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Wen, Gang, Qin Deng, Ting-Lin Huang, and Jun Ma. "An improved method for determining microbially available phosphorus in drinking water." Water Supply 16, no. 4 (2016): 1149–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2016.036.

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Microbially available phosphorus (MAP) is the labile phosphorus that is readily assimilated by microorganisms, which is linearly correlated to bacterial re-growth in drinking water in some regions. The conventional MAP bioassay for drinking water was originally developed by Markku based on the growth potential of Pseudomonas fluorescens P17 (P17). However, the bioassay bears some demerits, such as time-consuming and labor-intensive enumeration. For convenience, an alternative method based on a similar principle was developed to assess the content of MAP in drinking water, in which natural micr
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Papp, G., G. Ölveti, H. Horváth, Á. Kathó, and F. Joó. "Highly efficient dehydrogenation of formic acid in aqueous solution catalysed by an easily available water-soluble iridium(iii) dihydride." Dalton Transactions 45, no. 37 (2016): 14516–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6dt01695b.

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Water-soluble cis-mer-[IrH<sub>2</sub>Cl(mtppms)<sub>3</sub>] selectively dehydrogenated formic acid with a TOF of 298 000 h<sup>−1</sup>, a final pressure of 140 bar, and a TON<sub>max</sub> of 674 000.
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Kadu, Vikas D., Dinesh N. Nadimetla, Mahesh G. Hublikar, Dattatraya G. Raut, and Raghunath B. Bhosale. "Water-Mediated Green and Efficient Synthesis of Bis(Indolyl)methanes Using Ammonium Iron(II) Sulfate." Letters in Organic Chemistry 17, no. 1 (2019): 61–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570178616666190522121135.

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An efficient protocol for the synthesis of symmetrical 3,3’-bis(indolyl)arylmethanes catalyzed by green and easily available ammonium iron(II) sulfate (Mohr’s salt) has been developed in “green” water solvent afforded in excellent yield.
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Goulet, Etienne, René Morlat, Dominique Rioux, and S. Cesbron. "A calculation method of available soil water content : application to viticultural terroirs mapping of the Loire valley." OENO One 38, no. 4 (2004): 231. http://dx.doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2004.38.4.913.

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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Vine water supply is one of the most important elements in the determination of grape composition and wine quality. Water supply conditions are in relation with available soil water content, therefore this one has to be determined when vineyard terroir mapping is undertaken. The available soil water content depends on soil factors like water content at field capacity, water content at the permanent wilting point, apparent density and rooting depth. The aim of this study is to seek the relationship between these factors and a simple soil characteristic such
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Domuţa, Cornel, Vasile Bara, Maria Şandor, et al. "Irrigation, a Component of the Sustainable Agriculture in North Western Romania in the Context of the Climate Change UDK 631. 67 : 551. 583 (498)." Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People 1, no. 1 (2012): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.26458/jedep.v1i1.6.

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The paper is based on the researches carried out during 1976-2010 in the long term trial placed on the prelvosoil from Agricultural Research and Development Station Oradea. The main field crops of the area (wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean, bean, potato, sugarbeet, alfalfa) were studied. Based on the soil moisture determination ten to ten days, the soil water reserve was maintained between easily available water content and field capacity on the watering depth. Pedological and strong pedological drought (the decrease of the soil water reserve on watering depth bellow easily available water con
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Patil, Sandesh. "Lifting of Water at Remote Places using Steam and Compressed Air." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VI (2021): 1924–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.35384.

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Lifting of water at remote places using steam and compressed air .the objectives of this unit is to pump water at remote places. In this project we use turbocharger (turbine&amp; compressor), furnace, water pump, IBR valves and mechanical hardware equipment’s. The main objective is pump water at places where the electricity is not available or available at high cost with the help of steam and compressed air which help to rotate turbine and pump. It can also use to generate electricity at remote places by assembling electrical generator. This thesis also takes into consideration the material us
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Sharmin, Shabnam, SM Lutful Kabir, and M. Mufizur Rahman. "Qualitative and Bacteriological Assessment of Commercially Available Bottled Water in the City of Mymensingh, Bangladesh." Microbes and Health 1, no. 2 (2013): 81–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/mh.v1i2.14096.

