Tertiary-Treated Municipal Wastewater is a Significant Point Source of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Into Duluth-Superior Harbor [PDF]
In this study, the impact of tertiary-treated municipal wastewater on the quantity of several antibiotic resistance determinants in Duluth-Superior Harbor was investigated by collecting surface water and sediment samples from 13 locations in Duluth ...
Allen H. K. +49 more
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Fecal contamination of drinking-water in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: access to safe drinking-water is a fundamental requirement for good health and is also a human right. Global access to safe drinking-water is monitored by WHO and UNICEF using as an indicator “use of an improved source,” which does not ...
Bain, R. +5 more
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Supporting adaptiveness of cyber-physical processes through action-based formalisms [PDF]
Cyber Physical Processes (CPPs) refer to a new generation of business processes enacted in many application environments (e.g., emergency management, smart manufacturing, etc.), in which the presence of Internet-of-Things devices and embedded ICT systems
Marrella, Andrea +2 more
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Reactivation of Microbial Strains and Synthetic Communities After a Spaceflight to the International Space Station: Corroborating the Feasibility of Essential Conversions in the MELiSSA Loop [PDF]
To sustain human deep space exploration or extra-terrestrial settlements where no resupply from the Earth or other planets is possible, technologies for in situ food production, water, air, and waste recovery need to be developed.
Ambrozova, Iva +14 more
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Estimation of longitudinal dispersion co-efficient: A review [PDF]
Accurate determination of longitudinal dispersion coefficient in rivers or streams is necessary for pollution control and management. This can be achieved through tracer studies and has proven to be a reliable method for measuring pollution spread ...
Emenike, PraiseGod C +3 more
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Microbes in beach sands : integrating environment, ecology and public health [PDF]
Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2014. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Springer for personal use, not for redistribution.
Alm, Elizabeth Wheeler +18 more
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The 21 February 2005, catastrophic waste avalanche at Leuwigajah dumpsite, Bandung, Indonesia [PDF]
International audienceOn 21 February 2005 the Leuwigajah dumpsite, Bandung (Java, Indonesia) was affected by a largeslide after heavy rainfalls. Second deadliest waste slide in history, it buried 71 houses and killed 143 people.Amongst the contemporary ...
Davies, Thimoty A. +10 more
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Coconut shells as filling material for anaerobic filters [PDF]
In rural areas of developing countries, there is a lack of sanitation services and the installation of such infrastructure is hampered by the high investment costs for initial implementation and by the limited availability of qualified personnel.
Adriano Tonetti +3 more
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The Ecoremed protocol for an integrated agronomic approach to characterization and remediation of contaminated soils [PDF]
Definition of a site as contaminated: Problems related to agricultural soils Massimo Fagnano.......... pp. 1-5 Geography of soil contamination for characterization and precision remediation of potentially contaminated sites Giuliano Langella ...
Fagnano, M., Fiorentino, N.
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Abstract To achieve satisfactory genetic gains, breeding programs must identify and prioritize key traits that affect seed production and quality. This study investigated associations among traits related to seed yield and quality in 84 Paspalum nicorae ecotypes.
Diógenes Cecchin Silveira +10 more
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