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How to design land application systems for agricultural utilization of sewage sludge [as a soil amendment].
1979
Imperial Valley leads the field in pesticide education, regulation, disposal [California].
1977
Finnell C.M.
Soil and river contamination patterns of chlordecone in a tropical volcanic catchment in the French West Indies (Guadeloupe) Texto completo
2016
Crabit A. | Cattan P. | Colin F. | Voltz M.
Soil and river contamination patterns of chlordecone in a tropical volcanic catchment in the French West Indies (Guadeloupe) Texto completo
2016
Crabit A. | Cattan P. | Colin F. | Voltz M.
The aim of this study was to identify primary flow paths involved in the chlordecone (CLD) river contamination and quantify the CLD fluxes to assess CLD pollution levels and duration according to a typical catchment of the banana cropping area in the French Indies (Guadeloupe): the Pérou Catchment (12 km2) characterized by heavy rainfall (5686 mm year?1). Three sub-catchments (SC1, SC2 and SC3) were studied during the hydrological year 2009–2010: a pedological survey combined with a spatialized hydrochemical approach was conducted. The average soil concentration is higher in the Pérou Catchment (3400 ?g kg?1) than in the entire banana cropping area in Guadeloupe (2100 ?g kg?1). The results showed that CLD stocks in soils vary largely among soil types and farming systems: the weakest stocks are located upstream in SC1 (5 kg ha?1), where a majority of the area is non-cultivated; medium stocks are located in Nitisols downstream in SC3 (9 kg ha?1); and the greatest stocks are observed in SC2 on Andosols (12 kg ha?1) characterized by large farms. The annual water balance and the hydro-chemical analysis revealed that the three sub-catchments exhibited different behaviors. Pérou River contamination was high during low flows, which highlighted that contamination primarily originated from groundwater contributions. The results showed that only a small part of the catchment (SC2), contributing little to the water flow, comprises a major CLD contribution, which is in agreement with the highly contaminated andosol soils observed there. Another significant result considers that at least 50 years would be required to export the totality of the actual CLD soil stocks retained in the topsoil layer. The actual time for soil remediation will however be much longer considering (i) the necessary time for the chlordecone to percolate and be stored in the shallow aquifers and (ii) its travel time to reach the river. (Résumé d'auteur)
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Soil and river contamination patterns of chlordecone in a tropical volcanic catchment in the French West Indies (Guadeloupe) Texto completo
2016
Crabit, Armand | Cattan, Philippe | Colin, François | Voltz, Marc | Laboratoire d'étude des Interactions Sol - Agrosystème - Hydrosystème (UMR LISAH) ; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) | Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) | Fonctionnement écologique et gestion durable des agrosystèmes bananiers et ananas (UR GECO) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)
The aim of this study was to identify primary flow paths involved in the chlordecone (CLD) river contamination and quantify the CLD fluxes to assess CLD pollution levels and duration according to a typical catchment of the banana cropping area in the French Indies (Guadeloupe): the Perou Catchment (12 km(2)) characterized by heavy rainfall (5686 mm year(-1)). Three sub-catchments (SC1, SC2 and SC3) were studied during the hydrological year 2009-2010: a pedological survey combined with a spatialized hydrochemical approach was conducted. The average soil concentration is higher in the Perou Catchment (3400 mu g kg(-1)) than in the entire banana cropping area in Guadeloupe (2100 mu g kg(-1)). The results showed that CLD stocks in soils vary largely among soil types and farming systems: the weakest stocks are located upstream in SC1 (5 kg ha(-1)), where a majority of the area is non-cultivated; medium stocks are located in Nitisols downstream in SC3 (9 kg ha(-1)); and the greatest stocks are observed in SC2 on Andosols (12 kg ha(-1)) characterized by large farms. The annual water balance and the hydro-chemical analysis revealed that the three sub-catchments exhibited different behaviors. Perou River contamination was high during low flows, which highlighted that contamination primarily originated from groundwater contributions. The results showed that only a small part of the catchment (SC2), contributing little to the water flow, comprises a major CLD contribution, which is in agreement with the highly contaminated andosol soils observed there. Another significant result considers that at least 50 years would be required to export the totality of the actual CLD soil stocks retained in the topsoil layer. The actual time for soil remediation will however be much longer considering (i) the necessary time for the chlordecone to percolate and be stored in the shallow aquifers and (ii) its travel time to reach the river.rights reserved.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Retrospective study of methylmercury and other metal(loid)s in Madagascar unpolished rice (Oryza sativa L.) Texto completo
2015
Rothenberg, Sarah E. | Mgutshini, Nomathamsanqa L. | Bizimis, Michael | Johnson-Beebout, Sarah E. | Ramanantsoanirina, Alain
Investigating filamentous slime growth downstream of a municipal discharge [Sacramento River, California].