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Bottled water has become one of the most popular drinks in Bangladesh. Now a days it is easily available in the market. The objectives of this study were to assess the overall quality (qualitative and bacteriological) of bottled water samples in the city of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. For achieving the objectives, standard questionnaire, methods of heterotrophic plate count (HPC) and total coliform count (TCC) were applied. Qualitative assessment of bottled water indicated that a good number of people preferred bottled water to tap water. The criterion in order to qualify for a ‘good bottled water
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Lennox, Tanya L., and Glen P. Lumis. "Evaluation of physical properties of several growing media for use in aerial seeding containers." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 17, no. 2 (1987): 165–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x87-029.

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Several personally blended and commercially prepared growing media were evaluated as potential substrates for coniferous tree seedlings in specialized seeding containers (aerial darts). Water retention curves were developed using a porous pressure plate apparatus. Bark–vermiculite–sand and Ball Growing Mix II retained less water at pressures from 0 to 0.1 MPa than all other media observed. At pressures less than 20 × 10−3 MPa the greatest water retention was in Pro-mix A, while above 33 × 10−3 MPa the greatest water retention was in bark–vermiculite. As the proportion of bark in bark–vermiculi
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Bernardi, A. L. "Branch water potential; a useful indicator of plant water potential in comparison to leaf water potential in canola." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 40, no. 5 (2000): 687. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea99128.

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The water potentials of canola branches and leaves were compared using a pressure chamber to determine whether they produced similar results. This study also investigated the magnitude of errors in the water status of canola resulting from re-cutting the branches, and the effects of delaying readings. The use of branches containing pods or pods and flowers/buds gave very good correlation with leaves. As this is the area of greatest photosynthesis and transpiration from mid-flowering, it provides an easily obtainable source material close to the main growth areas to measure plant water potentia
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-, Junaldi, Titin Ritmi -, and Adityo Ferry -. "Perancang Alat Sistem Monitoring Volume Air Pada Tangki Air Berbasis Telegram Dengan Mikrokontroler NodeMCU." Jurnal Ilmiah Poli Rekayasa 16, no. 1 (2020): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.30630/jipr.16.1.190.

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At this time the world is experiencing a Covid-19 outbreak which has resulted in all activities being restricted and must implement health protocols to prevent the transmission of the corona virus. One of these health protocols is washing hands regularly. Padang State Polytechnic is an educational institution that applies health protocols by providing water tanks in several places so that everyone who comes to Padang State Polytechnic can wash their hands easily. The water tank available at the Padang State Polytechnic does not have a specific schedule for filling it. This causes the officer i
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Water easily available"

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Torres, Hebert. "Determinação da água facilmente disponível para mudas de eucalipto em condições de viveiro." Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2012. http://repositorio.ufes.br/handle/10/6641.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-23T14:37:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Herbert Torres.pdf: 1291466 bytes, checksum: 519be39aba1e818e86781723526b71ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-01-24<br>The paucity of information consumption regarding the water seedlings of forest species complicates the planning and management of irrigation in commercial nurseries most often leads to adoption of subjective criteria, leading to water stress, mainly due to excess water, which besides causing waste of water, causes loss of seedling diseases, due to excess humidity. The present work aimed to study the
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Lowry, Bonita Kristine. "Zinnia Growth and Water Use Efficiency in a Rate Study of Coconut Coir Pith and Sphagnum Peat Moss in Container Growing Substrates." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1419244167.

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Connors, Priscilla. Nutrition for Consumers. University of North Texas Libraries, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12794/sps.ot-nutritionfc.

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This book is an introduction to everyday nutrition and its application to healthy living. It opens with a chapter on food safety and security that describes nutritious foods as safe to eat, available where people live, and easily accessed. The following chapter on nutrition recommendations introduces the reader to healthful eating practices and online food and nutrition resources such as U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration. The third chapter describes how food and drink is transformed into nutrients that are absorbed and utilized. Chapters four through nine introduc
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Bertrand-Krajewski, Jean-Luc, Francois Clemens-Meyer, and Mathieu Lepot, eds. Metrology in Urban Drainage and Stormwater Management: Plug and Pray. IWA Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/9781789060119.

