Sentences with phrase «organic debris as»

They don't feed on host - related organic debris as was once believed.

Not exact matches

As plants build up organic matter, soil animals feed on them and their debris, whilst microbes decompose the complex organic compounds to their mineral components and to carbon dioxide.

To minimize carbon and nutrient loss, Berthrong recommends foresters leave woody debris on the site after harvest as well as reduce plowing, which increases erosion and decomposition of buried organic matter.

They can occur as a single cyst or multiple cysts, and are small sacs filled with fluid, air, or organic debris that can cause pain and discomfort.

The larval stage can last from 5 - 14 days and during this time the larvae feed on organic material such as skin debris and, importantly, adult flea faecal material which consists of dried but undigested blood from the dog.

Disinfectant efficacy would likely be improved by the removal of organic debris before disinfection or increasing contact time, however, the study was designed to emulate common practice in livestock hospitals where footmats are utilized to decrease trafficking of microorganisms on footwear as personnel move throughout the facility.

In his work, he utilized accessible and unconventional materials from everyday life, as well as organic and inorganic debris.

Aside from aerosol solutions, and ocean clouds a la Latham and Salter, I think an essential will be capturing waste organics (mostly farm debris, corn stalks etc.) and sequestering them in the deep ocean (not as CO2; just drop bales; much cheaper and efficient).

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

Much carbon was sequestered as shells, peat, or other organic debris.

• Introduced an organic pesticide which resulted in increased growth of plants and trees • Wrote an instructional manual on workplace safety and landscaping equipment maintenance, used as part of the apprenticeship program • Cleared debris from lawns and grounds and ensure that they were properly disposed of • Raked, composted and mulched leaves and plant seeds and bulbs using designated garden tools • Followed planned landscaping designs to figure out places that need sod and sowed grass and foliage according to the plan • Performed preventative maintenance on garden tools and equipment on a regular basis