1978
Salo J.E. | Ikesaki T.
Persistence of detectable insecticidal proteins from #Bacillus thuringiensis# (Cry) and toxicity after adsorption on contrasting soils Texto completo
2016
Hung T.P. | Truong L.V. | Binh N.D. | Frutos R. | Quiquampoix H. | Staunton S.
Persistence of detectable insecticidal proteins from #Bacillus thuringiensis# (Cry) and toxicity after adsorption on contrasting soils Texto completo
2016
Hung T.P. | Truong L.V. | Binh N.D. | Frutos R. | Quiquampoix H. | Staunton S.
Insecticidal Cry, or Bt, proteins are produced by the soil-endemic bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis and some genetically modified crops. Their environmental fate depends on interactions with soil. Little is known about the toxicity of adsorbed proteins and the change in toxicity over time. We incubated Cry1Ac and Cry2A in contrasting soils subjected to different treatments to inhibit microbial activity. The toxin was chemically extracted and immunoassayed. Manduca sexta was the target insect for biotests. Extractable toxin decreased during incubation for up to four weeks. Toxicity of Cry1Ac was maintained in the adsorbed state, but lost after 2 weeks incubation at 25 °C. The decline in extractable protein and toxicity were much slower at 4 °C with no significant effect of soil sterilization. The major driving force for decline may be time-dependent fixation of adsorbed protein, leading to a decrease in the extraction yield in vitro, paralleled by decreasing solubilisation in the larval gut. (Résumé d'auteur)
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Persistence of detectable insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Cry) and toxicity after adsorption on contrasting soils Texto completo
2016
Hung, T.P. | Truong, L.V. | Binh, N.D. | Frutos, R. | Quiquampoix, H. | Staunton, S.
Insecticidal Cry, or Bt, proteins are produced by the soil-endemic bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis and some genetically modified crops. Their environmental fate depends on interactions with soil. Little is known about the toxicity of adsorbed proteins and the change in toxicity over time. We incubated Cry1Ac and Cry2A in contrasting soils subjected to different treatments to inhibit microbial activity. The toxin was chemically extracted and immunoassayed. Manduca sexta was the target insect for biotests. Extractable toxin decreased during incubation for up to four weeks. Toxicity of Cry1Ac was maintained in the adsorbed state, but lost after 2 weeks incubation at 25 °C. The decline in extractable protein and toxicity were much slower at 4 °C with no significant effect of soil sterilization. The major driving force for decline may be time-dependent fixation of adsorbed protein, leading to a decrease in the extraction yield in vitro, paralleled by decreasing solubilisation in the larval gut.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Copper smelters and atmospheric visibility in the southwest, seasonal analysis [Nevada; Utah; Texas; Colorado; Arizona; New Mexico].
1984
Nochumson D.H. | Williams M.D.
Validation of the industrial source complex dispersion model in a rural setting [Air pollution].
1984
Heron T.M. | Kelly J.F. | Haataja P.G.
Using farmers' actions to measure crop loss due to air pollution [Ozone, Illinois].
1984
Mjelde J.W. | Adams R.M. | Dixon B.L. | Garcia P.
A review of recent reports dealing with the greenhouse effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
1984
Idso S.B.