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Abstract This book presents the advancements made in applied metrology in the field of Urban Drainage and Storm water Management over the past two decades in scientific research as well as in practical applications. Given the broadness of this subject (measuring principles, uncertainty in data, data validation, data storage and communication, design, maintenance and management of monitoring networks, technical details of sensor technology), the focus is on water quantity and a sound metrological basis. The book offers common ground for academics and practitioners when setting up monitoring pro
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Thomas, Francis G., and Gunter Henze. Introduction to Voltammetric Analysis. CSIRO Publishing, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9780643101135.

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Voltammetric methods are among the most sensitive and versatile available to the analytical chemist. They can identify and quantify substances from simple metal ions, through to complex organic molecules. The concentration range spans 9 orders of magnitude and, in many cases, trace level analyses of surface waters and body fluids can be performed with little or no pre-treatment of the sample is required.&#x0D; In this text the basic concepts and principles are presented in an easy-to-read manner. Practical aspects are discussed and an overview of the electrochemistry of the elements and of org
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Swyngedouw, Erik. "Introduction: The Power of Water." In Social Power and the Urbanization of Water. Oxford University Press, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198233916.003.0010.

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Water is indispensable ‘stuff’ for maintaining the metabolism, not only of our human bodies, but also of the wider social fabric. The very sustainability of cities and the practices of everyday life that constitute ‘the urban’ are predicated upon and conditioned by the supply, circulation, and elimination of water. The complex web of the ‘Metabolisms of Cities’ (Wolman 1965: 179) relies on the perpetual circulation of water into, through, and out of the city. Without an uninterrupted flow of water, the maelstrom of city life and the mesmerizing collage of interwoven practices that constitute the very essence of urbanity are hard to imagine. It is difficult, if not impossible, for most of us to even think about living without water for drinking, washing, bathing, cooking, or cleaning for more than a few hours. Indeed, like food, water is both a biological necessity and a key economic commodity, as well as being the source of an intricate and rich cultural and symbolic power (see Bachelard 1942). But while the supply of food, clothing, and durable goods can be handled through local, decentralized, individual initiative, the supply of water is routinely— although by no means necessarily or exclusively—organized by means of large bureaucratic and engineering control systems, collective intervention and action, and centralized decision-making systems (see Wittfogel 1957;Worster 1985; Lorrain 1997; Donahue and Johnston 1998). Such centralized and hierarchical systems, whether privately or publicly owned, enable monopoly control and, given the commodity character of water, permit the extraction of monopoly profits in addition to the powerful social and political control that goes with monopolistic control over vital goods. Contrary to the rural realm where—at least under non-arid conditions—water of a reasonable quality is easily and often readily available, urban water supply and access relies on the perpetual transformation, mastering, and harnessing of ‘natural’water. Urban water is necessarily transformed, ‘metabolized’ water, not only in terms of its physico-chemical characteristics, but also in terms of its social characteristics and its symbolic and cultural meanings.
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Millar, Dean L. "Wave and tidal power." In Energy... beyond oil. Oxford University Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199209965.003.0006.

