Sentences with phrase «in soil»

Infiltration rate in soil science is a measure of the rate at which a particular soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation.

If the water in the soil gets below Dust Bowl levels, the crusts would break down and the sands might pick up and fly with the wind.

Previous studies established that especially in cooler mountain regions, carbon bound in soil organic matter reacts very sensitively to warmer weather caused by climate warming, and is increasingly released by microorganisms.

In the Atacama Desert of Chile, one of the world's most desiccated spots, perchlorate in the soil can condense water out of the atmosphere.

The researchers examined the sensitivity of soil water change to varying levels of carbon dioxide, finding a significant positive change in soil water along the carbon dioxide enrichment gradient.

To study changes in soil moisture, the researchers used the Palmer drought severity index to examine average water availability and loss over the study period.

«Yet here they were in a soil organism, in the exact same orientation as you find in the genome of VRE,» Wright says.

This department has a long history of research and projects in soil geochemistry and soil remediation of contaminated lands but had not as yet considered the use of phytotechnologies.

Bacteria release N2O when they consume the nitrogen in soil or water, but human activity now accounts for nearly 40 per cent of N2O emissions (Science, DOI: 10.1126 / science.1176985).

Hirmas uses his MLT scanner at night in a soil pit.

So astronomers were surprised when three probes in 2009 showed that a lot of water is locked up in minerals in the soil.

The mold can start growing in the soil, or in the field post-harvest, or even once the nuts have been shelled and packed.

Rather than using the weather to set the watering cycle, it uses a sensor that actually determines how much moisture is actually in the soil.

Other research had shown that when a lightning bolt smashes into the ground, the intense heat can forge globules of pure silicon metal from the carbon and silicon dioxide in soil.

The interior and exterior doorsills of the house also share bacterial populations — mainly strains that are found in soil and blow around in dust.

Research presented this week shows that exposure to a specific bacteria found in soil increases learning in mice.

Chihiro Inoue, an expert in soil and groundwater remediation at Tohoku University, says that phytoremediation is worth testing, but warns that even if it works, «you're still left with the problem of how to dispose of the [radioactive] plants».

As Japanese officials caution the Fukushima region about low levels of radioactive elements in soil and plants, researchers develop devices to more easily measure exposure levels

He earned a Ph.D. in soil science at Washington State University in 2001.

Earthworms, for example, make their burrows differently when microplastics are present in the soil, affecting the earthworm's fitness and the soil condition.

The company adds that wheat seed seldom survives more than two years in soil, and that 99 per cent of wheat pollen gets deposited within 10 metres.

As such, they can not confirm exactly what's going on with prions in the soil based on their work.

«TR4 can remain in the soil for more than 40 years and there is no effective chemical control for it.

Tepfer and Leach thought morning glory seeds might do well based on their large size, tough seed coats, and ability to survive for more than 50 years in soil.

Listeriosis is caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, which are found in soil and water.

«When a new substance forms during a chemical reaction, many students think that the atoms and molecules have actually changed into something new, whereas they simply rearranged, that the mass increase of plants is due to minerals in the soil, or that cell division alone accounts for animal growth,» said Cari Herrmann Abell, a senior research associate at Project 2061.

The system can also be used to grow plants in soil if hydro isn't your thing.

«It occurs in the soil, seems to grow on a wide variety of substances, and possesses many of the same enzymes that make the bat fungus so deadly.»

For example, the researchers found higher - than - average concentrations of water in lunar volcanic deposits near the Moon's equator, where background water in the soil is scarce.

The students are given four options: From sunlight, from oxygen in the air, from minerals in the soil or from carbon dioxide in the air.

Does this mean that with climate change, more carbon will stay in the soil?

Peat in the soil was one of the few options.

All around the world — in the sea, in the soil, in the air, and in your body — there are living things so tiny that millions could fit on an ant's antenna.

But in the future, if soil nutrients are exhausted by the flush of new growth, CO2 generated by the decomposition of organic matter long trapped in the soil could end up adding to the overall concentrations of that planet - warming gas.

I have been distraught for days, but I am looking up other labs where I might be able to do work in line with my obsession with beneficial microbes in soil and in the gut.

So little can survive there that scientists have wondered whether snippets of DNA found in the soil are just part of the desiccated skeletons of long - dead microbes or traces of hunkered - down but still living colonies.

A line has been drawn in the soil.

Those tests detected toxins in the soil around the homes, but at levels below DEC standards.

Children can be exposed to lead in a variety of ways, including in soil, drinking water and lead paint, common in houses built before 1978.

In addition to the dredging, Honeywell has also built a retaining wall to stop contaminants in the soil from leaching into the lake, cleaned up creeks and replanted acres of wetlands.

Would I let my child play in the school field nearby or my family drink the water from the tap or grow their vegetables in the soil?

In Hoosick Falls, Saint - Gobain and Honeywell have signed consent orders with the state involving multiple contaminated sites where PFOA or other chemicals have been detected in soil and groundwater.

The group will use the site to promote their issue (biochar, a simple technology with applications ranging from improving agriculture to sequestering carbon in the soil) and to connect practitioners and researchers around the world, so we integrated in a Democracy In Action / Salsa CRM account for mass - emailing, supporter - management and donations, helping to solve several problems at once.

Farmers in parts of Greece claimed visits from «strange flying saucers» destroyed their plains of fertile crops when they floated down from the sky leaving behind holes in the soil.

Don't allow your baby to play directly on the ground — instead, use a towel to protect him from parasites that may be present in soil.

It's found in soil, food, or water that has been contaminated with feces (poop) from infected humans or animals.

There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that early contact with some of the infectious microbes found in soil can result in a lower risk of heart disease later in life.

I've got a family to feed, but the horses patter — their feet below the very ground that is supposed to hold me stable — sturdy — rooted in soil.

Organic food cultivation protects, even increases the bio diversity along with an increase in soil biological activity, which prevents the soil from becoming barren within a short span of time.

In all cases, control measures must be repeated annually for a number of years since garlic mustard seeds can remain viable in the soil for at least seven years.