Essays about: "soil washing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words soil washing.

  1. 1. Water Quality Assessment for Potential Recreational Use of the Hot Spring Mawira Sitima, Malawi

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Maja Skotte; Anna Skoglund; [2022]
    Keywords : hot spring; thermal spring; water quality; water quality monitoring; Malawi; bioindication; varm källa; vattenkvalitet; övervakningssystem; Malawi; bioindikation;

    Abstract : Mawira Sitima is a thermal spring located in the village Sitima outside of Liwonde,Malawi. The spring is used by many of the local villagers to take baths, play around and wash clothes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Inhibited surface-thiols in Geobacter sulfurreducens : Mercury uptake and methylation rates

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Andreas Granström; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Due to daily human (anthropogenic) industrial activity, a lot of elemental mercury (Hg0) has been released to the atmosphere. The mercury can then spread globally, since mercury has the ability to remain atmospheric for up to a year. When mercury deposits, it can end up in anaerobic environments such as sediments and soil. READ MORE

  4. 3. Vulnerability assessment of groundwater pollution in the vicinity of a landfill in Nigeria

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Melisa Marta; Lovisa Nordgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Olusosun landfill; Lagos; Nigeria; Groundwater quality assessment; Groundwater; Contamination; Deponin Olusosun; Lagos; Nigeria Grundvattenkvalitetsbedömning; Grundvatten; Förorening;

    Abstract : Malfunctioning landfills are a globally sprawled problem. The Olusosun landfill in Lagos, Nigeria is not an exception. It is located in the middle of the city, nearby groundwater resources used to supply drinking water for the inhabitants in Lagos. READ MORE

  5. 4. Viktiga sjukdomar på spenat i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

    Author : Knut Holmberg Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : spenat; spenatbladmögel; bladfläckar på spenat; rotröta på spenat; växt patogen; hortikultur;

    Abstract : Det finns flera sjukdomar som påverkar spenat (Spinacia oleracea). Sjukdomarna sänker skörden och försämras kvaliteten av produkten. Dessutom vill konsumenter inte ha angripna plantor som inte ser bra ut. I Sverige är den allvarligaste sjukdomen spenatbladmögel, orsa-kat av Peronospora effuosa f. READ MORE

  6. 5. Characterization of soil remediation workers’ dermal exposure to polycyclic aromatic compounds

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Beatrice Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Tape-stripping; PAH; dermal exposure; soil remediation; GC-MS.;

    Abstract : Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds that are composed by at least two aromatic rings. PAHs can be found in coal and petroleum, but can also be formed from incomplete combustion of for example fossil fuels, tobacco, wood and when smoking food. READ MORE