weathering enable neutralization of acid rainwater to improve the quality of the environment.
Astrid Vidya Primadhani +2 more
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Natural Weathering of Bio-Based Façade Materials
Although there is a global awareness that the exploitation of non-renewable materials is unsustainable, there has been limited interest in fully utilizing natural, renewable resources like wood and its products because of the service durability concerns.
P. Alao +4 more
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Modeling Uranium Transport in Koongarra, Australia: The Effect of a Moving Weathering Zone [PDF]
Natural analogues are an important source of long-term data and may be viewed as naturally occurring experiments that often include processes, phenomena, and scenarios that are important to nuclear waste disposal safety assessment studies.
Hassanizadeh, S.M. +2 more
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Influence of palaeoweathering on trace metal concentrations and environmental proxies in black shales [PDF]
The mineralogical and chemical compositions of Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian) marine black shale from the Kowala quarry, the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland, were investigated.
Agnieszka Pisarzowska +128 more
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Behavior and Impact of Zirconium in the Soil–Plant System: Plant Uptake and Phytotoxicity [PDF]
Because of the large number of sites they pollute, toxic metals that contaminate terrestrial ecosystems are increasingly of environmental and sanitary concern (Uzu et al. 2010, 2011; Shahid et al. 2011a, b, 2012a).
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