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This chapter reviews how electricity can be generated from waves and tides. The UK is an excellent example, as the British Isles have rich wave and tidal resources. The technologies for converting wave power into electricity are easily categorized by location type. 1. Shoreline schemes. Shoreline Wave Energy Converters (WECs) are installed permanently on shorelines, from where the electricity is easily transmitted and may even meet local demands. They operate most continuously in locations with a low tidal range. A disadvantage is that less power is available compared to nearshore resources because energy is lost as waves reach the shore. 2. Nearshore schemes. Nearshore WECs are normally floating structures needing seafloor anchoring or inertial reaction points. The advantages over shoreline WECs are that the energy resource is much larger because nearshore WECs can access long-wavelength waves with greater swell, and the tidal range can be much larger. However, the electricity must be transmitted to the shore, thus raising costs. 3. Offshore schemes. Offshore WECs are typically floating structures that usually rely on inertial reaction points. Tidal range effects are insignificant and there is full access to the incident wave energy resource. However, electricity transmission is even more costly. Tidal power technologies fall into two fundamental categories:1. Barrage schemes. In locations with high tidal range a dam is constructed that creates a basin to impound large volumes of water. Water flows in and out of the basin on flood and ebb tides respectively, passing though high efficiency turbines or sluices or both. The power derives from the potential energy difference in water levels either side of the dam. 2. Tidal current turbines. Tidal current turbines (also known as free flow turbines) harness the kinetic energy of water flowing in rivers, estuaries, and oceans. The physical principles are analogous to wind turbines, allowing for the very different density, viscosity, compressibility, and chemistry of water compared to air. Waves are caused by winds, which in the open ocean are often of gale force (speed &gt;14 m/s).
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Grafe, Regina. "The Tyranny of Distance." In Distant Tyranny. Princeton University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691144849.003.0004.

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This chapter describes how Spain suffers from a particularly unforgiving geography by European standards. In terms of landmass it is smaller than France, but it has only two navigable rivers, the Ebro and the Guadalquivir, and even these become unnavigable barely 100 kilometers from the sea. To complicate things further, the central high plateau is separated from the coastlines in every direction by mountain ranges. It is thus hardly surprising that market integration in Spain was haphazard, slow, and regionally diverse in the early modern period. The chapter argues that Spain was just unlucky; its geography did not lend itself easily to the technologically available means of improving transport either on water or land. However, the extent to which unfavorable transport conditions contributed to Spain's overall predicament and restricted market integration is poorly understood.
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Kelly, Alan. "For My Next Trick." In Molecules, Microbes, and Meals. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190687694.003.0015.

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Compared with some of the processes we have discussed so far, like heating or cooling, drying is one we might think less of in a kitchen context and consider to be more a large-scale industrial process. However, when we look around a kitchen we find a lot of products of such activity, in terms of containers of powders like salt, sugar, spices, milk powder, soups, flavorings, flour, and much more, as illustrated in Figure 12.1. These have enormous advantages of long life, not needing to be kept in the fridge, taking up relatively little space, and providing a neat and concentrated source of whatever flavor or other character we wish to add to a dish. The key consideration is that whichever powder we use will behave in a convenient way when we come to use it, dissolving in water or other meal bases easily and reliably. We also routinely remove water from food in the kitchen, perhaps not by having a mini—spray dryer on the counter (at least not in most kitchens), but by removing a lid from a pot to allow some water to be driven off in the form of steam. We also essentially remove water from food more subtly, for example, by adding sugar to a jam recipe, which does not remove the water as such, but rather renders it less available for undesirable things like supporting microbial growth, thereby achieving many of the stabilizing and preservative benefits of actual drying without the drying. Removing water from food greatly improves the stability of food products and, by inhibiting the actions of microorganisms, increases its safety. As a result, drying of food, wholly or partially, has been practiced for centuries as a way to make food more stable. Not only does removing water from food add major hurdles in terms of stability and safety, but it adds an enormous bonus feature of convenience. To illustrate this clearly, I always think of what life would be like if we had to buy all our coffee in liquid form, and no dried (or highly concentrated pod) versions existed.
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"Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation." In Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation, edited by Dane M. Balsman and Daniel E. Shoup. American Fisheries Society, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781934874042.ch4.

