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The effects of soil pollution and its relation with morbidity in shoreline areas
(2010-12-01)
Soil and subsoil pollution is not only significant in terms of environmental loss, but also a matter of environmental and public health. Solid, liquid and gaseous residues are the major soil contamination agents. They ...
Experimental investigation of soil and groundwater impacts caused by vinasse disposal
(1991-12-01)
The problems caused by the residual effluents of wine distilleries for alcohol production are well known. The effluent effects in soil and groundwater are being researched in an area with sugar cane culture which receives, ...
Physicochemical effects of long-term deposition of sewage sludge on Brazilian Oxisol
(Wit Press, 2015-01-01)
The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of doses of sewage sludge (SS) when applied for sixteen consecutive years to the Brazilian Oxisols Typic Haplothox (sandy) and Typic Eutrorthox (clayey), on the chemical ...
Influence of the vinasse application in sugar cane fields in Patrocínio Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
(2009-12-24)
This investigation was carried out in Patrocínio Paulista municipality, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sugarcane has been extensively cultivated in the area in order to be utilized by the sugar and ethanol ...
Diplopods as Bioindicators of Soils: Analysis of Midgut of Individuals Maintained in Substract Containing Sewage Sludge
(Springer, 2010-07-01)
Diplopods feed organic matter in decomposition; however, some environmental factors can promote changes in tissues of these animals. Sewage sludge has been applied for recuperation of physical structure of degraded soil. ...
Deposition and leaching of tebuthiuron on sugar cane straw applied with and without alkyl polyglycoside adjuvant
(2005-01-20)
A laboratory experiment was carried out aiming to study the effects of an alkyl polyglycoside adjuvant (APG) on deposition and leaching of the herbicide tebuthiuron applied on sugar cane straw. Tebuthiuron, at concentration ...
Modeling drying cracks in soils using a mesh fragmentation method
(2015-01-01)
Desiccation cracks in soils act as a preferential path for water flow and pollutant transport. Drying cracks also affect soil strength and may lead to stability in embankments and slopes. The presence of desiccation cracks ...
Modeling drying cracks in soils using a mesh fragmentation method
(Crc Press-taylor & Francis Group, 2015-01-01)
Desiccation cracks in soils act as a preferential path for water flow and pollutant transport. Drying cracks also affect soil strength and may lead to stability in embankments and slopes. The presence of desiccation cracks ...
Water table effects on bean yield and nitrate distribution in the soil profile
(2004-12-01)
In order to evaluate the bean yield under different water table levels as well as the moisture and nitrate distribution in the soil profile, a field experiment was carried out at the experimental area from the College of ...