Soil desiccation is recognized as a potentially robust remediation process for the deep vadose zone. Before this technique can be deployed, several techniques issues need to addressed. In this paper, two experiments are described addressing the issue of potential energy limitations to reduce soil moisture. The experiments are conducted in wedge-shaped, intermediate-scale flow cells. The experim...

Aim: A study was undertaken to develop a forecasting model for predicting bluetongue outbreaks in North-west agroclimatic zone of Tamil Nadu, India. Materials and Methods: Eleven bluetongue outbreaks were characterised by active and passive surveillances for a period of twelve years and used in this study. Meteorological data comprising of maximum and minimum temperatures, relative humidity, ra...

The impact of the annual solar eclipse, starting on 21st June 2020, attributable to surface ozone concentration (O 3 ) has been investigated in this study. To estimate influence eclipse O better, variations one reaction precursor production [nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 )], coupled with meteorological factors (including Total Solar Irradiance (TSI), Temperature (T), and Relative Humidity (RH)), were ...

Aerosols of Mycoplasma pneumoniae were prepared at each of eight relative humidities between 0 and 85% and at five separate temperatures between 10 and 43 C. Survival of these organisms was found to be a function of both relative humidity and temperature. However, the temperature response was mediated by humidity in that the effects of temperature could be observed only if some water vapor was ...