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Biodegradability determination of municipal waste: an evaluation of methods [PDF]

, 2004
The Environment Agency is required to monitor the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) from landfill. Reliable methods are needed to measure the biodegradability of municipal waste, both as mixed municipal waste and as individually ...
Godley, Andrew R., Lewin, Kathy, Graham, Adele, Barker, H., Smith, Richard   +4 more
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Environmental contamination characteristics of heavy metals from abandoned lead–zinc mine tailings in China

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023
China holds large-scale lead–zinc mineral resources; however, mining activities often cause severe contamination by heavy metals. This study systemically assessed contamination by eight heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Cr, Hg, Ni, and As) in mine tailings ...
Wei Han, Ruifeng Zhao, Wanrong Liu, Yujing Wang, Shuai Zhang, Kang Zhao, Jinglei Nie   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modulation of the Tomato Rhizosphere Microbiome via Changes in Root Exudation Mediated by the Ethylene Receptor NR

Microorganisms, 2021
Plant hormones have been recently shown to exert an indirect influence on the recruitment of plant-associated microbiomes. However, it remains unclear the extent to which the disruption of the ethylene (ET) signaling pathway affects the assembly and ...
Ruixin Fu, Haichao Feng, Francisco Dini-Andreote, Zhen Wang, Chunbin Bo, Wenhui Cao, Keming Yang, Mingchun Liu, Tianjie Yang, Qirong Shen, Yangchun Xu, Zhong Wei   +11 more
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PGPR strain Paenibacillus polymyxa SQR-21 potentially benefits watermelon growth by re-shaping root protein expression

AMB Express, 2017
Paenibacillus polymyxa (SQR-21) is not only a plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, but also an effective biocontrol agent against Fusarium wilt disease of watermelon.
Yaoyao E, Jun Yuan, Fang Yang, Lei Wang, Jinghua Ma, Jing Li, Xiaowei Pu, Waseem Raza, Qiwei Huang, Qirong Shen   +9 more
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The Leaching Kinetics of Iron from Titanium Gypsum in a Citric Acid Medium and Obtain Materials by Leaching Liquid

Molecules, 2023
In this study, the effect of citric acid on iron leaching from titanium gypsum (TiG) was systematically investigated. The conditions for the leaching of valuable metals were optimized while varying such parameters as the leaching time, citric acid mass ...
Yan Lin, Hongjuan Sun, Tongjiang Peng, Dingran Zhao, Xiyue Zhang   +4 more
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Identification of photosynthetic parameters for superior yield of two super hybrid rice varieties: A cross-scale study from leaf to canopy

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Enhancing photosynthetic capacity is widely accepted as critical to advancing crop yield. Therefore, identifying photosynthetic parameters positively related to biomass accumulation in elite cultivars is the major focus of current rice research.
Yonghui Pan, Yiwen Cao, Yixiao Chai, Xusheng Meng, Min Wang, Guanjun Wang, Shiwei Guo   +6 more
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The Potential for Improving Rice Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Smallholder Farmers: A Case Study of Jiangsu, China

Agronomy, 2020
Closing yield (YG) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) gaps amongst smallholder farmers are critical to ensuring food security and environmental sustainability.
Kailiu Xie, Junjie Guo, Katie Ward, Gongwen Luo, Qirong Shen, Shiwei Guo   +5 more
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Effect of CBM1 and linker region on enzymatic properties of a novel thermostable dimeric GH10 xylanase (Xyn10A) from filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Z5

AMB Express, 2018
Xylanase with a high thermostability will satisfy the needs of raising the temperature of hydrolysis to improve the rheology of the broth in industry of biomass conversion.
Youzhi Miao, Yanqiong Kong, Pan Li, Guangqi Li, Dongyang Liu, Qirong Shen, Ruifu Zhang   +6 more
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Battambang solid waste management : baseline survey [PDF]

, 2011
Current solid waste management systems in Asia are strained and landfill space is fast becoming a rare commodity. Governments face increasing costs of disposal - while public health and the environment suffer from the damaging effects of untreated solid ...
Cambodian Education and Waste Management Organization (COMPED), UN.ESCAP, Waste Concern   +2 more
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Jambi City waste-to-energy baseline survey [PDF]

, 2015
An urgent shift towards waste-to-resource approaches is required in order to address the rapidly growing quantities of waste being generated in cities in developing countries.
UN.ESCAP, United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC), Sustainable Waste Indonesia (SWI), Waste Concern   +3 more
core   +1 more source