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&lt;em&gt;Abstract.—&lt;/em&gt;As the United States has become increasingly urbanized, angling participation has declined. Urban fishing programs provide an opportunity to reverse this trend by effectively targeting new anglers while increasing fishing opportunities for current or recently lapsed urban anglers. There are three essential components in a successful urban fishing program: a resource with clean water and a quality fishery close to current or potential anglers, facilities to accommodate anglers, and advertisement of the fishery to inform and recruit anglers. Early in the development of an urban fishing program, urban anglers’ interests should be assessed and the program should be developed to meet these interests. Next, access to a quality fishery must be developed—either by creating new bodies of water or enhancing existing ones. Depending upon the level of fishing pressure and the species of interest to anglers, supplemental stocking and intensive management may be needed to maintain the fishery. Amenities such as restrooms, picnic areas, docks, and waste receptacles may also be important. Different angling groups may desire different amenities, so providing different sites to cater to these different groups is advisable. Once the facilities and amenities are in place, the resource must be marketed to targeted potential anglers. The marketing strategy should be tailored to each market segment being targeted. Lapsed anglers are the most easily recruited segment and should be a top priority for advertising. Minorities and children are also commonly targeted. As the U.S. population becomes more urbanized, urban fishing opportunities will continue to grow in importance. Without these opportunities, urbanites will likely be drawn toward the numerous other recreational activities that are conveniently available in urban centers, leading to further declines in angling involvement and concern for natural resource conservation and the environment.
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Mangaraj, B. K., and Upali Aparajita. "Cultural Dimension in the Future of Pervasive Computing." In Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-960-1.ch060.

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Microorganisms are ubiquitous in their presence. They are present in air, soil, water, and all kinds of living creatures. Varieties of microbes have been linked to diseases of humans, animals, and plants. Advances in molecular biology, electronics, nanotechnology, computer sciences, and information technology have made it possible to hybridize these to create ubiquitous devices and biosensors that would indicate presence of microbial agents in water, foods, air, hospitals, animal farms, and other environments. Analyses of microbial genomes and phylogenies have become increasingly important in the tracking and investigation of events leading to spread of microbial diseases and biocrimes. The capability of microorganisms to communicate with similar as well as different microorganisms, the ability to react to the environmental changes, and most of all, the intelligence to manage themselves without the need for supervision during deployment and operation; makes them attractive agents for use in Biosensors. Biosensors such as genetically engineered bacteria have been proven useful. It appears possible to develop biosensors that could detect the presence of biocrime/bioterror agents in diverse environments. Ubiquitous computing technology has the potential to develop integrated small devices which could detect bioterrorism agents. Similarly, pervasive computing could be a tool to monitor the microbial pollution in water, milk, and other edible commodities. Microbial forensics has become an important field for research and development due to increased threats of biocrimes. Microbial forensics requires utilization of diverse data that are acquired through standard processes in distributed locations. Technologies for data production are evolving rapidly, especially with respect to instrumentation and techniques that produce high-resolution data about the molecular constituents of living cells (DNA, mRNA, proteins, and metabolites) that are used as microbial signatures/fingerprints. Both bioinformatics and computational biology have grown over the last 20 years, and diverse database systems and analytical tools have been developed and deployed. Some public domain resources, such as GenBank, have become very important resources of research on a global scale. Effective responses to natural, accidental, or intentional outbreaks of infectious diseases in humans, livestock, and agricultural crops, will require that the information be easily accessed in real-time or near real-time. Flexible, decentralized, modular information system architectures, able to adapt to evolving requirements and available on the Internet, are needed.
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Rickard, David. "Pyrite and the Origins of Civilization." In Pyrite. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190203672.003.0006.

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Pyrite is an often-overlooked material today although it has been instrumental in enabling many aspects of our modern culture and industry. This bright, brassy mineral is the most abundant metal sulfide in the Earth’s crust and provides a marked chemical contrast to the duller silicates and oxides that constitute most rocks. Most people today are familiar with the mineral, even though they do not know its details, because it stands out in the natural environment and because of the connection with fool’s gold. Pyrite has been a source of both metals and sulfur since ancient times, and both of these commodities have been key to our civilization. The mineral is easily decomposed by heat with the production of sulfur, sulfur oxide gases, and a metal-rich slag. It oxidizes readily in aerated water to form red and yellow ochers that may be used as pigments. It commonly occurs with other valuable metals that may be extracted by leaching or heating with various fluxes. In summary, it is an exceptional mineral whose benefits were readily available to primitive societies and have led to the development of our modern civilization. One of the extraordinary facets of our modern civilization is that we take lighting fires for granted. All you need is a cheap match. However, this is a relatively recent invention. So how did the early Victorians and their predecessors light their fires? Old films and television series, the so-called costume dramas, rarely, if ever, show people lighting fires. One reason for this was that lighting a fire could be a long process, so once it was lit, it was kept going. Even I remember that letting the fire go out was a heinous crime in the days before central heating, when our house was heated by a coal fire. The fire was kept going during the coldest winter weeks: it was banked up at night with coal, which kept it nicely smoldering while we slept. Its heat prevented the water pipes in the house from freezing during the iciest nights and subsequently bursting when they were warmed up again.
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Juo, Anthony S. R., and Kathrin Franzluebbers. "Soil Biology and Microbiology." In Tropical Soils. Oxford University Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195115987.003.0008.

