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Soil organic matter and mineral content as crucial factors for the fate of tetracycline in soils
Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView.Abstract Soil self‐cleaning ability and bioavailability of different pollutants are strongly dependent on the soil properties. It is not easy to determine effects of individual soil characteristics because they can impact together often in a synergic effect.
Martina Klučáková, Petra Závodská
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Caught in the fire: An accidental ethnography of discomfort in researching sex work
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on fifteen years of engagement with researching Israel's sex industry, this article uses accidental ethnography to propose discomfort‐as‐method for feminist anthropology. I argue that discomfort is not a by‐product of fieldwork but a constitutive condition that disciplines researchers and shapes what can be known.
Yeela Lahav‐Raz
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Tillage Radish Seeding Rate Trial [PDF]
, 2014 Tillage radishes are being utilized by farmers as a new cover crop for their unique characteristics. Tillage radishes are quick at scavenging nitrogen, provide good ground cover, and break down very quickly in the spring to make way for spring planting ...
Cummings, Erica +4 more
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Geological Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change represents the biggest current challenge for us and for future generations. Its impact on agriculture is undeniable, considering the food security goal. Thus, the cropland footprint has been distinguished as a comprehensive index for assessing the impact of environmental changes in agricultural areas determined by the increased ...
Ibrahim Cutcu, Magdalena Radulescu
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Key soil health indicators under humid grazing lands
Grassland Research, EarlyView.Soil health can be described using a few key soil health indicators that target a diversity of soil functions. This perspective article highlights how forage management affects these soil health indicators in humid‐zone grazing lands. Abstract Background Soil health describes critical soil functions influenced by land management. Although some key soil
Alan J. Franzluebbers
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Hydrogen Halide Gas Sensors: Active Materials, Operation Principles, and Emerging Technologies
Interdisciplinary Materials, EarlyView.This review considers hydrogen halide (HX) gas sensors across functional materials and principles: acoustic, chemical, optical and nanophotonic. The strong acidity and reactivity of HX gases are discussed as constraints for stability and selectivity of these devices.
Xiuzhen Liu +12 more
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NUTRIENT BALANCE IN WATER HARVESTING SOILS [PDF]
Sociedade & Natureza, 2005 Dryland farming on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain), which has an annual rainfall of less than 150 mm/year, has been based traditionally on water harvesting techniques (known locally as “gavias”). Periods of high productivity alternate
Díaz, F, Jiménez, C.C., Tejedor, M.
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On-Farm Costos of Reducing environmental degradation under risk [PDF]
Farmers respond to environmental regulations by adjusting production practices so as to comply while minimizing their loss in expected income. Ultimately the cost of agro environmental regulation is determined by farm level adjust¬ments.
Letson, David, Setia, Parveen P.
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Impact on erosive runoff and costs for local communities of agricultural-soil-use-change scenarios: the case of Pays de Caux (France) [PDF]
, 2012 Theme 1. WS 1.3. Understanding agricultural structural changes to support inclusive policy dialogueRecurring mudflows in the silty areas of North-West Europe and particularly in Pays de Caux (France) result in significant costs for local communities ...
Laroutis, Dimirti +4 more
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agricultural water management (AWM) is increasingly transitioning towards transformative thinking, where interconnected sectors, including water, energy and food, are managed holistically. Trends point towards cross‐sectoral and harmonised strategies to optimise water use efficiency and productivity, integrate renewable energy, promote ...
Luxon Nhamo +5 more
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