Essays about: "wood degradation"

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  1. 46. Biogas and Cattle Organs : An Alternative Significant Source of Energy for Sustainable Development in Rural Bangladesh

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Adnan Jamil; [2008]
    Keywords : Energy sector; Sustainable development; Biogas; Demand-supply; Sustainability; General Equilibrium; demand shaping.;

    Abstract : A study has been conducted to assess the possibilities to introduce dead cattle organs as the raw material for biogas generation at the rural household level in Bangladesh. At the same time, the present energy situation in Bangladesh is highlighted. The actors in the energy sector have been identified. READ MORE

  3. 47. Phytoremediation of a highly creosote-contaminated soil by means of Salix viminalis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil Sciences

    Author : Karin Önneby; [2005]
    Keywords : wood impregnation site; phytoremediation; salix viminalis; PAH degredation; phenanthrene; anthracene; fluoranthene; pyrene; benzo[a]pyrene; GC-MS; bacterial strains; extracted and cultivable bacteria; bulk soil; rhizosphere soil;

    Abstract : The aims of this study were to investigate whether Salix viminalis could grow in a highly creosote contaminated soil and, if so, whether the introduction of the plant enhanced the dissipation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The purpose was also to examine whether inoculation of two different bacterial strains further enhanced the decrease of the contaminant. READ MORE

  4. 48. Restoration of forests in boreal Sweden : gap analysis and dead wood management at Vitberget, Northern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Erik Nordlind; [2001]
    Keywords : forest history; ecologic restoration; dead trees;

    Abstract : Sweden's boreal forest has suffered from radical human caused changes since the beginning of industrialisation. Ecological qualities, such as large trees, dead trees, and deciduous trees, have been removed from the forest. Natural processes, like fire, have been suppressed leading to ecosystem degradation, even in the forest reserves. READ MORE