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Soil organisms are fauna and flora that spend all or part of their life in the soil. They play a vital role in the maintenance of soil fertility through processes such as the accumulation of soil organic matter, soil aggregation, and the mineralization of organic matter which releases nutrients available to higher plants. Moreover, many antibiotics are produced from microorganisms isolated from soils. Soil fauna include macrofauna (&gt; 2 mm in width, such as mice, earthworms, termites, and millipedes), through mesofauna (0.2-2 mm, such as collembola and mites), to microfauna (&lt;0.2 mm, such as nematodes and protozoa). Soil flora include macroflora (such as the roots of higher plants), and microflora (such as algae, fungi, actinomycetes, and bacteria). The activities of soil fauna and flora are intimately related in what ecologists call a food chain or, more accurately, a food web. Higher plants play the role of primary producers by using water and energy from the sun, and carbon from atmospheric carbon dioxide to make organic molecules and living tissues. Soil organisms that eat live plants, such as mice or termites, are called herbivores. Most soil organisms, however, use the debris of dead tissues left by plants and animals (detritus) as their source of food, and are called detritivores. Soil organisms that consume live animals, such as centipedes, mites, spiders, or nematodes, are predators and are called carnivores. Some organisms that live off, but do not consume, other organisms are called parasites. Mycrophytic feeders are organisms that use microflora as their source of food, and include certain collembola, mites, termites, nematodes, and protozoa. The actions of soil fauna in the food web are both physical and chemical, while those of the microflora are mostly biochemical. The actions of mesofauna and macrofauna enhance the activities of the microflora in several ways. First, the chewing action fragments the litter to expose the more easily decomposed cell contents for microbial digestion. Second, the fragmented plant tissues are thoroughly mixed with microorganisms in the animal gut, where conditions are ideal for microbial action. Third, the mobile animals carry microorganisms with them and help them to disperse and find new food sources.
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Emsley, John. "Requiem for antimony." In The Elements of Murder. Oxford University Press, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192805997.003.0016.

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Antimony in a corpse persists indefinitely, and unless a body was cremated, which in former times it rarely was, a murderer using antimony could never be certain that he or she would not one day be brought to account. However, that was a small risk to set aside the potential benefits, which could be large. And there were other benefits in choosing antimony as the murder weapon, not least that it was itself widely used in medical treatment. Poisoners choosing antimony invariably selected tartar emetic (antimony potassium tartrate), and indeed its faint yellow crystals had two advantages. Firstly, they are very soluble in water and, while the solution has a faint metallic taste, this is easily masked by the presence of other flavours. Secondly, the compound was readily available, and all pharmacists stocked it and rarely queried its sale because it was widely used to treat sick animals. Moreover, tartar emetic was cheap; an ounce cost only 2d. in 1897 (around 50p or $1 today). Pharmacists ordered it by the pound, which gives some indication of the demand for it. In small doses of about 5 mg, antimony potassium tartrate acts as a diaphoretic, in other words it promotes sweating and will thereby lower the body’s temperature. In larger doses of around 50 mg it acts as an emetic. Vomiting begins within 15 minutes and most of the stomach contents are expelled. Thus the poison acts as its own antidote to a certain extent: witness the man who recovered from a dose of around 25 grams (25 000 mg), corresponding to two teaspoonfuls of the crystals, which were taken in mistake for sodium bicarbonate. On the other hand, some have died after swallowing as little as 120 mg, although such sensitivity to the poison is extremely rare and it would normally require a dose of twice this amount to cause death, assuming it was retained by the body long enough for it to be absorbed. Some individuals are particularly sensitive to antimony, as the ‘Balham Mystery’ will show, and this sensitivity may well explain the puzzling death of Mozart.
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Hu, Yang, Yue Peng, Wen Liu, Dongye Zhao, and Jie Fu. "Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Water and Wastewater Using Nanofiltration Technology." In Waste Management. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1210-4.ch033.

