Soil quality is influenced by inherent and anthropogenic factors. This study was conducted to provide multiple groups guidance on how to achieve and maintain improved soil quality/health. Our hypothesis was that tillage intensity was the primary anthropogenic factor degrading soil quality, and our objective was to prove that hypothesis through an intensive 2005 sampling of a central Iowa, USA f...

abstract   background: a significant relationship between psychiatric disorders principally depression and anxiety and insomnia is well-known in general population. ahigh percent of insomnia sufferers report anxiety symptoms. anxiety is also frequently seen in medical patients whom complaints of sleep problems are often prominent.   method: 250 outpatients with various medical complaints partic...

background: survey of pollution and evaluation of water quality in rivers with oregon water quality index (owqi) and gis are effective tools for management of the impact of environmental water resources. the information in calculating the wqi of moradbeik river allowed us to take our tests results and make a scientific conclusion about the quality of water. gis can be a powerful tool for develo...

Eighty-two soil samples were collected, and As, Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu and Ni were analysed for their concentrations, potential ecological risks and human health risks. The average concentrations of As, Pb, Cd and Zn exceeded their corresponding limits prescribed by the Chinese National Soil Environmental Quality Standard III, while Cu and Ni were far less than prescribed. The potential ecological risk...

soil compaction is a major problem in many parts of the world. the determination of soil compaction profiles requires fast sampling systems to keep pace with the change in soil moisture condition over time. soil cone penetrometers are commonly used for this purpose. a tractor-mounted soil cone penetrometer was designed and fabricated with multiple probes and the ability to determine cone index ...

Soil quality assessment serves as an index for appraising soil sustainability under varied management approaches. Our current investigation was oriented to establish a minimum data set (MDS) of indicators through the selection apt scoring functions each indicator, thus evaluating in Himalayan foothills. The experiment conducted during two consecutive years, viz. 2016 and 2017, comprised 13 trea...

Sustainable agriculture has drawn attention to the maintenance and enhancement of soil health. However, research on quality been carried out mainly in field crops and, a lesser extent, mature orchards, neglecting relevance assessing status first years tree plantations. Therefore, aim this study was assess index young almond orchards located marginal lands managed under different practices. The ...