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Conventional water/wastewater treatment methods are incapable of removing the majority of Emerging Contaminants (ECs) and a large amount of them and their metabolites are ultimately released to the aquatic environment or drinking water distribution networks. Recently, nanofiltration, a high pressure membrane filtration process, has shown to be superior to other conventional filtration methods, in terms of effluent quality, easy operation and maintenance procedures, low cost, and small required operational space. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the most relevant works available in literature reporting the use of nanofiltration for the removal of emerging contaminants from water and wastewater. The fundamental knowledge of nanofiltration such as separation mechanisms, characterization of nanofiltration membranes, and predictive modeling has also been introduced. The literature review has shown that nanofiltration is a promising tool to treat ECs in environmental cleaning and water purification processes.
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Conference papers on the topic "Water easily available"

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Srinivasan, Ram. "Optimum Condenser Cooling Water Temperature Rise in Power Plants." In International Joint Power Generation Conference collocated with TurboExpo 2003. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ijpgc2003-40032.

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The concept of optimum cooling water temperature rise in a power plant has been introduced in this study as that which corresponds to the highest possible net plant output. Every power plant having a steam turbine exhausting to a water-cooled condenser has a unique optimum cooling water temperature rise. This optimum temperature rise may not be the minimum possible as often inadvertently assumed by power plant designers. This optimum temperature rise is a strong function of the steam turbine exhaust parameters. The author has developed correlations, which will help determine the optimum temper
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Sancaktar, E., and J. Kuznicki. "Stress-Dependent Water Uptake Behavior of Clay Reinforced Nanocomposite Epoxy." In ASME 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2005-80549.

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Layered silicate nanolayers can be used as alternative inorganic components for the construction of nanostructured hybrid composites. The clay silicate nanolayers possess stable Si-O bonds and high particle aspect ratios comparable to conventional fibers. Their interlayer surface is easily modified by ion-exchange reaction, and the gallery can be intercalated by organic polymer precursors for the formation of organic-inorganic nanocomposites. Exfoliated clay composites contain single, 1 nm thick layers of clay dispersed in the polymer matrix. Owing to the platy morphology of the silicate layer
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Holden, Nathan, and Norbert Mu¨ller. "Optimal Wheel Diameter Design for a Water-Vapor (R-718), Axial, Compressor." In ASME 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2006-14039.

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There is an interest to phase out environmentally harmful refrigerants (ie: HCFC-12, HCFC-22, but also HCFC-134A and other). Theoretical analysis coupled with mostly European research has proven that water-vapor (R-718) technology can be comparable to and even more efficient than other modern chiller technology using conventional refrigerants. The crucial component to succeed with water-vapor as refrigerant is the compressor. European compressor designs already introduced and commercialized have shown that with the currently available mechanics of using water-vapor, energy consumption can be r
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Husar, Attila, Andrew Higier, and Hongtan Liu. "In-Situ Measurements of Water Transfer Due to Different Mechanisms in a PEM Fuel Cell." In ASME 2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2007-41419.

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Water management is of critical importance in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. Yet there are very limited studies of water transfer through the membrane and no data are available for water transfer due to individual mechanisms through the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) in an operational fuel cell. Thus it is the objective of this study to measure water transfer through the MEA due to different mechanisms through the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of an operational PEM fuel cell. The three different mechanisms of water transfer, i.e., electro-osmotic drag, diffusion and hydraul
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Hayashi, Kosuke, Win Myint, Akira Sou, and Akio Tomiyama. "A Volume Tracking Method Based on Advanced Subgrid Counting Algorithm." In ASME 2005 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/fedsm2005-77396.

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A volume tracking scheme, ASCA (Advanced Subgrid Counting Algorithm), which is easily extendable to three-dimensions and possesses a good volume conservation property, is proposed. To examine the potential of ASCA, several two-phase flow simulations are carried out. As a result, the following conclusions are obtained: (1) Predicted shapes and breakup characteristics of single fluid particles in simple shear flows agree well with available data even with a low spatial resolution, (2) A water drop impinging on water surface and an air bubble rising through a stagnant water are successfully simul
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Sato, Taisuke, Tatsuya Yamashita, and Keita Ando. "Visualization of Bubble Dissolution As a Means to Measure Dissolved Nitrogen Concentration." In ASME-JSME-KSME 2019 8th Joint Fluids Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ajkfluids2019-5166.

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Abstract In ultrasonic cleaning, violent cavitation bubble dynamics causes material damage to cleaning surfaces, which is called cavitation erosion. The control of the dissolved gas concentration in cleaning liquid is effective to avoid cavitation erosion. The dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration is easily measured by a commercial DO meter, but the dissolved nitrogen (DN) concentration in water where multiple gas species are dissolved cannot be accurately measured with a commercially available DN meter. Therefore, it is important to construct a new method of measurement of DN concentration. In
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Abdulraheem, Sahar, and Nawari O. Nawari. "Sustainable Techniques for Public School in Florida: Application of the Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS)." In ASME 2015 9th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2015 Power Conference, the ASME 2015 13th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, and the ASME 2015 Nuclear Forum. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2015-49805.

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Floods are among the most common natural hazards in Florida. They are threatening the safety and economic welfare of Floridians. Every year Florida spends millions of dollar to mitigate direct flood damages. Amongst the effective solutions to these flood damages is the control of urban drainage in school buildings and nearby grounds to conserve and preserve natural resources and to promote sustainable thinking. This paper discusses how public schools in Florida can benefit from sustainable techniques by applying the sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) to school designs. The article also i
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Elmakki, Tasneem, Fathima Sifani Zavahir, Mona Gulied, Norhan Ismail, Areeba Hameed, and Dong Suk Han. "Advanced Degradation of Organic Substance in Water Using No-Ferric Fenton Reaction on Titania Nanotube." In Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition. Qatar University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2020.0028.

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Highly reactive OH radicals facilitate advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). AOPs are irreplaceable in environmental remediation including but not limited to pollutant degradation. H2O2 leading to OH radicals in iron based fenton systems are well known and few other oxides of alumina and ceria in non-ferrous fenton systems. Majority of studied catalysts materials are in powder form, which limits the catalysts long term applicability in real systems due to separation and regeneration of the catalyst with required catalytic activity, which is costly. In this present work, we have studied anatase
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Gillan, Leland, and Valeriy Maisotsenko. "Maisotsenko Open Cycle Used for Gas Turbine Power Generation." In ASME Turbo Expo 2003, collocated with the 2003 International Joint Power Generation Conference. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2003-38080.

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The Maisotsenko Open Cycle combines the thermodynamic processes of heat exchange and evaporative cooling in a unique indirect evaporative cooler resulting in product temperatures that approach the dew point temperature, (not the wet bulb temperature) of the working gas. It is an open thermodynamic cycle utilizing several thermodynamic processes that cools a product fluid with a liquid evaporating into a gas, generally water evaporating into air from the atmosphere and returns it to the atmosphere. It is a new cycle as no other cycle can be diagramed in the same way on the psychrometric chart o
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Zucca, Alessandro, Antonio Asti, Andrei Evulet, Sergey Khayrulin, Borys Shershnyov, and Geoff Myers. "Development of a Simplified Back-Up Liquid Fuel System for a Heavy Duty Industrial Gas Turbine." In ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2012-70068.

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Heavy duty gas turbines for power generation and mechanical drive applications are typically fired on natural gas as a primary fuel, providing heat and power with high efficiency and low exhaust emissions. However, fuel gas is not always available when power is needed, and distillate oil is often employed as an easily stored and handled back-up fuel. The present paper describes the development and initial component validation testing of a new, simplified liquid fuel injection system that will provide a back-up liquid fuel option for dry, low NOx combustion systems used in heavy duty industrial
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